Mr. Seung Joon Ha is an associate at Shin & Kim’s Corporate/M&A Group. Mr. Ha’s main areas of practice include mergers and acquisitions, corporate law and private equity, with a particular focus on cross-border transactions.

Mr. Ha also advises global Warranty & Indemnity (W&I) insurers on underwriting review processes for W&I insurance in Korea, and advises domestic and foreign buyers on obtaining W&I insurance coverage.

• Advised global W&I insurers on underwriting W&I insurance policies in Korean M&A transactions
• Advised Korean private equity funds (PEFs) and venture capitals firms (VCs) on overseas investments and divestments
• Advised as local counsel on numerous cross-border M&A transactions
• Advised Youngpoong and MBK Partners on a tender offer for shares of Korea Zinc
• Advised Ohmyhotel, a Korea-based online travel agency platform, on a Singapore flip and organizational restructuring of global subsidiaries
• Advised Bridgewell Corporation on a U.S. Delaware flip
• Advised KDB Investment on the additional investment in Think Surgical, a US-based surgical robot developer
• Advised Clarios on the acquisition of Maxwell Technologies, a leading ultracapacitor manufacturer
• Advised LG Innotek on the investment in and strategic collaboration with Aeva, a NASDAQ-listed LiDAR systems developer
• Advised International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group, on the investment in SK leaveo, a Korean biodegradable materials producer with projects in Vietnam
• Advised Lotte Rental on a capital increase by Affinity Equity Partners for Affinity’s acquisition of Lotte Rental from Lotte Group
• Advised NICE Holdings on the acquisition of JBridge, a performance-based advertisement and marketing agency
• Advised La Rosée Cosmétiques on the acquisition of a Korean distribution business from a local joint venture partner
• Advised STIC Investment on the investment in CHA Biotech and CHA Healthcare through exchangeable bonds
• Advised TSC Auto ID Technology, a Taiwanese leader in printer industry, on the acquisition of Bluebird, an industrial Internet of Things (IoT) solution powerhouse
• Advised POSCO Group on the acquisition of equity interests in an Indian joint venture from joint venture partner, LXI International
• Advised foreign investors on the IPO of ShiftUp, a Korean video game developer and publisher
• Advised HL Robotics on the acquisition of a French autonomous parking solutions developer, Stanley Robotics
• Advised SK Telecom on the investment in Penguin Solutions, a NASDAQ-listed AI solutions provider
• Advised Mirae Asset Securities and Mirae Asset Capital on the acquisition of Sharekhan, an Indian securities brokerage
• Advised Shinhan Bank Group on a joint venture with Megazone Cloud
• Advised Ono, a French webtoon platform on a joint venture with Kenaz, a Korean webtoon IP holder
• Advised Terapin Studios, a global webtoon platform, on the U.S. Delaware flip of a Korean webtoon company
• Advised GP Club on the acquisition of Kodi, a KOSDAQ-listed cosmetics company
• Advised Easybio on the acquisition of Devenish Nutrition, a U.S. agritech and stock feed provider
• Advised Dominus Investment on the investment in Mirae Advanced Materials, a Korean battery cathode material supplier
• Advised LG Display on the rights offering and ADS issuance
• Advised Daol PE on the acquisition of Parkwon, a ball bearing manufacturer
• Advised DeepMetrics on the U.S. Delaware flip of a Korean AI company
• Advised KBPE on the investment in TopRun Total Solution, a Korean automotive and display components manufacturer
• Advised GreenHarbor on the management buyout of a Korean PE and AMC
• Advised Dreamus on the investment in Titan Content, a U.S. K-Pop IP holder
• Advised KDB Investment on the investment in HyAxiom, a U.S. stationary fuel cell solutions provider
• Advised foreign investors on the investment in Levit, the operator of an e-commerce platform “Alwayz”
• Advised Lutronic Corporation on the sale via tender offer by Hahn & Company
• Advised FriendliAI on the U.S. Delaware flip of a Korean AI company and series seed financing
• Advised IPX Corporation, an IP holder of Line Friends, on a series financing from foreign investors
• Advised Paysys on the sale of Fiserv Korea
• Advised MBK Partners on the acquisition of NexFlex
• Advised Kakao Entertainment Corp. on attracting investments from Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund PIF and Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC
• Advised Lotte Chemical on the sale of Lotte Chemical Pakistan via tender offer at PKX
• Advised on the sale of D Holic Commerce to Unison Capital
• Advised Stonebridge Capital on the acquisition of Eugene Logistics
• Advised Dominus Investment on the acquisition of Willbee S&T
• Advised Rael Korea on the issuance of convertible bonds to Signite Partners
• Advised KDB Investment on the series investment in Think Surgical
• Advised SD Biosensor on the acquisition of an Italian medical device distributor, Relab
• Advised Genome Insight on a U.S. Delaware flip and attracting series financing
• Advised Sequoia Capital on the acquisition of Rare Market
• Advised Dominus Investment on the investment in Daedong Mobility
• Advised Harvest Equity Partners on the acquisition of DS Liquid
• Advised FGF on the establishment of Stone Island Korea JV
• Advised KCC Consortium on the acquisition of Shinhan Wallcoverings
• Advised HDC Hyundai EP on the acquisition of PPS business from SK Chemical and in-kind investment in joint venture
• Advised KT Corporation on the investment in Bear Robotics, a U.S. robotics company
• Advised Cookat on its sale to GS Retail
• Advised Daangn Market on a series financing from foreign investors
• Advised Baring PEA on the sale of Logen to Daemyung
• Advised DST, Aspex, Millennium, and Sequoia on the investment in Kurly
• Advised SK Networks on the divestiture of its tire business to Tire-Pick
• Advised BHC Group on the acquisition of Outback Steakhouse Korea