Company: VMCWF
Filing Date: 2025-03-31
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001641172-25-001827
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Company: Valuence Merger Corp. I
Filing Date: 2025-03-31
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1A
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, one of the largest asset management
funds in South Korea, where he led various domestic and cross-border transactions. While at Mirae Asset Financial Group (“Mirae
Asset”), Mr. Woo led the acquisition of Acushnet Company, the parent company of Titleist and FootJoy, for $1.2 billion, representing
an internal rate of return of approximately 12.5%. Not only has this transaction won awards in South Korea, but it is also notable as
a key transaction that helped pave the way for the proliferation of private equity transactions in the country. Prior to Mirae Asset,
Mr. Woo was in the investment banking department of KB Kookmin Bank, the largest retail bank in Korea, where he led multiple transactions
with large Korean conglomerates. Mr. Woo received his LL.B. from Yonsei University where he was granted the Buphyun Scholarship and M.B.A.
from Cornell University.

Sungwoo
(Andrew) Hyung has been our Chief Financial Officer and a member of our Board of Directors since our inception. Mr. Hyung has
significant experience sourcing, structuring, and executing complex transactions across the sustainability and technology value chain.
Most recently, Mr. Hyung was at Nomura Greentech, a sustainable technology and infrastructure investment bank, responsible for executing
multiple M&A transactions and origination efforts within the energy transition and clean technology sectors. He executed multiple
de-SPAC transactions and was part of the SPAC coverage team that was responsible for completing approximately a quarter of all sustainability-related
SPAC business combinations and de-SPAC transactions. Prior to Nomura Greentech, Mr. Hyung was at Deutsche Bank, where he focused on origination
and execution of M&A, debt and equity financing across the technology, media, and telecommunications sectors. Mr. Hyung received
his B.A. from University of Toronto and M.B.A. from Cornell University.

Sungsik
(Sung) Lee has been our President since our inception. Mr. Lee brings extensive experience in investment banking, venture capital,
and corporate development, with a proven track record of sourcing and executing M&A, strategic investment, and financing transactions.
Most recently, Mr. Lee led cross-border M&A and strategic investments across the broad sustainability-focused areas at the Global
Development Group of SK, the third-largest conglomerate in Korea with more than 100 affiliates over diverse sectors including energy,
ICT, and life sciences. Prior to SK, Mr. Lee was at SunTrust