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South Korea

51 announced deals involving South Korea, most recent first, with the firms that advised on each.

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Linklaters advises OPmobility on the acquisition of Hyundai Mobis’ lighting activity 3 Oct 2026
M&A Industrials & Manufacturing Linklaters KRW 600bn 15 NAMED
Linklaters advises ESR on its proposed acquisition of Aquila Clean Energy APAC 2 Oct 2026
M&A Energy Linklaters 13 NAMED
Clifford Chance advises lenders on a US$1 billion KEXIM-backed financing supporting copper imports to South Korea 1 Sept 2026
Banking & Finance Mining & Metals Clifford Chance USD 1bn 4 NAMED
Sidley Represents Rael in Its Strategic Investment from TowerBrook Capital Partners 26 Aug 2026
Private Equity & Buyouts Consumer & Retail Sidley 17 NAMED
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader advises Biesterfeld SE on the acquisition of a majority stake in South Korean OSP 3 Aug 2026
Joint Venture Hogan Lovells CadwaladerKim & Chang 6 NAMED
Linklaters advises HSBC on POSCO International’s KRW 140bn digital bond issuance 1 Jul 2026
Capital Markets & IPO Financial Services Linklaters USD 100m 5 NAMED
Sidley Represents Primemas in US$72 Million Series B Financing 18 Feb 2026
Venture Capital & Growth Technology Sidley USD 72m 5 NAMED
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer advises Sumitomo Corporation on US$1 billion subsea cable joint venture 20 Jan 2026
Joint Venture Energy Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer USD 1bn 2 NAMED
Dentons Lee achieves landmark victory in undistributed profit litigation for Ilyang Pharmaceutical’s Chinese joint venture 16 Dec 2025
Disputes & Arbitration Dentons LeeDacheng KRW 18bn 2 NAMED
Baker McKenzie Advises Sampoerna Group on its Divestment of Sampoerna Agro to POSCO International’s Subsidiary 21 Nov 2025
M&A Agriculture & Food Baker McKenzieBaker McKenzie Wong & LeowHHP Law Firm 23 NAMED
Latham Advises on Transaction Named Debt Market Deal of the Year 12 Nov 2025
Debt Capital Markets Financial Services Latham & Watkins LLP USD 1bn 10 NAMED
Latham Advises on LG CNS’s US$821 Million IPO on the Korea Exchange 12 Feb 2025
Capital Markets & IPO Latham & Watkins LLP USD 821m 8 NAMED
Latham Advises L’Oréal on the Acquisition of Korean Skincare Brand Dr.G 8 Jan 2025
M&A Consumer & Retail Latham & Watkins LLP 10 NAMED
Linklaters advises Temasek’s ABC Impact on its investment into Tekoma Energy 27 Nov 2024
Venture Capital & Growth Energy Linklaters USD 50m 5 NAMED
Latham Advises on Hyundai Motor India’s US$3.3 Billion IPO 22 Oct 2024
Capital Markets & IPO Industrials & Manufacturing Latham & Watkins LLP USD 3.30bn 12 NAMED
Norton Rose Fulbright advises lenders on LNG carrier financing for Celsius Shipping and Basalt Infrastructure Partners 18 Oct 2024
Banking & Finance Energy Norton Rose Fulbright 12 NAMED
DLA Piper advises game publisher Krafton on Eschatology USD11.3 million Series A lead investment 24 Sept 2024
Venture Capital & Growth Technology DLA PiperHarneys USD 11.3m 4 NAMED
DLA Piper advises POSCO International Corporation 9 Sept 2024
Venture Capital & Growth Mining & Metals DLA Piper USD 40m 9 NAMED
DLA Piper advises Ghost Robotics in its strategic partnership with LIG Nex1 13 Aug 2024
M&A Technology DLA Piper USD 240m 7 NAMED
Freshfields advises Hasten Biopharmaceuticals on acquisition of Celltrion Healthcare product portfolios 15 Jul 2024
M&A Healthcare & Life Sciences Freshfields 10 NAMED
Freshfields advises Cinven on its sale of a majority stake in Partner in Pet Food 3 Jul 2024
M&A Healthcare & Life Sciences Freshfields EUR 440m 17 NAMED
DLA Piper advises Lakeside on US IPO and listing on Nasdaq 3 Jul 2024
Capital Markets & IPO Transport & Logistics DLA PiperShanghai Kaiman Law Firm 4 NAMED
Ropes & Gray Advises Bain Capital Special Situations in its Sale of a Minority Stake in Douzone Bizon 24 May 2024
M&A Technology Ropes & Gray 7 NAMED
Ropes & Gray Advises Bain Capital in the Refinancing of Classys 24 May 2024
Private Equity & Buyouts Healthcare & Life Sciences Ropes & Gray 8 NAMED
DLA Piper advises Krafton as lead investor in USD15 million Red Rover Series A round 9 May 2024
Venture Capital & Growth Technology DLA Piper USD 15m 5 NAMED
