Mr Andy Lim is Group CEO of the JL Family Office (JLFO) and is responsible for sourcing, structuring, negotiating, and executing the investments of JLFO. Under his leadership, JLFO currently has investments in the real estate and private equity & venture capital sectors across the globe.
Mr Lim is also the founder of The Land Managers Holdings Pte Ltd (TLM), an institutionally managed boutique real estate investment firm under JLFO. With assets under management of approximately S$250m, TLM focuses on value-added and development real estate in gateway cities globally, particularly in Singapore, Greater China and Europe, across all asset classes.
Mr Lim has over 10 years of experience in the real estate sector and was a key member in the set-up of Straits Real Estate Pte. Ltd. (SRE), a S$950m joint venture between JLFO and The Straits Trading Company Limited in 2013. At SRE, he was Director of Business Development from 2013 to 2018, responsible for developing and implementing growth opportunities and investments for the company as well as all legal and operational matters.
He leads JLFO’s philanthropic efforts through the Lim Hoon Foundation Limited (LHF), with the aim to give back to society in a holistic and sustainable manner. He is a director of the Dyslexic Association of Singapore, where he has funded S$280,100 to establish the 360° Pact in support of post-secondary students with dyslexia. He has also led LHF to award bursaries and scholarships to underprivileged students from primary to tertiary levels, including a S$4m endowment (inclusive of a S$1 million matching grant by the Singapore Government) with Singapore Management University (SMU) to establish the JLFO-LHF Scholarship for SMU undergraduates. He also set up 64 Club Street, a social impact hub with a mission to create and curate initiatives to bring about positive change in the community. For his efforts in the philanthropic space, Forbes named him one of Asia’s 2022 Heroes of Philanthropy. As an active member of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, he serves as a member of its Youth Business Affairs Committee.
Mr Lim began his career as a lawyer in Allen & Gledhill LLP (A&G) in 2010 and left as a Senior Associate in 2014. During his tenure, he was involved in establishing and listing real estate investment trusts, real estate business trusts, direct and indirect property acquisitions, divestments of real estate, master lease-back transactions and property joint development and development projects.