For more than 18 years, Raymond Wang has advised clients on public, private, and cross-border M&A transactions. His practice focuses on mergers, acquisitions, share swaps, spin-offs, public tender offers, going-private transactions, joint ventures, and restructuring. He represents both public and private companies in a variety of industries, including retail and consumer products, manufacturing, technology services, transportation, telecommunications, real estate, and financial services.
Raymond's experience also includes advising on Taiwan antitrust and competition matters for transportation, telecommunications, and technology companies. In addition, he has been involved in a number of significant cross-Straits investment projects for Chinese and Taiwanese companies. He also frequently counsels clients on a wide range of regulatory compliance matters, such as securities transactions, labor and employment law, environmental regulations, and corporate governance matters. In the last few years, Raymond advised many foreign issuers in their Taiwan IPOs and many local and international clients in their real estate transactions.
Representative transactions include: Micron Technology's US$6 billion acquisition of Inotera, Capella Micro's merger with Vishay, Micron Technology's sponsorship of Elpida Memory's reorganization and acquisition of Rexchip, BOE's acquisition of JEAN Technology (the very first Chinese-listed company's inbound investment in a Taiwan-listed company after the lifting of the outright ban on Chinese inbound investment to Taiwan), TSMC's acquisition of Motech, and TSMC's spin-off of its solar and LED businesses.
Raymond is a member of the Taipei Bar Association. He is a frequent speaker and writer on a variety of legal topics.
Experience
Speaking Engagements
- April 12, 2018
法律盡職調查-以離岸風力發電廠之重要法律議題為中心, 台灣經濟研究院 - January 25, 2018
私募股權基金的募集(法律實務面概說), 財團法人中華民國證券暨期貨市場發展基金會 - December 9, 2017
跨國投資合作法律, 企業合作與評價研討會 - October 13, 2017
公司治理下企業合作之成功關鍵, 玉山華淵論壇 - August 11, 2016
企業併購之董監法律責任, 樺晟電子股份有限公司 - August 7, 2016
企業併購之董監法律責任, 中鼎工程(股)公司 - June 3, 2016
企業社會責任和誠信經營, 裕隆汽車 - January 18, 216
國內及海外IPO法律面概說, 福邦證券股份有限公司 - November 10, 2015
私募與併購專業人才培訓班-併購案例分析, 金融研訓院 - September 26, 2014
Taiwan VC & PE, Asia VC&PE Council and Network Forum 2014 & 25th anniversary of KVCA - May 2013
2013 Forum of Investment in Taiwan and the Connection between Industries in Taiwan and China - January 2013
Instruction for Taiwan IPO Laws and Practices - 2013 Taiwan Branding and Retail Channel Businesses IPO Seminar - June 2012
Opportunities of M&A in Taiwan and China and PRC Investment in Taiwan - 14th (2012) China Venture Capital & Private Equity Forum - April 2012
Amendment in Taiwan Company Law and Securities and Exchange Laws: Important Legal Issues regarding the Resolutions and Convening of Board of Directors and Shareholders Meetings (Securities and Futures Institute) - October 2011
Instruction for Taiwan TDR Laws and Practices - July 2011
Laws and Practices in Taiwan M&A, Deloitte Taipei - May 2011
New Vision of PRC Investment in Taiwan post ECFA: Laws and Regulations regarding Taiwan Capital Markets and M&A
- Boston University (LL.M. in Banking and Financial Law 2002); National Chengchi University (LL.B. 1994)
- Taiwan
Listed as a leading/recommended lawyer multiple years in:
Chambers Global — banking & finance, corporate/M&A, and capital markets
Chambers Asia-Pacific — banking & finance, real estate & projects, corporate/M&A, and capital markets
Legal 500 Asia Pacific — banking and finance, capital markets, corporate/M&A, real estate and construction, and TMT
- English, Mandarin, Taiwanese