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Joong Sung Ahn

Partner · Jipyong LLC

South KoreaPrivate Equity, Capital MarketsKorean, English

About

Partner in the Capital Markets & PE Group at Jipyong LLC advising on PEF/PE transactions, complex M&A, IPOs/capital markets, financial regulation and consultation for financial institutions, overseas expansion, criminal finance matters and business combinations. He previously served at the Financial Services Commission and Korea Fair Trade Commission and has lectured on financial and capital markets law since appointment by the Korea Financial Investment Association in 2013.

Practice areas

Private EquityCapital MarketsInitial Public Offerings (IPO)Mergers & AcquisitionsFinancial RegulationFinancial Institutions M&ACross-Border InvestmentMerger Control

Office

Expertise

Private equity funds (PEF) transaction structuring and due diligenceAdvising on IPO listings (including Korean listings for Vietnamese and Indonesian issuers)Regulatory advice for financial institutions (governance, licensing, disclosure, unfair practice/insider trading)Cross-border/overseas expansion of financial companiesMerger control and competition-related aspects of transactions

Education

  • Yonsei University, LL.M. (2014)
  • Yonsei University, LL.B. (2009)

Admissions

  • Admitted to the Korean Bar (2013)

Languages

KoreanEnglish