Chanwon Pio Yoon

Associate

Pio Yoon represents institutional investors and investment funds in connection with domestic and cross-border private placement transactions, first and second lien lending arrangements, mezzanine and other subordinated debt financings, and other secured and unsecured finance transactions.

Represented institutional investors in connection with multiple private placement financings of approximately $4.75 billion in aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes issued by a 1940 Act-registered interval fund
Represented bondholders in connection with the issuance of $710 million of senior bonds by a Canadian forest management company
Counsel to a US insurance company and its affiliates in a “one-stop” financing for a global mobility company
Represented institutional investors in connection with a private placement financing of $55 million senior secured notes for a financial technology firm that owns and operates a securities lending trading platform
Represented institutional investors in connection with the issuance of $305 million of senior notes by a US Business Development Company (BDC)
Represented institutional investors in a private placement financing of $250 million of senior secured notes by a US manufacturer of paper for packaging, containing, wrapping and newspapers
Represented institutional investors in connection with private placement financings of $150 million and $100 million senior notes issued by large natural gas distribution utility companies
Represented an alternative investment manager in a direct lending financing of $31 million to a high-net-worth family and their related property management companies
Represented an alternative investment manager’s bankruptcy-remote Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) borrower in connection with a warehouse facility secured by underlying loan portfolios held by the SPV borrower
Counsel to a noteholder group in restructuring and refinancing discussions with a South African issuer
Counsel to a US provider of outsourced business and communication services in restructuring discussions with a middle market private equity sponsor

University of Connecticut School of Law, 2020, J.D.
University of Connecticut, 2017, B.A., political science, magna cum laude

Connecticut
New York

Member, Connecticut Bar Association

Member, New York State Bar Association

Member, American College of Investment Counsel

Member, Connecticut Asian Pacific American Bar Association