Ropes & Gray Represents LianBio in Licensing Agreement with Janssen Pharmaceuticals in China and Other Asian Markets 29 Dec 2023
Venture Capital & Growth Healthcare & Life Sciences Ropes & Gray USD 25m 4 NAMED
Sidley Represents CKD Pharma in US$1.3 Billion Out-license of Its Proprietary Therapeutic to Novartis 13 Nov 2023
Venture Capital & Growth Healthcare & Life Sciences Sidley USD 1.30bn 10 NAMED
A&O advises Aljazira Capital as anchor investor on Axiom Space’s USD350m Series C investment round 25 Aug 2023
Venture Capital & Growth Technology A&O Shearman USD 350m 1 NAMED
Dentons advises Farabi Petrochemicals on its first overseas acquisition 7 Aug 2023
M&A Industrials & Manufacturing Dentons 1 NAMED
Sidley Represents Rainmaking Global in Sale of Rainmaking APAC to Bain & Company 2 Aug 2023
M&A Sidley 5 NAMED
Latham & Watkins Advises on L&F Co., Ltd.’s US$500 Million Convertible Bonds Offering 10 May 2023
Capital Markets & IPO Technology Latham & Watkins LLP USD 500m 7 NAMED
Allen & Overy advises Samsung Life Insurance on its equity investment in Meridiam 27 Apr 2023
Private Equity & Buyouts Financial Services A&O Shearman 8 NAMED
Latham Advises CHEPLAPHARM on Acquisition of Zyprexa® and Bridge Loan 26 Apr 2023
M&A Healthcare & Life Sciences Latham & Watkins LLP EUR 750m 12 NAMED
Herbert Smith Freehills Advises Uae Tech Company E& Enterprise On Joint Venture With Bespin Global To Capitalise On Demand For Cloud Services 14 Dec 2022
Joint Venture Technology Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer USD 100m 3 NAMED
Freshfields advises on €800 million credit line for Vitesco Technologies Group 11 Nov 2022
Debt Capital Markets Financial Services Freshfields EUR 800m 5 NAMED
Ropes & Gray Advises Everest Medicines on Agreement with Gilead Sciences for Cancer Drug Trodelvy in Asia Territories 19 Aug 2022
Healthcare & Life Sciences Ropes & Gray USD 455m 1 NAMED
Sidley Represents Housatonic Partners in Its Significant Growth Investment in Key Media 19 Aug 2022
Private Equity & Buyouts Telecoms & Media Sidley 7 NAMED
Ropes & Gray Advises on Asia’s Largest GP-led Transaction 3 Aug 2022
Private Equity & Buyouts Industrials & Manufacturing Ropes & GrayRopes & Gray USD 1.50bn 14 NAMED
Ropes & Gray Advises Bain Capital on its Hugel Inc. Stake Sale 18 May 2022
M&A Healthcare & Life Sciences Ropes & Gray USD 1bn 26 NAMED
Dentons advises on largest ever real estate investment by Korean investors into Canada 17 Feb 2022
Real Estate Real Estate Dentons CAD 494m 7 NAMED
Latham & Watkins Advises on Hanwha Life’s Sustainable Securities Offering 15 Feb 2022
Capital Markets & IPO Insurance Latham & Watkins LLP USD 750m 5 NAMED
Latham & Watkins Advises Endeavor in Acquisition by CJ ENM of a Controlling Stake in Endeavor Content 19 Nov 2021
M&A Telecoms & Media Latham & Watkins LLP USD 775m 39 NAMED
Linklaters advises on investment in South Korean large- scale renewable energy platform 8 Sept 2021
Private Equity & Buyouts Energy Linklaters USD 4.80bn 4 NAMED
Herbert Smith Freehills and Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung Asvise South Korea’s K-Water On Successful Bid For Karian-Serpong Water Project In Indonesia 13 May 2021
Project Finance Infrastructure Herbert Smith Freehills KramerHiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung 8 NAMED
Simmons advises on landmark CNH 1 billion green bonds transaction 27 Apr 2021
Capital Markets & IPO Financial Services Simmons & Simmons CNH 1bn
Herbert Smith Freehills advises Korea’s POSCO GROUP on stake in Tanzanian graphite miner 19 Mar 2021
M&A Mining & Metals Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer 6 NAMED
Dentons advises Yonsung Group on acquisition of Arevipharma 13 Jan 2021
M&A Healthcare & Life Sciences Dentons 1 NAMED
Dentons advises Lactalis on deal with Kraft Heinz 24 Sept 2020
M&A Consumer & Retail Dentons 40 NAMED
Clifford Chance advises on Republic of Korea’s US$1.45 billion issuance of foreign exchange stabilisation bonds 24 Sept 2020
Capital Markets & IPO Financial Services Clifford Chance USD 1.45bn 3 NAMED
Dentons advises syndicate of banks on US$166 million lease financing of six vessels for Tristar 30 Jun 2020
Banking & Finance Transport & Logistics Dentons USD 166m 6 NAMED
Sidley Represents Hengrui Medicine in its License Agreement with CrystalGenomics 4 May 2020
IP & Technology Healthcare & Life Sciences Sidley USD 87.8m 2 NAMED