Jess Kim

Jess (Joo Shim) Kim

Associate, Seoul
Jess (Joo Shim) Kim
Jess Kim

Jess (Joo Shim) Kim

Associate, Seoul
Jess (Joo Shim) Kim

Biography

Jess (Joo Shim) Kim is an associate in our Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity practice, based in Seoul. She represents private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies in cross-border and domestic transactions, including share purchases, growth equity investments and co-investments.

Before joining the Firm, Jess worked in an international law firm in California, where she worked on a wide range of transactional and corporate governance matters.

Experience

  • Genstar Capital and Clarience Technologies, LLC in its acquisitions of Swordfish Intermediate Holdings, Inc., and Ranger Design, Inc., Ranger Design US, Inc., Al Van Equip NW, Inc. and 9532-1436 Quebec Inc.
  • TCV in its investment in Cloudsmith Inc.
  • Eli Lilly and Company in the Series B preferred financing of Gate Bioscience, Inc.
  • Norwest Venture Partners in its strategic growth investment in PSD Citywide Inc.
  • Pacific Avenue Capital Partners in its US$320 million acquisition of Care.com, Inc.
California
JD
University of California Berkeley, School of Law
BA
Northwestern University
English
Korean

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