Thomas Kim is a highly experienced corporate lawyer, recognised as a leading practitioner in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and equity capital markets (ECM). He specialises in both private and public M&A, IPOs and capital raisings, funds management, private equity and venture capital transactions, and foreign investment.
Thomas acts for a broad range of clients, including listed companies, privately held businesses of varying scale, private equity and venture capital firms, retail and wholesale funds, and family offices. He regularly advises international conglomerates on their trading and investment activities in Australia, bringing strategic insight and deep transactional expertise to complex cross-border matters.
Industry agnostic in approach, Thomas has led transactions across a wide variety of sectors, delivering commercial clarity and practical solutions regardless of industry.
He has been consistently recognised as a leading corporate lawyer by leading legal publications including Best Lawyers™ Australia, Doyle’s Guide and Legal 500.
Expertise
Experience
- Public and Private M&AActing on M&A transactions for and relating to Next Science Ltd, MC Mining Ltd, Nuchev Ltd, Regis Health Ltd, Rhinomed Ltd, Genea Ltd, TasFoods Ltd, Dutton Garage Group, Australian Homeware Enterprises and Gandel Metals Group, among others.
- Equity Capital MarketsActing on listings and/or capital raisings for and relating to Clean Seas Seafood Ltd, Simonds Ltd, Nuchev Ltd, Next Science Ltd, Oceanagold Corp, Galaxy Resources Ltd, Benitec Biopharma, Alliance Resources Ltd, Alkane Resources Ltd, The Star Entertainment Group Ltd, among others.
- Foreign inbound investments Acting on inbound transactions for Sinopec (Hong Kong) Ltd and Sinopec Australia, WeDoctor, Chow Tai Fook, Far East Consortium, Hanwha, Samsung C&T Corporations, Samtan, KT Corp, STX Energy, AZ Global Corp, MRCB Berhad, Hibiscus Petrolum Berhad, New Forests/Mitsui & Co Ltd, Sojitz Corp and Compass Group Plc, among others.
- Funds ManagementActing on various transactions for and relating to Centuria REITs, Newmark Property REIT, ANZ Specialist Asset Management Limited, Prime Value Assets Management, APN Funds Management Limited, Environinvest Limited and the establishment of multiple wholesale property funds for MAB Corporation, among others.
- Hotels and ResortsActing on M&A transactions for and relating to Pullman Melbourne on the Park, Tribe Hotels Group, Tune Hotel Group, Tourism Property Investment Group, Lasseters International Holdings Limited, Budget Ibis Melbourne Airport and Hotel Budget Ibis Melbourne, among others.
- Family OfficesThomas advises family offices, their executives, and family principals on complex matters, drawing on deep expertise in managing wealth within unique family dynamics. His work spans the formation and structuring of family offices, succession and estate planning, intergenerational wealth transfer, liability mitigation, risk management, and bespoke investment strategies across asset classes.
