Peter Lim

Not to be confused with Peter Lin (disambiguation).
Peter Lim
林荣福
Recent photo of Peter Lim
Lim in 2016
Born (1953-05-21) 21 May 1953 (age 71)
Singapore
EducationUniversity of Western Australia
Occupations
  • Businessman
  • investor[1]
Known for
Spouses
Teo Geok Fong
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(m. 1990⁠–⁠2002)​
Cherie Lim
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(m. 2003)​
Children2 (including Kiat Lim)

Peter Lim Eng Hock[a][2][3] (born 21 May 1953) is a Singaporean business magnate who was a stockbroker and an investor in palm oil, and is now a private investor focused on healthcare, property, sports, and education.[4][5][6] In 2023, he was ranked 23rd on Forbes' list of Singapore's 50 Richest with a net worth of US$1.9 billion.[7][4] He is a shareholder of English club Salford City and the owner of Spanish La Liga club Valencia CF since 2014.[8][9][10][11]

In 2010, Lim won the biggest libel payout in Singapore's history in the Raffles Town Club saga.[3][12]

  1. ^ Jetley, Neerja. "How Singapore Billionaire Peter Lim Makes Money From Thin Air". Forbes. Archived from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Peter Lim a savvy investor". The Edge Malaysia. 19 August 2010. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Raffles Town Club Pte Ltd v Lim Eng Hock Peter" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Singapore's 50 Richest". Forbes. 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Peter Lim pierde en bolsa 1.665 millones de euros con TMG desde la compra del Valencia CF". Valencia Plaza (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  6. ^ "TMG, el holding cotizado de Peter Lim, se hunde en la Bolsa de Singapur a mínimos de hace 8 años". Valencia Plaza (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  7. ^ Karmali, Naazneen; Ho, Jane (6 September 2023). "Singapore's 50 Richest". Forbes. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  8. ^ Baillif, Elias. "Institution bafouée et résistance : Valence est-il (ir)récupérable ?". Eurosport. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  9. ^ Panja, Tariq (5 February 2021). "They Hailed the New Owner as a Savior. Then They Got to Know Him". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  10. ^ Corrigan, Dermot. "'He had everything. And he destroyed it': Peter Lim's six years at Valencia". The Athletic. Archived from the original on 13 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  11. ^ Picó, Diego; Valencia (5 January 2017). "Is the sun setting on Lim's time in Valencia?". MARCA. Archived from the original on 12 May 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Peter Lim wins S$210,000 in damages in RTC defamation suit". Channel NewsAsia. 28 July 2010. Archived from the original on 29 July 2010.


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