Shawn Kim
Partner
350 South Grand Avenue
Suite 2200
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Suite 2200
Los Angeles, CA 90071
shawn.kim@nelsonmullins.com
Shawn advises companies on complex transactions, cross-border investments, and strategic corporate matters. He has extensive experience representing multinational companies in mergers and acquisitions, venture capital investments, project finance transactions, and energy and infrastructure projects across the U.S. and internationally.
Shawn advises companies on complex transactions, cross-border investments, and strategic corporate matters. He has extensive experience representing multinational companies in mergers and acquisitions, venture capital investments, project finance transactions, and energy and infrastructure projects across the U.S. and internationally.
Experience
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.
Representative Matters
M&A & Investments
- Led the acquisition of a San Francisco-based energy storage solutions company.
- Led the acquisition of a gas peaker project company in Texas.
- Led the acquisition of a portfolio of solar project companies and battery energy storage project companies in Arizona.
- Led the acquisition of a portfolio of battery energy storage project companies in Nevada.
- Led the acquisition of a portfolio of battery energy storage project companies in Texas.
- Led the acquisition of two battery energy storage project companies in Sacramento County.
- Led the acquisition of four battery energy storage project companies in New York.
- Led the acquisition of a solar project company in Virginia.
- Led secondary block trades for the purchase of common stock in an LNG terminal development company listed on NASDAQ.
- Advised on a convertible note investment in an FLNG terminal development company.
- Advised on a Series C equity financing investment, as the lead investor, in a Utah-based engineering company in the secondary-battery manufacturing industry.
- Advised on a Series A equity financing investment, as the lead investor, in a Houston-based energy transition technology company.
- Advised on a convertible note investment in a Houston-based midstream energy company.
- Advised on a SAFE investment in an aerospace and defense startup.
- Represented a lead investor in a Series A equity financing for a bitcoin mining company.
- Advised on the formation of a renewable energy infrastructure fund by jointly establishing a general partner entity with former partners from a private equity firm.
- Advised on the formation of a venture capital fund.
- Represented an anchor limited partner investor in its investment in Renewable Energy Infrastructure Fund I & II.
- Represented an anchor limited partner investor in its investment in a venture capital fund.
Project Finance and Tax Equity
- Advised on debt financing, including back leverage and construction loan financing, for battery energy storage system projects in Nevada.
- Advised on tax credit transfer transactions for battery energy storage system projects in Nevada and Arizona.
- Advised on tax equity financing and related debt financing for battery energy storage system projects in Arizona.
Languages
- English
- Korean
Education
- University of Southern California Gould School of Law, JD (2012)
- Chung-Ang University, LLB (2007)
Admissions
- California
Practice Areas
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.
Representative Matters
M&A & Investments
- Led the acquisition of a San Francisco-based energy storage solutions company.
- Led the acquisition of a gas peaker project company in Texas.
- Led the acquisition of a portfolio of solar project companies and battery energy storage project companies in Arizona.
- Led the acquisition of a portfolio of battery energy storage project companies in Nevada.
- Led the acquisition of a portfolio of battery energy storage project companies in Texas.
- Led the acquisition of two battery energy storage project companies in Sacramento County.
- Led the acquisition of four battery energy storage project companies in New York.
- Led the acquisition of a solar project company in Virginia.
- Led secondary block trades for the purchase of common stock in an LNG terminal development company listed on NASDAQ.
- Advised on a convertible note investment in an FLNG terminal development company.
- Advised on a Series C equity financing investment, as the lead investor, in a Utah-based engineering company in the secondary-battery manufacturing industry.
- Advised on a Series A equity financing investment, as the lead investor, in a Houston-based energy transition technology company.
- Advised on a convertible note investment in a Houston-based midstream energy company.
- Advised on a SAFE investment in an aerospace and defense startup.
- Represented a lead investor in a Series A equity financing for a bitcoin mining company.
- Advised on the formation of a renewable energy infrastructure fund by jointly establishing a general partner entity with former partners from a private equity firm.
- Advised on the formation of a venture capital fund.
- Represented an anchor limited partner investor in its investment in Renewable Energy Infrastructure Fund I & II.
- Represented an anchor limited partner investor in its investment in a venture capital fund.
Project Finance and Tax Equity
- Advised on debt financing, including back leverage and construction loan financing, for battery energy storage system projects in Nevada.
- Advised on tax credit transfer transactions for battery energy storage system projects in Nevada and Arizona.
- Advised on tax equity financing and related debt financing for battery energy storage system projects in Arizona.
Languages
- English
- Korean
Media
Professional Activities
- State Bar of California
Shawn advises companies on complex transactions, cross-border investments, and strategic corporate matters. He has extensive experience representing multinational companies in mergers and acquisitions, venture capital investments, project finance transactions, and energy and infrastructure projects across the U.S. and internationally.
Experience
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.Representative Matters
M&A & Investments
- Led the acquisition of a San Francisco-based energy storage solutions company.
- Led the acquisition of a gas peaker project company in Texas.
- Led the acquisition of a portfolio of solar project companies and battery energy storage project companies in Arizona.
- Led the acquisition of a portfolio of battery energy storage project companies in Nevada.
- Led the acquisition of a portfolio of battery energy storage project companies in Texas.
- Led the acquisition of two battery energy storage project companies in Sacramento County.
- Led the acquisition of four battery energy storage project companies in New York.
- Led the acquisition of a solar project company in Virginia.
- Led secondary block trades for the purchase of common stock in an LNG terminal development company listed on NASDAQ.
- Advised on a convertible note investment in an FLNG terminal development company.
- Advised on a Series C equity financing investment, as the lead investor, in a Utah-based engineering company in the secondary-battery manufacturing industry.
- Advised on a Series A equity financing investment, as the lead investor, in a Houston-based energy transition technology company.
- Advised on a convertible note investment in a Houston-based midstream energy company.
- Advised on a SAFE investment in an aerospace and defense startup.
- Represented a lead investor in a Series A equity financing for a bitcoin mining company.
- Advised on the formation of a renewable energy infrastructure fund by jointly establishing a general partner entity with former partners from a private equity firm.
- Advised on the formation of a venture capital fund.
- Represented an anchor limited partner investor in its investment in Renewable Energy Infrastructure Fund I & II.
- Represented an anchor limited partner investor in its investment in a venture capital fund.
Project Finance and Tax Equity
- Advised on debt financing, including back leverage and construction loan financing, for battery energy storage system projects in Nevada.
- Advised on tax credit transfer transactions for battery energy storage system projects in Nevada and Arizona.
- Advised on tax equity financing and related debt financing for battery energy storage system projects in Arizona.
Languages
- English
- Korean
Education
- University of Southern California Gould School of Law, JD (2012)
- Chung-Ang University, LLB (2007)
Admissions
- California
Practice Areas
Industries
- State Bar of California
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