Kevin (Kyung Suk) YANG

Of Counsel

Kyung Suk (Kevin) Yang is an of-counsel at L&J Law with 8 years’ legal practice in the finance/corporate sector at Korea’s top law firms and several years' experience at finance firms.

Prior to joining L&J Law, he had worked for two of Korea’s top tier law firms, Kim&Chang and Shin&Kim as an attorney and for a securities firm as a financial advisor. He has been involved in more than 100 financing projects as a lawyer or a financial advisor and has honed his expertise covering a wide range of areas such deal sourcing, structuring, due-diligence, documentation, negotiation, etc.

He has in-depth knowledge on shipping, aviation, infrastructure and oil & gas. He has worked with successful global companies such as KOGAS, BoComm Leasing, Bluewater, KDB, KEXIM, Shinhan Financial Investment Corporation, Woori Bank, etc.

He studied at Seoul National University and Judicial Research and Training Institution of Supreme Court of Korea. He passed Korean judiciary exam and U.S. CPA exam.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

M&A, Corporate, Ship Financing, Aviation Financing

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

Advised on establishing and managing of PEFs including National Pension Service, Korea Financing Corporation, IMM, Stonebridge Capital, Mirae Asset PE, Orix-KT Capital, etc.
Advised on establishing and managing of trust funds including KDB Infrastructure Investment Asset Management, KDB Asset Management, KB Asset Management, Heungkuk Asset Management, Shinhan BNP Paribas Asset Management
Advised on various IPOs
Advised on acquisitions of mutual savings banks, insurance companies, and manufacturers
Advised on cross-border securitization projects, including securitizations of freight receivables of major shipping companies and airlines
Advised on financing of six (6) new-building LNG carriers (KOGAS)
Advised on refinancing of five (5) LNG carriers (KOGAS)
Advised on sale and lease back transaction of 10 Aframax tankers (BP Shipping)
Advised on financing of eight (8) 10,000 TEU container ships (KEXIM)
Advised on split of Hanjin Shipping’s bulk business division
Advised on freight receivables securitization
Advised on acquisition of a shipping company and a logistics company
Arranging for financing for acquisition of one A330-300 leased on SIA for Korean equity investors
Arranging for financing for acquisition of one A330-300 leased on Sichuan Airlines for Chinese aircraft leasing company
Arranging for financing for acquisition of one B777-300ER leased on Air Canada for Korean equity investors
Arranging for financing for acquisition of two A330-300 leased on China Airline and one A330-300 leased on Eva Airline and one B787-8 leased on LOT for Korean equity investors
Arranging for overdraft facility for FPSO to be deployed in North Sea for European FPSO leasing company
Fundraising for acquisition of vessels to be chartered to major shipping companies and shippers
Reviewing and executing underlying contracts, especially shipbuilding contracts, charter parties
Preparing and executing finance documents
Public offering and listing of companies which own vessels
Managed ship owning companies

EXPERIENCE

L&J Law
Astrum Consulting and Advisory Pte Ltd
Kim & Chang (2014-2017)
Ship Financing Division, HI Investment & Securities (2012-2014)
Shin & Kim (2008-2013)

EDUCATION

Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea
School of Electrical Engineering, Seoul National University (B.S.)

QUALIFICATIONS

Admitted to bar, Korea (2009)
Admitted to Korean patent bar (2009)

QUALIFICATIONS

Passed Korean judiciary exam (2005)

Passed AICPA exam

CONTACT

LANGUAGES

English and Korean