Sik Ahn

Overview

Sik Ahn is a managing partner of ClassHankyul, and his practice is mainly focused on corporate matters and finance, especially in the areas of corporate restructuring such as M&A and corporate rehabilitation, venture business, inducing investments, asset-backed securitization, formation of private equity funds, compliance, etc.

Sik Ahn has also served as a member of the board of directors of Korea M&A Association and advised numerous government agencies. In addition, Sik Ahn has given lectures on corporate laws and M&A at numerous institutions such as Global MBA Program of Seoul National University, Korea Development Institute, Korea Asset Management Corporation, Korea Management Association, and Korea SMEs and Startups Agency. Sik Ahn published several articles in Law Times and Business Law, etc., and also published a book on M&A.

Experience

1997 Passed the 39th Korean Bar Examination
2000 Judicial Research and Training Institute (29th Class)
2000 ~ 2002 Member, Policy Advisory Committee, Korea Internet Corporations Association
2005 ~ 2006 Expert Advisor on restructuring, Small and Medium Business Administration
2005 ~ 2007 Member, Board of Directors, Korea M&A Association
2007 ~ 2008 Member, Restructuring Experts Committee, Small and Medium Business Administration
2013 ~ 2015 Legal Advisor, Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning
2016 ~ 2017 Legal Advisor, Financial Supervisory Service
2019 ~ Present Adjunct Professor, Hallym University Graduate School of Global Cooperation
2020 ~ 2024 Legal Advisor, Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education
Present Managing Partner, ClassHankyul

Education

1982 Busan Dong High School
1990 Seoul National University B.A. in Political Science
2008 ~ 2009 Research and Training, University of Washington, WA

Representative Matters

- Provided advice on large-scale M&A on behalf of G Industries, B Venture Capital Firm, M Resort, etc.
- Provided advice on application for rehabilitation and rehabilitation procedures for several companies including N Engineering & Construction, and K Construction
- Provided advice on M&A for several companies subject to rehabilitation including S Construction and M Company
- Provided advice on establishment of several PEFs including Corporate Financing Stability PEF of UAMCO and on investment activities
- Provided advice on PF, ABS, ABL, ABCP, and acquisition financing
- Provided advice on acquisition of domestic and overseas NPLs and investments
- Conducted litigation and provided advice related to management right disputes for several companies
- Provided advice on real estate development and energy-related investment activities in Jilin, Liaoning, and Shandong provinces in China, Vietnam, Cambodia, etc.

Our Works

Hankyul’s Election Law Team Publishes “Election Law in Practice, from A to Z”

2020-04-01

Publications

- Practical Election Law A to Z Handbook (co-author) (2022)
- Practical Election Law A to Z (co-author) (Maeil Business Newspaper, 2020)
- Right Perspective on Compliance Management and Compliance Assistant System (Law Times, 2012. 7.)
- M&A Strategies and Practical Cases (co-author) (Maeil Business Newspaper, 2005)
- Knowledge on M&A Is Required for Management (co-author) (Maeil Business Newspaper, 2000)