Corporate/M&A
Greater China Region Guide 2024 : Taiwan Jurisdiction
Band 2
About
Provided by Chen & Lin
At Chen & Lin, we know that a good investment is related to tax planning. Chen & Lin provides advices to our clients with regard to the preferred form of doing business in Taiwan (such as sole proprietorship, partnership or company), the appropriate shareholding structure (such as planning of shareholding ratio, technical stock, employees’ stock dividend and bonus shares) in order to maintain their operation control (such as through arrangement of the directors’ and supervisors’ seats and management team), and to fairly distribute their profits (including compensation of directors, supervisors and managers, shareholders’ equity and employees’ benefits). Chen & Lin also assists our clients with regard to hostile take over and merger and acquisition matters.
With the trend of globalization, industries tend to grow by means of vertical divisions and horizontal integrations. Hence, companies will continuously conduct merger and acquisition activities when trying to expand and grow. Chen & Lin has intensive experiences in handling mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions and advising domestic and foreign clients on M&A transactions, such as merger, share swap, spin-off, share purchase/sale, asset purchase/sale, business acquisition and sale, both negotiated deal and hostile take over. Commencing from 2008, Chen & Lin has been continuously ranked as leading or recommended legal advisors by international prestigious legal ranking institutes.
Chambers Review
Chen & Lin houses a strong team offering strengths in a range of M&A transactions, ranging from smaller-value deals to multibillion-dollar transactions. The team regularly acts for key domestic corporations in the retail, manufacturing and technology sectors. Its client roster features Uni-President Enterprises, Zeng Hsing Industrial and Unimicron Technology. Chen & Lin cooperates with foreign firms to provide a broader offering to clients and has experience assisting with cross-jurisdictional matters.
Work Highlights
- Chen & Lin advised Zeng Hsing Industrial on its acquisition of shares in Turvo.
Notable Practitioners
Jennifer Wang assists with a range of domestic and cross-jurisdictional commercial and M&A transactions. She often acts on behalf of foreign and domestic corporate clients in the technology and chemical industries.
Lee Yingyi has a strong record in advising on corporate transactions, including general M&A and equity investments, restructurings, LBOs and tender offers. Her diverse clientele includes both public and private companies, and she is best known for advising investment funds and private equity firms.
"She handles many big deals and is a rising star."
Ranked Lawyers at
Chen & Lin
Taiwan Jurisdiction