Min Gon Kim

Corporate Japan Desk Korea Desk Mergers and Acquisitions

+55 11 3356 1870 mgkim@demarest.com.br São Paulo

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Partner in Demarest’s M&A and Corporate practice areas, Min Gon Kim holds a master’s degree (LLM) in Corporate Law from Columbia University (NY/USA), a postgraduate degree in Corporate Law from FGV-SP and a bachelor's degree in Law from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie. During his time in the US, Min acted as a foreign associate in the Miami office of Holland & Knight LLP as well as in the Seoul office of Kim & Chang. Min has recently worked as a visiting lawyer at Carey Abogados in Santiago, Chile. He concentrates his practice in the corporate area, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, joint ventures, cross-border operations and corporate restructuring. Among his main clients are Brazilian and international companies from various economic sectors. Min has been elected and appointed by Chamber Global as a leading lawyer in the area of Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions, as well as a foreign specialist in Brazil in the area of Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions.

Advised Ser Educacional S.A on five (5) different M&A transactions and corporate restructuring for the acquisition of 100% ownership of diverse universities all headquartered in Brazil.
Advised CJ Cheiljedang Corporporation and CJ Latam Participações in the acquisition of Corpesca do Brasil Empreendimentos e Participações Ltda.’s totality of shares held in CJ Selecta S.A., for USD 40 million.
Advised Seegene Inc. on an investment to be made in Innovare Diagnósticos e Representações Ltda. - ME, through the subscription of 7,750,000 new shares, representing a total of 97.98% of the share capital, for a total amount of approximately BRL 7.75 million.
Advised STIC CJ Global Investment Corporate Partnership Fund and CJ Cheiljedang Corporation in the negotiation and acquisition of 90% of Sementes Selecta S.A., involving USD 321 million.
Advised Ball Corporation in the reorganization of its Brazilian businesses, resulting from the acquisition of Rexam and the sale of BRL 3 billion of the Brazilian subsidiary of Ball Latas do Brasil to the Ardagh Group.
Advised Seoyon Intech Co. Ltd. in the negotiation and acquisition of the totality of the shares of Injeplastic Injection and Comercialização de Plásticos Ltda., And consequent assumption of all liabilities/obligations, involving USD 220 million.

Master’s degree (LL.M) in Corporate Law from Columbia University, New York, USA (2021)
Post-graduate degree in Corporate Law from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV / SP), São Paulo, Brazil (2011)
Bachelor of Laws from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, São Paulo, Brazil (2008)