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Kyungwon (Won)
Lee
Partner
Education
Northwestern University School of Law, J.D., 1997
New York University, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, M.B.A., 1995
Ohio Wesleyan University, B.A. Economics and Accounting, 1988
Practice Mr. Lee, a partner in the Capital Markets–Asia and Europe Group, represents both issuers and underwriters in a wide range of corporate finance transactions. His experience includes public and private US and international offerings of common and preferred stock, high yield and investment grade debt and convertible bonds, initial public offerings and liability management and private mergers and acquisitions. He also advises various corporate clients on the US federal securities laws and general corporate matters. Mr. Lee joined the firm in New York in 1997 and relocated to Hong Kong in 2005. He is a native speaker of Korean.
Experience
Debt Offerings
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China National Petroleum Corporation, China Petroleum Finance Company Limited, CNPC Finance (HK) Limited and CNPC Golden Autumn Limited in connection with the offering of CNY2,500,000,000 2.550% Guaranteed Bonds due 2013 and CNY500,000,000 2.950% Guaranteed Bonds due 2014 guaranteed by CNPC Finance (HK) Limited
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The initial purchasers, BOCI, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank and UBS AG, in connection with the offering of CNY1.5 billion (approx. US$233 million) in aggregate principal amount of 6.50% Senior Notes due 2014 of China Shanshui Cement Group Limited
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Barclays Capital, Citi, Credit Suisse, The Royal Bank of Scotland, Standard Chartered Bank, Goldman Sachs International, J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley, in connection with Vedanta Resources' offering of $1.65 billion in aggregate principal amount of 6.75% bonds due 2016 and 8.25% bonds due 2021
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Barclays Capital, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank and Standard Chartered Bank in connection with the US$400 million Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of senior notes by China Shanshui Cement Group Limited
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Citi, BOC International, Barclays Capital and RBS in connection with the US$750 million Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of senior notes of ENN Energy Holdings Limited
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CNPC (HK) Overseas Capital Ltd. in connection with its US$1.85 billion Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of guaranteed senior notes guaranteed by CNPC Finance (HK) Limited
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HSBC, RBS, Deutsche Bank and Nomura in connection with the US$500 million Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of guaranteed senior notes by Franshion Development Limited guaranteed by Franshion Properties (China) Limited
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eAccess Ltd. in connection with its US$420 million and €200 million Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of senior notes
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Pacnet Limited in connection with its US$300 million Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of senior secured guaranteed notes
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Citi, HSBC and UBS in connection with the US$2 billion Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of senior notes by Sinochem Overseas Capital Company Limited guaranteed by Sinochem Hong Kong (Group) Company Limited
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BofA Merrill Lynch, Citi, HSBC and RBS in connection with the US$1.5 billion Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of guaranteed senior notes by Reliance Holding USA, Inc. guaranteed by Reliance Industries Limited
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BofA Merrill Lynch, Citi, UBS and J.P.Morgan in connection with the US$400 million Rule 144A/Regulation S offering of senior notes by Hidili Industry International Development Limited
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Credit Suisse, Citi and UBS in connection with the US$350 million senior notes offering by Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd.
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Citi and Deutsche Bank in connection with an exchange offer/consent solicitation combined with new money offering of senior notes by Sigma Capital Pte. Ltd. guaranteed by PT Lippo Karawaci Tbk
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PT Cikarang Listrindo, an independent power producer in Indonesia, in connection with its $300 million guaranteed notes offering
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Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank in connection with $250 million senior notes offering byLumena Resources Corp.
