Christy LIM

Significant transactions that Christy has been involved in include advising / acting for the following:

• Nesta Investment Holdings Limited in the grant of US$4 billion term loan and revolving facilities in relation to Nesta Investment Holdings Limited's acquisition of Global Logistic Properties Limited. This deal won "Deal of the Year" and "Best Leveraged Finance Deal" at the FinanceAsia Achievement Awards, 2017, "M&A Deal of the Year: South East Asia" at The Asian Lawyer's Asia Legal Awards 2018 and "M&A Deal of the Year (Premium)" at the ALB SE Asia Law Awards 2018.
• A syndicate of lenders in a US$551 million financing granted to subsidiaries of ARA Asset Management Limited, for the acquisition of a portfolio of 38 hotels under the Hyatt Place and Hyatt House franchise across 21 states in the United States. This acquisition is a significant milestone in the global expansion and diversification plans of the ARA group and marks its maiden foray into the United States property market.
• A consortium led by Perennial Real Estate Holdings Limited and Yanlord Group Limited in the grant of a loan facility of up to S$1.1 billion for the acquisition of approximately 33.4% stake in United Engineers Limited and a 29.9% stake in WBL Corporation Limited.
• CMA CGM S.A., a French company which is the world's third largest container ship operator by capacity, in the syndicated financing of US$1.65 billion to finance the acquisition by CMA CGM S.A. of all the issued and paid up ordinary shares (excluding issued and paid up ordinary shares held as treasury shares) in the capital of Neptune Orient Lines Limited.
• A club of lenders in a S$925 million financing granted to Commons Residential Pte. Ltd., Commons SR Trustee Pte. Ltd. (in its capacity as trustee-manager of Commons SR Trust) and Commons Commercial Trustee Pte. Ltd. (in its capacity as trustee-manager of Commons Commercial Trust), which are special purpose vehicles owned by a joint venture between Far East Organization, Sekisui House and Sino Group, for the development of a highly-coveted commercial and residential site located at Holland Road.
• TPG Growth II SF Pte. Ltd., as shareholder, in a US$250 million loan granted to Apollo Towers Myanmar Limited (TPG's first investment in Myanmar) in relation to the development and operations of a greenfield telecommunications tower rollout in Myanmar, the first in the country by a leading Western private equity firm.

Related Practices

• Banking & Finance
• Private Equity