Panoramic: Automotive and Mobility 2025
Thomas Kim
Partner Corporate & Finance
Languages
English, Mandarin
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Overview
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Experience
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Credentials
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Insights and events
Investment Funds: Foreign Firms, Singapore, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2026Thomas Kim, partner in the Hogan Lovells Lee & Lee office, has been an invaluable partner to us in relation to fund formation. He is very responsive and the advice has been holistic and commercial.”
Thomas Kim is head of the Investment Funds practice in our Singapore office, and specialises in the formation of private equity, private credit, infrastructure, real estate, and venture capital funds for asset managers. He brings extensive experience advising sovereign wealth funds, multilateral development banks, and insurance companies on complex private fund investments. Thomas is highly sought-after for his expertise in secondary transactions, co-GP arrangements, and carried interest structuring. As a recognised market leader in blended finance funds, he regularly represents both GPs and LPs in funds dedicated to impact and sustainable investments.
Thomas has been consistently ranked by major legal directories for his investment funds work and continues to receive recognition in their latest editions. He is ranked in Chambers Asia‑Pacific 2026 for Singapore: Investment Funds: International. Clients note that he is "a very well-regarded funds lawyer in the industry” and that his “expertise, both from a legal and commercial perspective, and his responsiveness are impressive”. He is also recognised as a Next Generation Partner in The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2026 for Singapore: Investment Funds: Foreign Firms.
The recent editions note that he is "excellent in understanding [clients] needs and sharing [his] in depth experience and current market practice". Clients see him as "a skilled funds practitioner" who "provides sharp analysis", and commend him for his "cool demeanour" and "exceptional professionalism and tenacity". He is valued by his clients for his "proactive and driven" approach, and for his "genuine interest in obtaining the best result for his client".
Investment Funds: International, Singapore, Chambers Asia-Pacific 2026Thomas’s expertise, both from a legal and commercial perspective, and his responsiveness are impressive."
Representative experience
Indies Capital Partners on the final close of its fourth flagship private credit fund, Indies Special Opportunities IV, which raised over US$300 million.
Sriwijaya Capital, on the successful launch and first close of its debut private equity fund which will invest in growth-stage companies in Indonesia and Southeast Asia.
Private Infrastructure Development Group’s (PIDG) project development solution, InfraCo, on its anchor investment in the KINETIK Affirma Capital Climate Transition Fund I
Motion Ventures on the formation of their US$100 million venture capital fund, which is the largest maritime-focused tech fund in the market to date.
Tikehau Capital on its joint Asia Pacific private credit fund launch with UOB Kay Hian.
Bank of Singapore in connection with the sale of its platform fund management business to Institutional CapitalNetwork, Inc.*
Dymon Asia Private Equity (Singapore) on its third flagship private equity fund, Dymon Asia Private Equity (S.E. Asia) Fund III, L.P.*
Capital Square Partners (CSP) on the close of a c.US$700 million continuation fund.*
Capital Square Partners (CSP) on the acquisition of portfolio assets from certain funds managed by both CSP and Basil Technology Partners.*
Clime Capital with respect to its second fund, South East Asia Clean Energy Fund II (SEACEF II), which received US$127 million in commitments.*
*Matter handled prior to joining Hogan Lovells.
Credentials
Education
- LL.M., Harvard Law School, 2005
- B.A., University of Cambridge, 2004
Bar admissions and qualifications
- Solicitor, England and Wales
- New York
Recognition
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Sponsorships and Speaking Engagements
May 2025