Baker McKenzie’s leading banking and finance practice represents major clients, including Taiwanese and international banks, investment funds, corporate borrowers, and government agencies in relation to a broad spectrum of banking matters. The team is particularly well known for its expertise in bank mergers, infrastructure project financing, private equity investment vehicles, property development, and the securitisation of property portfolios. With considerable experience, particularly in project financing matters, Justin Liang continues to lead the department alongside Hao-Ray Hu, who specialises in advising financial service clients on licence applications, post-acquisition integration and bancassurance transactions. Bee Leay Teo‘s broad practice covers asset, structured and trade finance as well as derivatives. Evangeline Wang also plays a key role in team, including on syndicated lending facility cases. The team continues to act as local counsel to DBS Bank (Taiwan) Ltd in connection with its acquisition of the consumer banking business of Citibank Taiwan Limited.
Banking and finance in Taiwan
Baker McKenzie
Praxisleiter:
Hao-Ray Hu; Justin Liang
Weitere Kernanwälte:
Bee Leay Teo; Evangeline Wang
Referenzen
‘Our engagement partner, Hao-Ray Hu, always give us impressive on his professional in this practice. ’
Kernmandanten
HSBC
Cigna
DBS Bank Taiwan
Taipei Fubon Commercial Bank
Far Eastern International Bank
Taiwan Alvogen Ltd.
Hydron International Co., Ltd.
CDIB Capital Group
Taiwan Cube Energy
Highlight-Mandate
- Acted as Taiwan counsel to HSBC Bank Taiwan on its 15-year extension of their exclusive bancassurance distribution agreement with Allianz.
- Acting as the local counsel to assist DBS Bank (Taiwan) Ltd. in relation to its acquisition of consumer banking business Citibank Taiwan Limited.
- Acted for the major shareholders in connection with the bridge loan which financed the leveraged buyout of Ginko International.
Lee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law
Lee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law’s banking team, led by James Huang, advises major domestic and international banks, insurance companies, corporations, and other financial institutions in relation to a wide range of issues, including project financing, derivatives, distressed asset management, and syndicated lending. Robin Chang advises major international commercial and investment banks on their operations in Taiwan, while Abe Sung is a securitisation expert, involved in the first cross-border securitisation deal ever done by a Taiwanese issuer. Department head Huang has extensive experience in syndicated loans, acquisition finance, project finance, the disposal of non-performing loans by financial institutions, and loan securitisation. Senior counsellor Patricia Lin handles syndicated, structured and aircraft/ship financing matters, among others.
Praxisleiter:
James Huang
Weitere Kernanwälte:
Abe Sung; Patricia Lin; Robin Chang
Kernmandanten
Citibank Taiwan Limited
Standard Chartered Bank (Taiwan) Limited
BNP Paribas Taipei Branch
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited Taipei Branch
BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A., Taipei Branch
DBS Bank (Taiwan) Ltd., Co.
Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. Taipei Branch
UBS AG Taipei Branch
Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
Société Générale, Taipei Branch
CTBC Bank Co., Ltd.
Bank SinoPac Co., Ltd.
Taipei Fubon Commercial Bank Co., Ltd
Taishin International Bank Co., Ltd.
First Commercial Bank Co., Ltd
E.SUN Commercial Bank, Ltd.
O-Bank Co., Ltd.
Lin & Partners Attorneys-At-Law
Lin & Partners Attorneys-At-Law , led by Taipei- and Kaohsiung-based George Lin, acts for investment banks, institutional investors, and local and international banks in connection with a wide range of matters, including banking litigation, asset-based financing, project financing and anti-money laundering compliance. Lin has considerable experience helping financial institutions and third-party payment providers enter the Taiwan market and is leading the team’s foray into the fields of cryptocurrency, blockchain and fintech. Kaiju Lee offers expertise in banking and financial regulations law as well as fintech.
