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Lim Ziwei practises in the areas of corporate and corporate finance, with a focus on mergers and acquisitions. Prior to joining the Firm, Ziwei previously worked in a leading local law firm in Singapore where he advised and was involved in a number of equity capital markets, mergers and acquisitions and other corporate and commercial transactions.
- Advised one of the bidders for ExxonMobil’s Singapore Esso petrol stations reportedly valued at about US$1 billion, being one of the first deals under the Significant Investments Review Act 2024;
- Acted as lead transaction counsel for Betagro Public Company Limited, as the majority shareholder of the offeror in its takeover and delisting of Eggriculture Foods Ltd., a company listed on the Hong Kong GEM board, for approximately S$100 million;
- Acted as Singapore counsel for Blackrock in its acquisition of RL Shan Pte. Ltd., which is the owner of a freehold service apartment. The transaction values RL Shan Pte. Ltd. at S$103.5 million;
- Acted for Alaan Pte. Ltd., a spending solutions company with its operations within UAE, in its US$48 million Series A led by Peak XV Partners by way of primary and secondary acquisition;
- Acted as Singapore counsel for Marsh on its acquisition of the Honan Insurance Group for approximately US$448 million;
- Acted for Insignia Venture Partners (IVP), the lead investor, in the seed funding round by Zainer Pte. Ltd., the Singapore holding company of a leading Indonesian eProcurement and commerce solutions platform for businesses in Indonesia;
- Acted for ISS Facility Services Private Limited in its divestment of its sanitation business to Adco Asia Holdings Limited;
- Acted as Singapore counsel for Monnoyeur, a leading European company specalised in the digital transformation of the construction and industrial sector on the acquisition of Vinzero Pte Ltd through its subsidiary Arkance SAS;
- Acted for MMA Brand Services Pte Ltd (Una Brands), a Singapore-based e-commerce aggregator, in its US$15 million fundraising by way of debt and equity led by the Northstar Group;
- Acted for Una Brands in its US$30 million Series B led by White Star Capital and Alpha JWC Ventures;
- Acted for IVP, the lead investor, in the seed funding round by Elevarm Technologies Pte Ltd, the Singapore holding company of an upstream-focused agritech start up based in Indonesia;
- Acted for AEM Holdings Ltd. to raise approximately S$103.1 million in gross proceeds;
- Acted for Hong Leong Asia Ltd. in the acquisition of shares in BRC Asia Limited by way of a primary and secondary acquisition for approximately S$68 million;
- Acted for Tree Line Asia in its investment into Pine Labs, an India-based payments start up for approximately US$40 million as part of the Series J funding round and by way of a secondary sale;
- Acted for Ward Ferry Management Limited in its investment into Pine Labs, an India-based payments start up for approximately US$40 million as part of the Series J funding round and by way of a secondary sale;
- Acted for SB Management Pte Ltd as manager of Soilbuild Business Space REIT, in the acquisition of all the issued units in Soilbuild Business Space REIT by way of a trust scheme of arrangement by Clay Holdings III Limited, an entity which is indirectly owned by the Chairman of the Soilbuild Group and Blackstone Real Estate, which valued Soilbuild Business Space REIT at approximately S$700 million;
- Acted for Perennial Real Estate Holdings Limited in the voluntary conditional cash offer made for and on behalf of Primero Investment Holdings Pte Ltd for all the issued and paid-up shares in the capital of Perennial Real Estate Holdings Limited, which valued Perennial Real Estate Holdings Limited at approximately S$1.6 billion;
- Acted for BreadTalk Group Limited in the voluntary conditional cash offer made for and on behalf of BTG Holding Company. for all the issued and paid-up shares in the capital of BreadTalk Group Limited, which valued BreadTalk Group Limited at approximately S$434 million;
- Acted for BreadTalk Group Limited in its acquisition of Food Junction Management Pte Ltd for approximately S$80 million; and
- Acted for Koufu Pte Ltd in its acquisition of the Deli Asia Group for approximately S$22 million.