Overview
Jun is a key member of the capital markets practice in Korea and assists issuers and underwriters on private placements and public offerings of debt and equity securities including equity-linked bonds, covered bonds and IPOs.
Jun has also advised on a wide variety of corporate, cross-border M&A and private equity transactions. He has extensive experience advising clients in different industries and countries including Korea, U.K. and Germany.
Work Highlights
Jun has advised on many high-profile transactions including advising:
- the underwriters on U.S. shelf takedown transactions by the Republic of Korea, The Export-Import Bank of Korea and The Korea Development Bank.
- the joint lead managers on LG Chem, Ltd.’s issue of US$2bn dual-tranche exchangeable bonds exchangeable into common shares of LG Energy Solution, Ltd. (the largest exchangeable bond sold in Korea and the largest equity-linked bond deal globally since January 2022, at the time of issuance).
- on the establishment of a US$15bn Global Covered Bond Programme and a US$15bn Global Medium Term Note Programme by Korea Housing Finance Corporation and on multiple subsequent issuances under these two programmes.
- the managers on the multi-issue of Reg S/144A US$700m notes, US$1bn notes and US$300m notes by POSCO as well as numerous other issuances for other major Korean firms including Kookmin Bank, Korea Expressway Corporation, NAVER, Mirae Asset Securities, Shinhan Card and SK hynix.
- the underwriters on the IPOs of Hyundai Heavy Industries and Kakaobank Corp.
- CJ Cheiljedang in its acquisition of a majority interest in Batavia Biosciences B.V.