15 Facts About Peter Lim

Peter Lim was born on 21 May 1953 and is a Singaporean business magnate who was a stockbroker, and is a private investor who has invested in sectors ranging from palm oil to medicine.

Peter Lim is a shareholder of English club Salford City and the owner of Spanish La Liga club Valencia CF since 2014.

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

Peter Lim completed his secondary school education at the Raffles Institution.

Peter Lim studied how they started, how they grew, and how they scaled up.

Peter Lim graduated with a degree in accounting and finance and first worked as an accountant and did some tax consultancy before going into stocks.

In 2010, Peter Lim cashed out at the peak of commodity prices and sold his Wilmar shares for US$1.5 billion.

Peter Lim quit the brokerage business in 1996 and became a private investor.

Peter Lim was able to escape the 1998 Asian Financial Crisis as he had liquidated most of his stocks and was holding cash.

Peter Lim was replaced by Pako Ayestaran, who was brought in by Neville as the assistant coach just one month prior.

Peter Lim was put in charge of a team of young prospects and lower profile players after failing to sign any player during summer transfer season, while the club was selling key players such as captain Dani Parejo, who left for free to regional rivals Villarreal.

Peter Lim's management resulting in player sell-offs and lack of inward transfers has been criticised by Valencia's fans, players such as Geoffrey Kondogbia, and managers and directors such as Cesare Prandelli, Javier Subirats, and Javi Gracia.

In October 2021, Peter Lim co-founded ZujuGP with his son.

Peter Lim further committed a separate $20 million to start a new community project focused on helping children from less privileged backgrounds, with the aim of helping them reach their potential.

In 2014, Lim endowed Nanyang Technological University with S$3 million to fund a professorship in peace studies at the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies to protect and promote harmony in Singapore.