Soyeon spent 12 months on secondment to Apollo Global Management where she worked closely with the investment and legal teams.
Soyeon Lim
Soyeon Lim
Senior Associate
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.
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
Brian & Braun AG was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Brian & Braun AG LLP and Brian & Braun AG 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 Brian & Braun AG.