David Tien

Partner

聯絡方式

David Tien's practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, venture capital financing, investment funds, renewable energy, food and healthcare law and securities laws.

David recently handled various cross-border transactions for PEs, conglomerates and PRC investors, including:
- Domino's Pizza Enterprises' acquisition of Domino's Taiwan
- China Resources Capital Management's acquisition of the controlling stake of City Super Group
- I Squared Capital's several renewable energy projects in Taiwan and its sale of the largest solar platform to Marubeni
- CDIB Capital's privatization of Jintex Corporation (TPX: 1787)
- EnPro Industries, Inc.'s (NYSE:NPO) acquisition of LeanTeq
- TSC Auto ID Technology's (TPEx: 3611) acquisition of U.S. Diversified Labeling Solutions

David also represented notable VCs and CVCs, including Taiwania Capital, WI Harper and Alibaba to invest in startups engaging in AIOT, SaaS, fintech, blockchain, digital health and biotechnology businesses.

David acted for respected fund managers to form private investment funds and advised on the structuring, establishment and ongoing legal and regulatory compliance matters. Representative projects include CDIB Capital Growth Partners L.P., CDIB Capital Innovation Accelerator Fund, CDIB-Innolux Partnership, Taiwania Capital Buffalo II, III and V LPs., and JAFCO Taiwan I Venture Capital Limited Partnership.

David regularly advised food and healthcare companies, on issues of product registration, advertisement, competition, consumer protection, data protection, labor, anti-corruption, and more.

學歷

Georgetown Law Center (Global Health Law LL.M., 2011)
Columbia Law School (LL.M., 2010)
National Taiwan University (LL.M., 2007)
National Taiwan University (LL.B., 2004)

專業領域

Mergers & Acqusitions; Cross-Border Investments; Venture Capital Financing; Investment Funds; Renewable Energy; Securities Law; Food and Healthcare

經歷

Herbert Smith Freehills (Hong Kong)
Baker McKenzie (Taipei)

資格

New York
Taiwan

語言

English, Mandarin

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2020	《2020 Lee and Li Debate Competition Camp - Introduction on M&A Structure and Contracts》Lecture Lee and Li Foundation
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2019	《VC Financing & MA Contract》Lecture NTU Consulting Group of Legal Strategy for Startups
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2019	《Anti-Money Laundering & Insider Trading》Lecture Taiwan Institute of Directors
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2019	《VC Financing Term Sheet》Lecture HTC Vive X
2018	《Biomedical Investment & Entrepreneurship》Lecture Taiwania Young Entrepreneurs Academy
2018	《Startups' Must-Known Company Act》Lecture WI Harper Group
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