Han MK (Mee Kyung)

MEE KYUNG (MK) HAN focuses her practice on representing private equity sponsors and strategic investors in domestic and cross-border transactions and investments, including mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, carveouts, joint ventures, minority investments, recapitalizations and restructuring transactions. She has experience in a wide range of industries with a focus on the healthcare and industrials sectors. She also advises clients on general corporate and governance matters.

Prior to joining Sidley, MK practiced in the Private Capital Transactions group at another global law firm in its New York and Tokyo offices.

MK received her J.D. from Columbia Law School and was recognized as a James Kent Scholar (2016) and a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar (2015). While attending Columbia, she served as the senior development editor of the Columbia Business Law Review.

• FTAI Infrastructure, Inc. in its US$1.05 billion acquisition of Wheeling Corporation and its railroad subsidiaries, Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway Company and Akron Barberton Cluster Railway Company.
• The Rohatyn Group, an investment firm specializing in emerging markets and real assets, in its US$710 million acquisition of an entity that holds Rayonier Inc.’s 77% interest in Matariki Forestry Group, a New Zealand joint venture.
• Arsenal Capital Partners in connection with various platform investments and add-on acquisitions, including those relating to MaxHealth, OncoHealth, Lumanity and Hopebridge.
• American Industrial Partners (AIP) in its US$700 million acquisition of the Grain & Protein business of AGCO Corporation (NYSE: AGCO), a large precision agriculture technology and machinery company.
• Carlstar Group LLC (Carlstar) in its US$296 million acquisition by Titan International, Inc. (NYSE: TWI).
• Exiger in connection with a majority investment by funds managed by global investment firm Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG) and global software investor Insight Partners.
• Bridgepoint Advisors Group Ltd. in the sale of its stake in Blume Global Inc. to WiseTech Global Ltd.