As companies expand, enhancing their governance structure becomes essential to align with evolving business and legal requirements. Jipyong has extensive experience advising companies on improving their governance structure through mergers, spin-offs, share transfers, and investment transactions to restructure affiliate relationships. Jipyong also assists clients in transitioning to a holding company structure to improve operational efficiency, including corporate splits and the filing of conversion notifications with the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC). Additionally, we provide strategic legal counsel on reviewing and establishing compliance systems to meet the needs of our corporate clients seeking to strengthen their legal compliance by implementing effective compliance monitoring systems for business operation.
Key Practice Areas Close
- Advising on the strategies to stabilize corporate governance through methods such as the establishment of a holding company, capital restructuring, and raising funds for investment attraction
- Advising on the conversion into a holding company and related company spin-offs
- Advising on reporting procedures to the KFTC related to the conversion into a holding company
- Advising on governance structure changes through mergers between affiliates
- Advising on the establishment and review of a compliance monitoring system
- Advising on the composition and operation of the board of directors and general meetings of shareholders, along with other corporate governance matters
- Advising on joint ventures between foreign and domestic companies, including the preparation and negotiation of investment agreements, the review of the optimal corporate ownership structure and governance that aligns with the clients’ interests, filing reports with regulatory authorities, obtaining licenses, and providing comprehensive advice on related matters
Experience Close
- Represented POSCO in advising on its absorption merger of POSCO PNS
- Represented POSCO PNS in advising on its absorption merger of POSCO TMC and POSCO SPFS
- Represented Hanwha E&C in advising on its acquisition of Hanwha Estate
- Represented NongHyup Agribusiness Group and NongHyup Hanaro Mart Inc. in advising on the business transfer of the Fruits & Vegetables division
- Represented Kyungdong in advising on the spin-off and required reporting for its conversion into a holding company and the establishment of a holding company
- Represented Hanil Cement in advising on the spin-off and required reporting for its conversion into a holding company and the establishment of holding company, along with the establishment of a compliance system under the Fair Trade Act
- Represented a Private Equity Fund (PEF) established by Opus Private Equity in advising on the acquisition of redeemable convertible preferred shares (RCPS) in Mugunghwa Trust Co., Ltd.
- Represented a PEF established by YJA Investment and KB Securities/TS Investment in advising on its acquisition of convertible bonds issued by Kolen Co., Ltd
- Represented a PEF established by Platform Partners Asset Management in advising on its acquisition of convertible bonds issued by GENEMATRIX Inc.
- Advised on the establishment of a holding company by Korea Investment Holdings (formerly Dongwon Investment Holdings)
