John Kim is the firm's head of Korea practice, specialising in cross border M&A and corporate transactions. He has worked on many of the largest and most significant cross-border transactions for multinational and Korean clients. John led the practice in advising Hyundai Motor on its first ever Indian M&A investment in Revv, India's fastest growing self-drive car sharing company. The strategic investment gives Hyundai Motor its first foothold in the Indian mobility market. John is recognised by Chambers Global as a Band 1 practitioner.
Chris Whiteley specialises in structured finance, particularly OTC derivative transactions. He leads a reputable Asian practice, which has been highly recognised by the market. The firm is awarded APac Law Firm of the Year at GlobalCapital Derivatives Awards, which recognise firms who have made significant impacts on the global derivatives market. He has recently advised on the hedging arrangements on the US$4.1 billion financing for the sale of The Center, the world's most expensive real estate transaction for a single building to date.
Chin Yeoh specialises in public and private M&A, private equity, venture capital and infrastructure projects in the Asian region. Chin advised Mercuria Investment on the successful defence of the hostile takeover offer for Spring REIT by PAG (2018 Asian-Mena Counsel Deal of the Year) and advised ITOCHU Corporation on its US$10.4 billion investment in CITIC Limited together with Charoen Pokphand Group. Chin is listed in Chambers Global as a Recognised Practitioner for Corporate/M&A in Hong Kong.
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