Our Firm

About
SJL Partners

SJL Partners is a private equity investment manager based in Seoul, Korea. The company was founded in 2017, seeking to create an investment platform focusing on outbound cross-border opportunities out of Korea and the Asia-Pacific.

We deliver a unique investment proposition to our investors by partnering with strategic parties to leverage the “best of both worlds”. We combine SJL’s expertise in cross-border M&A execution, operational improvements, and governance with the ability of the strategic partner to bring compelling synergies and mitigate risks.

History

2023
November

SJL completes US$1.55 billion joint acquisition of Meridian Bioscience with SD Biosensor

2022
January

SJL completes joint investment in Nexeon and NSC with SKC

2019
May

SJL completes US$3.1 billion joint acquisition of Momentive Performance Materials with KCC Corporation and Wonik QnC Corporation

2018
June
SJL completes US$100 million investment into Vigevano
2018
March
SJL completes US$187 million investment into Celltrion Holdings
2017
November

SJL Partners founded

What We Do

We believe there are substantial value creation opportunities in cross-border M&As in OECD markets.

By investing together with strategic investors in Asia, we can make synergies more tangible and investment risks more controllable.

Our strength lies in finding such opportunities and realizing value from them.
Steve Lim
Steve Suk Jung Lim
Chairman and Managing Partner

Approach