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Jiwon Karen Kwak Senior Foreign Attorney

TEL 82 2 6182 8732
FAX 82 2 6003 7835
E-MAIL jkkwak@yoonyang.com

Jiwon Karen Kwak is a senior foreign attorney at Yoon & Yang, and her main practice areas include corporate law, finance, M&As, foreign investment, real estate financing·investing and overseas construction.
Ms. Kwak was admitted to the Illinois Bar and has worked at the Webber & Thies, P.C., Woori Bank, and Shin & Kim LLC. Her practice focuses on various types of M&A transactions and international corporate transactions, including foreign investment and outbound investment.

Experience

2021-present Yoon & Yang LLC
2017-21 Shin & Kim LLC
2017 Woori Bank
2014-16 Webber & Thies, P.C.

Education

2024 University of Pennsylvania Wharton Business School, Real Estate Investing & Analysis Program
2015 University of Illinois College of Law, Urbana Champaign, J.D.
2011 Pennsylvania State University, B.A. in International Politics and French and Francophone Studies

Representative Matters

Advised on the sale of a Korean company’s shares to Hublot (Swiss company)
Advised on investment in Iyuno (Swedish company) by IMM PEF
Advised on RCPS issuance and investment by multiple domestic and foreign companies
Advised on KB Asset Management’s acquisition of an asset management company In Indonesia
Advised on CAC Investment Asset Management’s domestic real estate investment
Advised on Hyundai Asset Management’s equity investment in real estate located in Denver (US)
Advised Hana Securities on shares in a securities firm in the US
Advised Hana Alternative Investment Asset’s establishment, investment & extension of fund in Canada
Advised on Kia’s establishment of production company in Thailand
Advised on establishment of joint venture in Korea for multiple domestic and foreign companies
Advised on Korea Investment Corporation’s investment and joint investment in US fund
Advised on Hyundai Motor’s acquisition of a Swedish dealership and establishment of new entity
Advised Hanwha Investment Securities on acquisition of a securities firm in Indonesia
Advised KB Securities on acquisition of PT Valbury Sekuritas Indonesia (securities firm)
Advised Woori Card on acquisition of an Indonesian installment financing company
Advised on ECA syndicated loan for procurement of construction working capital for PT KP (joint venture between POSCO and Indonesia’s state-owned steel company)
Advised IBM Global Financial Korea on liquidation of debt
Advised on offshore real estate investment & acquisition by a fund established by Kiwoom Asset Management
Advised KORAMCO REITs Management & Trust and KORAMCO Asset Management on purchase & sale of officetels and commercial buildings
Advised Export-Import Bank of Korean on global bond issuance (US Shelftakedown)
Advised on fund establishment and investment for Korean asset management companies and securities firms related to a domestic fund’s offshore fund investment
Advised on financial agreements for the Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK)
Advised on financial agreements for foreign banks
Advised on overseas alternative investment (i.e., PEF) for National Pension Service (NPS)
Handled the review & drafting of agreements and MOUs for a multinational company set to enter the Korean market