Baker McKenzie
Client SatisfactionBaker McKenzie’s capital markets team remains a stanchion within the Taiwanese market, advising on some of the largest deals for major clients including insurance companies, semiconductor manufacturers, and pharmaceutical conglomerates. The team regularly advises on bond issuances, divestments, IPOs, listings and acquisitions for both vanilla bonds and more complex financial instruments. It has been increasingly instructed by Taiwanese clients looking to list on foreign stock exchanges. The team is jointly led by Wen-Yen Kang and Alex Chiang. Kang specialises in cross-border equity offerings whilst Chiang is noted for handling large-scale equity capital markets mandates. Mark Tu is recommended for securities offerings.
Key clients
- Alchip Technologies Limited
- Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd.
- PharmaEssentia Corporation
- Taiwan Life Insurance Co., Ltd.
- Walsin Lihwa Corporation
- GlobalWafers Co., Ltd.
- Cathay Life Insurance Co., Ltd.
- Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
- China Life Insurance Co., Ltd.
- Airoha Technology Corp.
- J&B International Inc.
- Applied Materials, Inc.
Work highlights
- Acted as counsel to Alchip Technologies Limited for its offering of globaldepositary shares listed on Luxembourg Stock Exchange.
- Acted as Taiwanese counsel to GlobalWafers Co., Ltd. for its guarantee of the exchangeable units issued by its wholly-owned German subsidiary, GlobalWafers GmbH.
- Acted for Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd. on its offering of corporate bonds listed on the Taipei Exchange.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Wen-Yen Kang, Alex Chiang