Yong Lee
Lawyers
Associate in our Corporate practice, currently practicing as a Registered Foreign Lawyer in Hong Kong.
Yong advises private equity sponsors and corporate clients on a wide range of M&A matters. He previously worked at a leading international law firm in New York and Hong Kong.
Experience
- TPG on its acquisition of Samhwa and its affiliated companies, a Korean cosmetic packaging supplier, and subsequent sale to KKR for KRW733 billion
- Intermediate Capital Group on the sale of majority stake in TIME Education to Nautic Investment
- IMM Investment Hong Kong on multiple matters, including its:
- joint venture with Castlelake amd Peregrine Energy Solutions to develop utility-scale standalone battery energy storage projects in North America, and subsequent sale of the joint venture to AB CarVal
- Series A investment in Renewance, a U.S. leader in sustainable battery recycling solutions
- convertible notes investment in and senior secured loan to freeD Group
- Krafton on its acquisition of Eleventh Hour Games, the U.S. game studio behind blockbuster action RPG Last Epoch
- Ark & Partners on its tender offer for Soomgo, Korea’s leading local services marketplace
- Meritz Securities on its $500 million PIPE investment in Lotus Technology, a global leader in luxury electric vehicles
- Levit, the operator of the Korean e-commerce app Alwayz, on its Series B financing
- Avolta (formerly Dufry International) on its acquisition of Free Duty, a leading border travel retail operator in Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area from NWS Holdings
- AJ Networks, Korea’s largest rental company, on its sale of AJ Rental Dallas to Sunstate Equipment
- Kakao Pay on its settlement of a complex M&A dispute with Siebert Financial
Education
J.D., Harvard Law School
B.A., Yonsei University
Qualifications and admissions
- Hong Kong Law Society - Registered
- State of New York