Yun Seok Jang

Practice Areas

Mr. Yun Seok Jang is a senior partner at Shin & Kim. Mr. Jang practices mainly in financial legal advisory, collective investment schemes including PEFs, acquisition finance, and ship finance.

Mr. Jang leads the corporate finance team of Shin & Kim, which has been traditionally strong in securities and finance and is an accomplished securities finance practitioner who has led the firm to a leading position in the field of acquisition finance. Mr. Jang recently advised TaylorMade, Job Korea, SK Lubricants, and CJ OliveYoung on major acquisition deals in the market and previously led the Homeplus transaction, which was the largest and most lender-financed transaction in Korean history, as well as numerous other acquisition finance deals for domestic and international clients in various industries, including Momentive, Schwan’s, DN Solutions, Linde Korea, DIG Airgas, Lotte Card, AJ Capital, MG Non-life Insurance, Twosome Place, and Burger King. He is also a market leader in domestic and international alternative investments and corporate finance transactions.

Mr. Jang has been annually recognized as a “Leading Lawyer” in Capital Markets by IFLR1000, the world’s preeminent legal publication and has also been recognized as a “Leading Lawyer” in Securities and Finance by the Legal Times (2017, 2019, 2021-2024).

Career

Secondment at Woori Bank IB (2009-2010)

Shin & Kim LLC (2004-Present)

Judge Advocate, Republic of Korea Air Force (2001-2004)

Judicial Research & Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (1999-2001)

Professional Memberships

Korean Bar

Publications

Chambers Global Practice Guides – Acquisition Finance 2025: Korea Chapter (Co-authored)

Chambers Global Practice Guides – Acquisition Finance 2023: Korea Chapter (Co-authored)

Work Highlights

Advised on acquisition financing for Centroid PE’s acquisition of TaylorMade

Advised on acquisition financing for Affinity PE’s acquisition of Job Korea

Advised on acquisition financing for IMM PE’s acquisition of Hanssem

Advised on acquisition financing for Hahn & Company PE’s acquisition of SKC Future Materials

Advised on acquisition financing for Keppel PE’s acquisition of EMK Holdings

Advised on acquisition financing for Black Rock’s acquisition of a minority interest in Airfirst

Advised on acquisition financing for EQT Partners’ acquisition of SK Shieldus

Advised on acquisition financing for MBK Partners’ acquisition of Nexflex

Advised on acquisition financing for Brookfield’s acquisition of industrial gas supply equipment of SK Materials

Advised on acquisition financing for KCC and SJL Partners’ acquisition of Momentive by KCC

Advised on acquisition financing for Netmarble’s acquisition of SpinX

Education