Baker McKenzie
Client SatisfactionBaker McKenzie’s M&A practice plays a leading role in the Asia-Pacific corporate space, with a sizeable and experienced team handling complex transactions, including acquisitions, divestitures, mergers, reorganisations, and spin-offs, often from beginning to end. The highly experienced Kevin Wang, a member of the firm’s Asia-Pacific Regional Corporate/M&A steering committee, jointly leads the team alongside Hao-Ray Hu, who specialises in cross-border listings and M&A deals. Gwyneth Gu, with expertise in both inbound and outbound cross-border M&A and private equity transactions, plays a key role in the team. Associate partner Julia King has recently acted on several major transactions, while Mark Tu also handles cross-border M&A and private equity matters.
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Testimonials
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‘Gwyneth Gu and Jun Chen demonstrate professional expertise and diligence as well as great passion and integrity.'
‘The team is experienced in multinational M&A cases, from signing through to closing. The members have excellent negotiation/communication skills, allowing them to deal with counterparties and liaison with their colleagues from different jurisdictions to the benefit of clients.'
Key clients
- Auchan Retail International
- BizLink Holding Inc.
- Applied Materials, Inc.
- Aztiq Fund
- ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd.
- Hydron International Co., Ltd.
- Yageo Corporation
- DBS Bank Taiwan
- Panjit International Inc.
- Skywatch Innovation Incorporation
- Everlink Overseas Inc.
Work highlights
- Acted as the Taiwan legal counsel to Yageo Corporation, an electronic component manufacturing firm offering 63,400,000 common shares, in reliance of Rule 144A and Regulation S, to sponsor the issuance of 12,680,000 global depositary shares worth US$649.85 million on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.
Lawyers
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Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Gwyneth Gu
Baker McKenzieMark Tu
Baker McKenziePractice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Kevin Wang, Hao-Ray Hu