Dentons

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Dentons’ corporate practice, led by James Hsiao, cooperates closely with the firm’s other offices in the region and globally to assist clients in relation to inbound and outbound cross-border mergers as well as public company acquisitions, asset transfers, and corporate restructurings, among other areas. The team counts major private equity funds and investment banks as long-term clients. Chengkai Wang has experience advising clients in the tech and financial services sectors.

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Testimonials

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  • 'Chengkai Wang provides clear, professional and pragmatic advice.'
  • ‘James Hsiao is professional and offers commercial solutions.'

  • ‘James Hsiao is excellent. He combines strong legal expertise with a deep understanding of commercial needs, which allows him to provide innovative and effective solutions to complex legal issues. James is proactive in identifying potential legal risks early in the transaction process and is also a skilled negotiator.'

  • ‘The team has strong legal expertise as well as commercial understanding. They respond quickly and accurately to legal questions involving highly complex transactions and provide come up with innovative deal structures. They also identify legal mechanisms to mitigate company risks.'

  • ‘The Dentons Taiwan corporate team is extremely client focused, providing timely and commercial advice.'

Key clients

  • Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia
  • AcBel Polytech Inc.
  • Ally Logistic Property
  • Rotam Global AgroSciences Limited
  • Platinum Equity
  • Roku Holdings, Inc. / Purple Tag (Taiwan) Ltd
  • Believe International / Believe Taiwan, Inc.
  • SEKO Logistics / SEKO Logistics (HK) Limited Taiwan Branch
  • Sonos, Inc.
  • Solera
  • New Economic Ventures

Work highlights

  • Advised Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia in relation to the acquisition and privatisation of Taisun Int’l (Holding) Corp.
  • Advised Acbel Polytech Inc. as its Taiwan counsel in relation to its acquisition of ABB Power Conversion.
  • Advised Platinum Equity as its Taiwan counsel in relation to its acquisition of the HTS business and assets of Imerys S.A.

Lawyers

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

James Hsiao

Other key lawyers

Chengkai Wang