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Kyle Oh focuses on cross-border transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and corporate finance. He has worked in global financial centers including New York, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Seoul, handling complex cross-border transactions.

Kyle advises multinational companies, financial institutions, and private equity firms on their acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, spin-off and carve-out transactions and other investments across various sectors including technology, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, banking, entertainment, and renewable energy.

Concentrations

  • Private equity
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Joint ventures
  • Technology, media and telecommunications
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Banking
  • Entertainment
  • Renewable energy

Kluczowe Praktyki

Doświadczenie

  • Represented Samsung Electronics on various transactions including its:
    • €1.5 billion acquisition of Germany-headquartered FläktGroup, a global provider of heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) solutions, from funds advised by German-Swedish investment company Triton.°
    • acquisition of Zhilabs, a Spain-based artificial intelligence technology firm.°
    • acquisition of an Indian technology company.°
  • Represented Ooredoo Group, a leading international telecommunications company, on its US$6 billion merger of Indosat with Hutchison 3 Indonesia.°
  • Represented Takeda Pharmaceuticals on its divestment of a portfolio of select non-core over-the-counter and prescription pharmaceutical products sold in (a) Asia Pacific to Celltrion for US$278 million, (b) Latin America to Hypera Pharma for US$825 million, (c) Russia and a number of countries within the Commonwealth of Independent States to STADA for US$660 million and (d) Near East, Middle East and Africa to Acino for US$200 million.°
  • Represented Bangkok Bank on its US$2.3 billion acquisition of a majority shareholding in Bank Permata from Standard Chartered Bank and Astra International. This transaction was named “M&A Deal of the Year” by ALB Indonesia Law Awards 2020.°
  • Represented the consortium of SK, SK E&S, and Shinhan Securities on their investment in Ecosecurities, a global carbon project developer.°
  • Represented SK Square on its sale of a controlling stake in ID Quantique, a Swiss company specializing in quantum-safe networking and sensing, to IonQ, a NYSE-listed company.°
  • Represented HYBE on setting up of its platform for Latin music business and the acquisition of Exile Music and Exile Podcast in the US from Exile Content, a media and entertainment company.°
  • Represented KDB Investment-Hana Securities, Korea Investment Private Equity and KB Asset Management on the US$150 million acquisition of newly issued convertible preferred shares of US-based HyAxiom, Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of hydrogen-based and other fuel cells and electrolyzer solutions.°
  • Represented Korea Investment & Securities, a leading securities firm in Korea, on the formation of a substantial leveraged lending joint venture (SF Credit Partners) and strategic collaboration with Stifel Financial Corp., an international full-service investment bank in the US.°
  • Represented Brite Energy Partners, a Korean solar energy development and investment company, in its equity financings and further financing commitments in an aggregate amount of more than US$400 million from BlackRock Real Assets.°
  • CJ Bioscience on its acquisition of drug candidates, IP rights and other assets from 4D pharma, a UK-based pharmaceutical company listed on LSE and NASDAQ.°
  • Represented a Middle East-based sovereign wealth fund on the US$150 million acquisition of newly issued convertible preferred shares of SK On, a leading Korean battery maker.°
  • Hanwha Solutions on its sale of equity interest in Lancium Technologies, a Texas-based data solutions company, to Blackrock.°
  • Hanwha in connection with its divestment of a significant minority stake in a US energy technology company dedicated to accelerating the energy transition.°
  • Hyundai Motor Company on multiple investments in start-up companies in the US and Europe including Ionic Materials, Metawave, Perceptive Automata, Migo, and Wayray.°
  • The founders of Medit, a leading manufacturer of dental scanners, on the sale of their portion of the 99.5% stake in Medit Corporation to MBK Partners for approximately US$1.9 billion.°
  • Starwood Capital on its investment in a logistics center located in Korea.°
  • Hexatronic Group on its acquisition of KNET, a Korean manufacturer of microduct solutions.°
  • Baring Private Equity Asia on its sale of Halla Cement Corporation, a leading cement company in Korea, for approximately US$800 million.°
  • LS Cable & System Ltd. on its formation of a joint venture in Indonesia with PT Artha Metal Sinergi, an affiliate of Artha Graha Group.°
  • Georg Fischer AG (GF), an international industrial and listed company, in the CHF 630 to CHF 650 million sale of GF Machining Solutions, GF's machine tool business. °
  • Kohler Co. in the multi-jurisdictional carve-out and sale of its energy business to Platinum Equity and its continued investment in its energy business in partnership with Platinum Equity. °
  • The holding company of a Korean conglomerate on its acquisition of a controlling stake in a North Carolina-based technology company specializing in circuit breaker technology useful for electric vehicle charging stations.°

°The above representations were handled by Mr. Oh prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig Singapore, LLP.

Wyróżnienia i aktywność zawodowa

  • Listed, The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific, Next Generation Partner: Corporate/M&A, South Korea, 2025
  • Listed, Legal Times Korea, “Rising Stars,” 2024

Wykształcenie i uprawnienia do wykonywania zawodu

Wykształcenie
  • J.D., Cornell Law School
  • B.A., McGill University
Uprawnienia
  • New York
  • Registered Foreign Legal Consultant, Korea
  • Singapore, foreign lawyer
As a Foreign Legal Consultant Office, the practice in Seoul is limited to legal advice regarding U.S. law, treaties with the U.S., and universally recognized customary international law. We may not render legal advice on Korean law matters.
Znajomość języków
  • koreański, ojczysty
  • angielski, ojczysty

Related Capabilities

Prawo spółek Mergers & Acquisitions Private Equity