Baker 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.

Praised for its ‘wide range of practical experience’, the team at Lee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law retains its market-leading position advising on large-scale bond issuances, IPOs, listings, floating note issuances, as well as more complex financial instruments including green convertible bonds. The firm caters to some of the largest banks, development banks and investment banks operating in multiple jurisdictions. Patricia Lin has experience in global depositary receipts, American depositary receipts, Taiwan Depositary Receipts, Euro-convertible bonds and Euro-exchangeable bonds. C.T. Chang has significant experience in the Hong Kong market. Abe Sung acts for underwriters and issuers. Robin Chang, Hsin-Lan Hsu, James Huang, Sarah Wu, Eddie Hsiung and Mark Yu are also co-heads on the team and remain integral to the practice.

Showcasing significant strength for convertible bonds and note issuance, the capital markets offering at K&L Gates has a strong presence in Taiwan. It advises local transportation, AI and cloud technology, semiconductor, software, biotech companies and electronics manufacturers. The team is also noted for working across complex jurisdictions including the Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands. The team is jointly led by James Chen and Jacqueline Fu.

Chen & Lin Attorneys-at-Law has experience in domestic and cross-border capital markets transactions, including IPOs. The team is led by M&A specialist Jennifer Wang who has experience in multinational, cross-border and local capital market deals. Doris Lu advises on overseas and domestic IPO and fundraising mandates.

The Dentons team in Taipei leverages its global network of offices to advise major commercial and investment banks. The firm is led by James Hsiao who is noted by clients as being the ‘best-in-class’ who advises on the full spectrum of capital markets transactions including M&As, IPOs, securities offerings, private placements, block trades, and private equity investments.

The Capital Markets team at Lin and Partners, Attorneys-at-Law helps a mix of local and international clients with their Taiwanese listings, but also regularly advises on regulatory compliance. The firm is also noted for having a strong footing with companies involved in the cryptocurrency industry. Dr George Lin leads the firm’s capital markets practice. Ted Liu is also recommended for his contribution to the firm’s work.