The team at Nishimura & Asahi has particular strength in assisting Japanese companies with their investments in Taiwan, and is equally adept at handling large domestic M&A deals. The practice is led by Tokyo-based Ing-Chian Sun.

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Key clients

  • Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. (TSMC)
  • Walsin Technology Corporation
  • Advantage Partners Inc.
  • Tokyo Century Corporation
  • Net Protections Holdings, Inc.
  • Denso Corporation
  • T Capital Partners Co., Ltd.
  • Japan-China Capital Partners Co., Ltd
  • ORIX Corporation
  • TKP Corporation
  • The Carlyle Group
  • Toenec Corporation
  • Asahi Kasei Corp.

Work highlights

  • Advised TSMC on the construction of a computer chip plant in Japan.
  • Advised Walsin on its acquisition of a stake in Soushin Electronics through Kamaya Electronics, a subsidiary of the client.
  • Advised investment fund Advantage Partners Inc. and financial services company Tokyo Century Corporation on the acquisition of the energy storage devices and systems business of Showa Denko Materials Co., Ltd., by means of a special purpose company.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Ing-Chian Sun

Other key lawyers

Sheng-chieh Chang