Johnny Lim Bio

Johnny Lim is a partner based in the Singapore office and serves as the Asia co-chair of the firm’s Global Corporate Group. He focusses in cross-border transactions across Singapore, Southeast Asia, and Greater China. His experience encompasses a broad range of corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity, venture capital, and capital markets. Johnny’s practice spans the full spectrum from advising issuers on initial public offerings to managing post-listing corporate actions, special situation restructurings, and privatizations. Johnny’s client portfolio includes Global Fortune 500 multinational corporations, financial institutions, publicly listed companies, private equity firms, and SMEs. He also provides comprehensive advisory services to capital markets intermediaries, assisting with licensing and stock exchange accreditation applications for issue managers and sponsors, as well as ongoing regulatory compliance including for anti-money laundering, countering the financing of terrorism and counter-proliferation policies and controls. Industrially, Johnny works extensively with clients in the financial services, logistics, energy, and natural resources sectors. His practice frequently involves projects related to construction, offtake arrangements, and financing within the metals and new energy industries. Fluent in both English and Chinese, Johnny brings a cross-cultural perspective to his client engagements.