Maples Group Advises UCK Partners, Inc. on a Co-Investment Vehicle
Maples and Calder, the Maples Group’s law firm, is pleased to have advised UCK Partners, Inc. (formerly Unison Capital Korea, Inc.) (“UCK”), a South Korean private equity firm, on the formation of a co-investment vehicle that invested alongside UCK’s flagship buyout fund to acquire Osstem Implant, a global leader in dental implants and other dental products.
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Established in 2012, UCK is a Seoul-headquartered private equity firm focused on middle-market control buyout investments in Korea, with approximately KRW 1.6 trillion of assets under management.
A team of Funds & Investment Management team lawyers based in the Group’s Hong Kong office acted as Cayman Islands counsel to UCK. The team was led by Partner, Sharon Yap and assisted by Associate, Dan Won.
The Maples Group has one of the largest Offshore Funds & Investment Management team in the Asia Pacific region with specialist lawyers based in both Hong Kong and Singapore providing on the ground support to investment managers in the region. The team has advised some of the most successful managers in Asia on not only multi-billion dollar fund launches, but also on high-profile portfolio investments and divestments, secondaries deals and top-tier restructurings.