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Simpson Thacher Represents the Underwriters in the Initial Public Offering of Jinro Limited

10.27.09

The Firm recently represented UBS Securities and Samsung Securities in connection with the initial public offering of Jinro Limited (“Jinro“), a distiller in South Korea. Jinro was founded in 1924 and manufactures wine and other spirits, and is the world's largest producer of soju, a spirit most commonly derived from rice. The offering consists of an international placement outside Korea of 1,875,000 common shares and a public offering in Korea of 12,525,000 common shares. The offering was conducted in reliance upon Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933.

The Simpson Thacher team for the transaction included Jin Hyuk Park, Kristina Kang, Yeon Jin Seong and Sarah Park (Corporate).