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Barclays and UBS in connection with $1,250 million and $750 million guaranteed notes offerings by PLN, a government owned electricity company in Indonesia
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Hutchison Whampoa Limited in connection with its $1.5 billion guaranteed notes offering
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JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, Barclays, Citigroup, and Deutsche Bank, as joint bookrunners and joint lead managers, in connection with the $1.25 billion Rule 144A/ Regulation S bond offering by Vedanta Resources plc
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Citigroup and Lehman Brothers in connection with the Regulation S offering of 900 units consisting of $90 million senior notes and 81 million warrants for up to 81 million ordinary shares by Hong Long Holdings Limited
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Lehman Brothers in connection with the $100 million Regulation S offering of senior notes issued by Mobile-8 Telecom Finance Company B.V. guaranteed by PT Mobile-8 Telecom Tbk
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Merrill Lynch as sole bookrunner of $325 million secured senior notes of Empire Capital Resources Pte Ltd. guaranteed by PT Berau Coal
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True Move Company Limited in connection with its $465 million guaranteed notes offering
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UBS and Credit Suisse as underwriters of $150 million senior notes of Matahari Finance B.V. guaranteed by PT Matahari Putra Prima TBK
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CSFB and Morgan Stanley as underwriters of $300 million senior notes of Hopson Development Holdings Limited
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Morgan Stanley and various underwriters of $450 million senior subordinated notes of Del Monte Corporation Deutsche Bank Securities and various underwriters of $225 million senior notes of Gaylord Entertainment Company
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Banc of America Securities, CIBC and Goldman Sachs as underwriters of $85 million senior subordinated notes of United Industries Corporation
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Banc of America Securities and various underwriters of $150 million senior notes of Brown Shoe Company, Inc.
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Citizens Communications in its offering of $700 million senior notes
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Vertrue Inc. in its offering of $150 million senior notes
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Quest Diagnostics Incorporated in its offering of $550 million senior notes
Equity Offerings
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Goldman Sachs and various underwriters of the $140 million initial public offering of ADSs of Gmarket Inc. listed on Nasdaq
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Banc of America Securities and various underwriters in the initial public offering of common stock of Ruth’s Chris Steak House, Inc. listed on Nasdaq
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Merrill Lynch and various underwriters in the initial public offering of common stock of Exact Sciences Corporation listed on Nasdaq
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SG Cowen and various underwriters in the initial public offering of common stock of Introgen Theraputics, Inc. listed on Nasdaq
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CSFB, Deutsche Bank Securities and various underwriters in a primary and secondary offering of common stock of Salem Communications Corporation
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Votorantim Celulose e Papel S.A. in its initial public offering of ADRs listed on NYSE
Equity-Linked Offerings
- Morgan Stanley as lead manager of S$149 million 4.0% convertible bonds of Sino-Environment Technology Group Limited
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Oppenheimer and various underwriters of US$115 million 6.0% convertible senior notes of ShengdaTech, Inc.
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Solarfun Power Holdings Co., Ltd. in its offering of $172.5 million 3.5% convertible senior notes
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Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, Banc of America Securities and various underwriters of $1.25 billion Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock of Schering-Plough Corporation
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CSFB and Merrill Lynch as underwriters of $200 million convertible subordinated notes of Human Genome Sciences, Inc.
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Merrill Lynch and various underwriters of $115 million senior convertible notes of Titan International, Inc.
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Merrill Lynch and various underwriters of $587 million convertible debentures of United Health Services, Inc.
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Merrill Lynch and various underwriters of $200 million convertible senior subordinated notes of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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Memberworks Incorporated in its offering of $90 million convertible senior subordinated notes
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Corning Incorporated in its offering of $500 million mandatory convertible preferred stock
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Quest Diagnostics Incorporated in its offerings of $225 million contingent convertible debentures
Liability Management
- Advisor in an exchange offer for a series of debt securities of PT Pakuwon Jati Tbk
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Barclays and UBS as solicitation agents in a consent solicitation for a series of debt securities of PLN
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Hutchison Whampoa Limited in connection with two tender offers for its guaranteed debt securities
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Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley and Greenhill as dealer managers in tender offer for five series of debt securities of RCN Corporation
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J.P. Morgan and CIBC as dealer managers in tender offer/consent solicitation for two series of debt securities of Alaska Communications Systems Group
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Bank of America Securities as dealer manager in exchange offer for six series of debt securities of Conseco, Inc.
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Quest Diagnostics Incorporated in its tender offer/consent solicitation for debt securities of Unilab Corporation in connection with its acquisition of Unilab Corporation
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Quest Diagnostics Incorporated in its tender offer for its debt securities
Private Equity
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A Korean company in its potential acquisition of a U.S. based consumer goods manufacturing company
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Private equity fund in its acquisition of equity interest in a Korean distribution company
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Tasameem Real Estate Co. L.L.C. in its acquisition of equity interest in a Korean industrial company
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German American Capital Corporation in its acquisition of equity interest in Global Photon Holding Co.
Bar Admissions/Qualifications
New York
Hong Kong
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