Praxisleiter:
George Lin
Weitere Kernanwälte:
Kaiju Lee
Tsar & Tsai Law Firm
Tsar & Tsai Law Firm’s 10-strong banking and finance team, jointly led by Jackie Lin and Janice Lin, specialises in project finance matters, particularly in the renewable energy sector. Janice Lin recently assisted several lenders and hedging banks throughout the APAC region in relation to the financing and refinancing of a 188MW solar portfolio in Taiwan. Jackie Lin has broad experience acting for local and international borrowers and lenders, and recently led a team advising the syndicated lenders in connection with a major financing project. Lynn Lin has corporate finance experience in the tech, manufacturing, energy, telecoms, and financial sectors.
Praxisleiter:
Jackie Lin; Janice Lin
Weitere Kernanwälte:
Lynn Lin
Kernmandanten
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
BNP Paribas
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ)
E.Sun Commercial Bank
HSBC
Allianz SE
Bank SinoPac
Credit Agricole CIB
Standard Chartered Bank
Enlighten Law Group
Enlighten Law Group’s banking and finance offering, led by Kunchou Tsai in Taipei, Jingfan Chen in Taipei and Shanghai, and Laurence Kao in Taipei and New York, is particularly active in fintech and blockchain matters, and has taken a strong lead in these areas in Taiwan. The team also regularly handles finance-related cases in the manufacturing and luxury goods sectors.
Praxisleiter:
Kunchou Tsai; Jingfang Chen; Laurence Kao
Referenzen
‘Kunchou Tsai is knowledgeable, well-spoken, and easy to work with.’
‘Enlighten Law Group understands blockchain and cryptocurrency and the laws surrounding them. The team is also responsive and capable.’
Kernmandanten
CADesigner Engineering Sp. z o.o.
Creditors of FTX
Heimdal Holdings Corp. (Samoa)
Hoya Bit Digital Technology Co., Ltd.
Taiwan Industrial Union of Financial Workers’ Right
Metap Inc. (“Gensokishi Online Meta World”)
Michalina Jendrzejczyk
Nice Enterprise Co., Ltd.
Ornatus Taiwan Ltd.
RSS3 Foundation
Inworld International Management Consulting Ltd.,
Highlight-Mandate
- Advised on the formation of an unaccredited ad hoc creditors group to participate in the FTX bankruptcy proceedings.
- Advised a fund on its shareholder rights and interests in relation to a potential M&A deal involving two telecommunications companies.
Formosan Brothers Attorneys at Law
Formosan Brothers Attorneys at Law advises domestic banks and other financial institutions on a range of issues, including legal compliance and banking regulatory law, domestic and international asset-backed loans, and infrastructure financing projects. Li-Pu Lee and Terry Tu lead the practice from Taipei, with both also admitted to practice in New York.
Praxisleiter:
Li-Pu Lee; Terry Tu
LCS & Partners
Mark Harty and Grace Ku jointly lead LCS & Partners banking and finance practice, which has represented both borrowers and banks in relation to a wide range of matters, including syndicated loans, project financing, asset-backed financing, and derivatives. Harty has broad international banking and project finance experience, while Ku’s expertise includes regulatory compliance, project finance, and securitisation.
Praxisleiter:
Mark Harty; Grace Ku
Russin & Vecchi (International Legal Counsellors)
Russin & Vecchi (International Legal Counsellors)’s banking team, led by Thomas McGowan and Hwei-Yu Cho, acts for both local and foreign banks, and is well known for advising on regulatory compliance matters as well as for handling syndicated lending transactions. McGowan, a US-licensed attorney, has great experience in Taiwan acting for multinational commercial and investment banks, asset managers, and private equity investors. He is particularly strong representing lenders in syndicated lending facilities. Lisa Wang has experience advising local and offshore clients as both borrowers and lenders.
Praxisleiter:
Thomas McGowan; Hwei Yu Cho
Weitere Kernanwälte:
Lisa Wang