Bio

Johnny Lim advises clients on a broad range of corporate and commercial transactions, covering the full spectrum of legal work in cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, capital markets, private equity and venture capital. He also advises listed companies and financial institutions on corporate governance, regulatory licensing and compliance matters. Johnny’s extensive experience in capital markets ranges from acting for issuers on their initial public offering on the Singapore Exchange, to post-listing corporate actions and privatisations. He also advises and supports capital markets intermediaries in licensing applications with the Monetary Authority of Singapore and accreditation applications with the Singapore Exchange for issue managers/sponsors. Johnny is also active in restructuring and insolvency work, and advises both creditors and distressed companies on bankruptcy protection, schemes of arrangement, judicial management and liquidation. In the course of such work, he regularly works with auditors, financial advisers and listed companies on special audits and investigations. Johnny’s clients include multinational corporations, financial institutions, listed companies, private equity and SMEs. His proficiency in English and Mandarin, and his in-depth appreciation of the local cultures and practices of Greater China and various ASEAN nations, have proven integral to the successful outcome of various transactions. In terms of industry focus, he works closely with clients in the energy and natural resources, financial services, technology, education, transportation and logistics sectors in Greater China and ASEAN. Johnny is appointed as Legal Adviser to the Singapore Transport Association (one of the four associations of the Logistics Alliance recognised by Enterprise Singapore), and is a key member of its Management Committee.