Howard Lee is a Partner in BDA’s Seoul office. He joined BDA in 2015 as head of the BDA Seoul office.

Prior to joining BDA in 2015, Howard served as Head of M&A at Samsung Securities. Before that, he spent several years at Macquarie Capital Korea advising on domestic and cross-border transactions and began his career in the Financial Advisory Services practice of KPMG.

Throughout his career, Howard has advised on numerous landmark transactions across the semiconductor, industrial, energy, renewable power, automotive, shipbuilding, financial services, chemicals, and media sectors. His notable transaction experience includes advising on SK Telecom’s acquisition of Hynix Semiconductor, in addition to a wide range of strategic and cross-border M&A transactions involving leading Korean conglomerates and global investors.

Howard maintains long-standing relationships with many of Korea’s largest corporations, including Samsung, LG, SK, Doosan, HD Hyundai, Hyosung, Kolon, and Hanwha, and regularly advises leading private equity sponsors and institutional investors on strategic opportunities in Korea and Asia.

Howard received a B.A. in International Economics from Seoul National University and is fluent in Korean and English.