ClassHankyul's International Investment Support Team assists clients with various matters related to outbound investment by domestic companies and inbound investment by foreign companies. Our services include (i) establishing and managing business units such as joint ventures, subsidiaries, and handling investment-related reports; (ii) analyzing the host country's foreign investment-related regulations and support systems and formulating investment optimization strategies; and (iii) analyzing the host country's regulatory laws and regulations related to the industry or sector to be entered and obtaining the necessary licenses to operate.
When it comes to supporting domestic companies to invest abroad, our International Investment Support Team provides the same level of service as if a domestic company were to select and delegate the work to trusted foreign legal professionals on its own, by identifying and working with the right local experts through our network of leading foreign law firms in North America, Europe and Asia.
When it comes to supporting foreign companies to invest in Korea, our International Investment Support Team provides prompt and accurate services in Korean and in the language of the client's choice (English, Chinese, Japanese, etc.) based on our specialized knowledge of domestic laws and investment systems and long-term accumulated work experience.
Introduction
Major Business
1. Outbound investment for domestic companies
- Supporting domestic companies in establishing overseas units and handling various reports
(Establishment of local joint ventures, investment contracts, foreign exchange transaction reports, etc.)
- Optimizing outbound FDI investments by domestic companies
(Analysis of regulations and incentive programs related to outbound FDI, selection of investment areas and industries, strategy development, etc.)
- Supporting domestic companies to enter overseas industries
(Research on overseas regulations and support programs by industry, strategy development, network support, etc.)
- Supporting the management, transactions, and operations of overseas subsidiaries of domestic companies
(Analyzing and supporting issues related to private international law, fair trade law, and taxation)
2. Inbound investment for foreign companies
- Establishing inbound investment units of foreign companies and handing various reports
(Establishment of subsidiaries, joint ventures, branches, liaison offices, foreign investment reports, foreign exchange transaction reports, etc.)
- Optimizing inbound FDI investments by foreign companies
(Selection of investment areas and industries, analysis and utilization of foreign investment promotion programs, strategy formulation, etc.)
- Supporting foreign companies to enter domestic industries
(Analyzing legal regulations for specific industries or business types, obtaining various licenses required for business operations)
- Supporting participation in domestic development projects through the formation of foreign-invested companies
(Participation in public tenders for various services or development projects organized by the public sector, land purchase/lease by private treaty)
- Supporting foreign companies entering Korea
(Support for foreign workers, visas, office leases, tax returns, shareholder meetings, etc.)
- Supporting domestic companies in establishing overseas units and handling various reports
(Establishment of local joint ventures, investment contracts, foreign exchange transaction reports, etc.)
- Optimizing outbound FDI investments by domestic companies
(Analysis of regulations and incentive programs related to outbound FDI, selection of investment areas and industries, strategy development, etc.)
- Supporting domestic companies to enter overseas industries
(Research on overseas regulations and support programs by industry, strategy development, network support, etc.)
- Supporting the management, transactions, and operations of overseas subsidiaries of domestic companies
(Analyzing and supporting issues related to private international law, fair trade law, and taxation)
2. Inbound investment for foreign companies
- Establishing inbound investment units of foreign companies and handing various reports
(Establishment of subsidiaries, joint ventures, branches, liaison offices, foreign investment reports, foreign exchange transaction reports, etc.)
- Optimizing inbound FDI investments by foreign companies
(Selection of investment areas and industries, analysis and utilization of foreign investment promotion programs, strategy formulation, etc.)
- Supporting foreign companies to enter domestic industries
(Analyzing legal regulations for specific industries or business types, obtaining various licenses required for business operations)
- Supporting participation in domestic development projects through the formation of foreign-invested companies
(Participation in public tenders for various services or development projects organized by the public sector, land purchase/lease by private treaty)
- Supporting foreign companies entering Korea
(Support for foreign workers, visas, office leases, tax returns, shareholder meetings, etc.)
Major Performance
1. Outbound investment for domestic companies
(1) Supporting domestic companies in establishing overseas units and handling various reports
- US, Japan, India, Middle East, and more
- Manufacturing, services, software development, tourism, and many other industries
- Advice on various investment structures (establishment of joint ventures, acquisition of shares of investee companies, convertible bonds, etc.)
(2) Supporting domestic companies with outbound FDI investments and entry into overseas industries
- US, Rusia, Southeast Asia, Japan, the Middle East, and more
- Various manufacturing industries (dental materials, cosmetics, autonomous robotics, pharmaceuticals, metal smelting, etc.), software development, product development, and design (optical equipment, precision machinery, refining equipment, etc.), and more
- Advising on the conclusion of various types of contracts such as export of goods, distributor agreements, franchises, licenses, joint ventures, etc.
2. Inbound investment for foreign companies
- Establishing subsidiaries, joint ventures, branches and liaison offices of foreign companies and filed related reports, and more
- Supporting foreign companies with inbound FDI investment and entry into domestic industries, and more
(Finance, manufacturing, international freight forwarding, medical device manufacturing, other service industries, etc.)
- Supporting participation in domestic development projects through the formation of foreign-invested companies
(Public offering projects for local governments in Seoul, Busan, Incheon, Bucheon, etc., and more)
- Supporting domestic subsidiaries of foreign companies
(1) Supporting domestic companies in establishing overseas units and handling various reports
- US, Japan, India, Middle East, and more
- Manufacturing, services, software development, tourism, and many other industries
- Advice on various investment structures (establishment of joint ventures, acquisition of shares of investee companies, convertible bonds, etc.)
(2) Supporting domestic companies with outbound FDI investments and entry into overseas industries
- US, Rusia, Southeast Asia, Japan, the Middle East, and more
- Various manufacturing industries (dental materials, cosmetics, autonomous robotics, pharmaceuticals, metal smelting, etc.), software development, product development, and design (optical equipment, precision machinery, refining equipment, etc.), and more
- Advising on the conclusion of various types of contracts such as export of goods, distributor agreements, franchises, licenses, joint ventures, etc.
2. Inbound investment for foreign companies
- Establishing subsidiaries, joint ventures, branches and liaison offices of foreign companies and filed related reports, and more
- Supporting foreign companies with inbound FDI investment and entry into domestic industries, and more
(Finance, manufacturing, international freight forwarding, medical device manufacturing, other service industries, etc.)
- Supporting participation in domestic development projects through the formation of foreign-invested companies
(Public offering projects for local governments in Seoul, Busan, Incheon, Bucheon, etc., and more)
- Supporting domestic subsidiaries of foreign companies
Related members
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- Capital Markets and Financial Investment Services (Financial Investment Trading/Investment Brokerage/Trust/Collective Investment/Private Equity Fund (PEF))
- Securitization/Structured Finance and Acquisition Finance
- Securities
- Project Finance
- Real Estate Finance (PF, REIT, Real Estate Trust, SOC, BTL, BTO)
- (New and Renewable) Energy Finance
- Non-Performing Loan (NPL)
- Financial Regulation
- Financial Instrument Investor Litigation
- Insurance
- Overseas Finance / Overseas Investment / Foreign Exchange Transactions / Foreign Investment
- China Practice