Graham Lim has more than 20 years of experience in acquisitions, corporate finance, lending, and private equity investments. In addition, he has a broad background in energy, transportation, and other civil undertakings in the United States, Latin America, Africa, and Asia, acting on all stages from prequalification and bid evaluation to financial close. Graham regularly counsels fund investors on acquisitions, disposals, and joint ventures, as well as on issues concerning their formation, governance, and oversight.
Currently based in Hong Kong, Graham previously practiced at Jones Day's offices in New York, London, and Singapore for more than a decade.
The financial institutions Graham has represented include Bank of America, Bank of China, BNP Paribas, China Development Bank, China Orient Asset Management, DBS Bank, Jefferies, IFC, National Australia Bank, Société Générale, Standard Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, and Wells Fargo.
The institutional investors Graham has represented include AGIC Capital, Gaw Capital, Invesco, Ivanhoé Cambridge, Lone Star, Macquarie Capital, and Morgan Stanley Real Estate Funds.
Graham also sits on the Documentation Committee of the Asia Pacific Loan Market Association (APLMA) and is fluent in English and Mandarin.
- National University of Singapore (LL.B. Hons. 1997; Dean's List)
- New York (USA), England & Wales, Hong Kong, Singapore
Chambers Global: Leaders in their Field (Banking & Finance [USA]) 2014
Chambers Latin America: Latin America's Leading Lawyers for Business, 2011 through 2014 (Banking & Finance)
Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2015 through 2017, "recommended" in the categories of Banking & Finance, Real Estate, and Structured Finance and Securitisation
New York Metro Super Lawyers, "Rising Star" 2011 (Banking)
- English and Mandarin