Capital Markets
Introduction
Our Experiences
Lee and Li has the largest practice group that specializes in capital market, securities and privatization in Taiwan. Our practice covers initial public offering, overseas securities offer such as Global Depository Receipts and Euro–convertible Bonds, offering of foreign currency–denominated bonds (including so–called "Formosa Bonds"). We also assist our clients in establishing local securities firms, securities investment consulting enterprises and securities investment trust enterprises. All our team members possess professional knowledge and skills and offer legal services that address the evolving needs of our clients.
Our Teams
Licensed Lawyers: Approximately sixty
Practice Experience over 20 years: Over a dozen
Practice Experience over 10 years: Over a dozen
Practice Experience over 5 years: Over ten
All legal professionals possess law degrees in Taiwan or foreign countries
In addition to Taiwan Bar license, some admitted to Chinese Bar, New York Bar, and California Bar
Practice Experience over 20 years: Over a dozen
Practice Experience over 10 years: Over a dozen
Practice Experience over 5 years: Over ten
All legal professionals possess law degrees in Taiwan or foreign countries
In addition to Taiwan Bar license, some admitted to Chinese Bar, New York Bar, and California Bar
Our Expertises
We have represented clients in many landmark cases including the first issuance of American depositary receipts and Euro convertible bonds by Taiwanese companies, the first asset–backed securitization of residential mortgage loans, the first cross–border securitization of cash card and auto–loan receivables, pioneer Renminbi bond issuance by PRC financial institutions in Taiwan, first foreign sovereign bond issuance in Taiwan and the privatizations of Chunghwa Telecom and China Steel, just to name a few. Also, we represent most of the Formosa Bonds issuances in Taiwan.
Scope of Services
- Depositary Receipts / Convertible or Exchangeable Bonds
- Supra Notes / Financial Debentures
- Establishment of Subs or Branches of Foreign Securities Houses / Futures Commission Merchants
- Tender Offer
- Formosa Bonds
- NTD Bonds / Sustainable Bonds
- Securities Investment Trust and Consulting Enterprises (SITEs/SICEs)
- Private Placement / Margin Transactions
- Migration and Offshore Listing
- Taiwan Listing by Offshore Taiwanese Companies / Foreign Companies (IPO)
- Financial Asset/Real Estate Securitization
- General Consultation on Securities Laws and Regulations
Awards and Honors
- The Chambers and Partners – Band 1 Firm for Banking & Finance, Capital Markets
- The Legal 500 Asia Pacific – Tier 1 Law Firm for Capital Markets
- Taipei Exchange – First Place in Law Firms – Counselling Most Foreign Companies on Primary Listing on Taipei Exchange as of the 10th Anniversary of TPEx Open for Foreign Companies Primary Listing
- Taiwan Stock Exchange – Circulating Securities Award–Law firm
- Taiwan Stock Exchange – First Place in Law Firms – Counselling Most Foreign Companies on Primary Listing on Taiwan Stock Exchange
- Wealth & Finance – Best Banking & Finance Law Firm of the Year
Milestone Cases
- TSMC – ADRs Offering
- Chunghwa Telecom – Privatization through ADRs Offering
- Citibank – International Bonds Issuance
- Hon Hai Precision Industry/ Formosa Plastics Group – Convertible Bonds Issuance
- Chinatrust Commercial Bank, Hong Kong Branch –Perpetual Subordinated Notes Issuance
- State of Qatar, State of Israel, Republic of Chile, Federal Government of the United Arab Emirate – International Bonds Issuance
- Asian Development Bank – Dragon Bond Issuance
- AT & T – International Bonds Issuance
- Bank of China, Taipei Branch – Formosa Bonds Issuance
- Verizon – International Bonds Issuance
- Want Want China – Hong Kong Listing
- Taiwan 50 ETF
- Orsted – Green Bonds Issuance
- Cosmos Bank – George & Mary Cash Card Receivables Securitization
- Hsinchu International Bank – Cross–Border Residential Mortgage–Backed Securities (RMBS)
- Shin Kong No.1 REITs