Soyeon Lim
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Soyeon Lim

Senior Associate

Email

soyeon.lim@aoshearman.com

Phone

+44 20 3088 4006

Offices

London

V-CARD

Soyeon advises private equity and other financial sponsors on a wide range of corporate transactions, including cross-border M&A, disposals, buyouts, preferred equity and hybrid capital investments, joint ventures, minority sales, consortium arrangements and co-investments.


Soyeon spent 12 months on secondment to Apollo Global Management where she worked closely with the investment and legal teams.

Expertise

Industries

Experience

Representative matters

  • 3i Group plc on its acquisition of WaterWipes.
  • Apollo Sports Capital on the acquisition of a majority stake in Atlético de Madrid [Matter in public domain].
  • Apax Partners on its acquisition of WGSN from Ascential plc.
  • A.P. Moller Group on its acquisition of Unilabs from Apax Partners [Matter in public domain].
  • Ardian on its acquisition of Audiotonix from Astorg.
  • Asahi Group on its acquisition of Diageo’s East Africa business.
  • Bridgepoint on its USD7bn sale of Element Material Technology Group to Temasek.
  • Bridgepoint on its sale of Care UK to Welltower.
  • Bridgepoint on its acquisition, together with Astorg, of Fenergo Group Limited from Insight Capital and its founder.
  • Bridgepoint on its acquisition of Inspired Thinking Group from Equistone.
  • Brookfield on its USD5bn acquisition of the Modulaire Group from funds managed by TDR Capital.
  • Dorilton Capital on its acquisition of Williams F1 Racing Team.
  • Eurazeo on its EUR1.8bn disposal of 50% of Planet to Advent International and related joint venture arrangements.
  • H.I.G. Capital on its acquisition of the Vernacare Group from Palatine Private Equity.
  • Inflexion on the transfer of CNX Therapeutics to a GBP2.3bn continuation fund.
  • MidEuropa Partners on its sale of Regina Maria and MediGroup to Mehiläinen.
  • PAI Partners on the simultaneous acquisitions of Addo Food Group and Winterbotham Darby from LDC and Equistone, respectively, to create the Compleat Food Group.
  • USS on the sale of a significant equity interest in Dukes Education to KKR.

Qualifications

Courts

Admitted as a Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand, 2016

Academic

Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and Bachelor of Arts, University of Auckland, 2015

Languages

Korean, English
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.