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Alex Chiang

Special Senior Consultant
Baker & McKenzie
Not admitted to practice law in this jurisdiction

Biography

As Head of the Capital Markets practice group, Alex has extensive experience in cross-border transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments and cross-border securities offerings. Alex advises several leading investment banks on the structuring of various merger and acquisition transactions. His practice spans across multiple areas, including M&A, securities, corporate, private equity, banking, and finance, covering the intricacies of complex international mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, securities, insurance, and direct investment.

Representative Legal Matters

M&A and Direct Investment

  • USI Global's purchase of 100% of Financière AFG S.A.S.(FAFG)
  • ASE Technology Holding's proposed Sale and Disposal of Equity Interests in its Subsidiaries, GAPT Holding Limited and ASE (Kun Shan) Inc., to Wise Road Capital
  • ASE's 100% acquisition of SPIL
  • WT Microelectronics in defending the hostile merger case of the WPG Holdings
  • Carlyle Group's bid for Nan-Shan Life Insurance Co., Ltd.
     

Capital Markets

  • American Depository Receipts: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.; Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd.; AU Optronics Corp.
  • Global Depository Receipts: Gintech Solar Co., Ltd.; Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd.; Powertech Technologies Co., Ltd.; ProMOS Technologies Inc.; Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc.; Acer Incorporated, Walsin Lihwa Corp.; CMC Magnetics Corporation.

Insurance

  • General and regulatory insurance advice to leading insurance companies in Taiwan

Syndicated Loans

  • Syndication Loan: ProMOS Technologies Inc., ChipMOS Technologies Inc., Taiwan Broadband Communications, Co., Ltd.
  • Project Finance: Ever Power IPP Co., Ltd., Hsin Tao Power Corp.
  • Negotiable Instrument Facilities: CMC Magnetics Corp., Capital Securities Corp., Jin Sun Securities Co., Ltd.

Securitization

  • Collateralized loan obligation ("CLO") deal arranged by Credit Lyonnais (First CLO deal through public offering in Taiwan)
  • CLO deal arranged by China Development Industrial Bank

Others

  • Derivatives transactions (including review of International Swaps and Derivatives Association Master Agreement, Schedules and Confirmations)
  • Establishment of Goldman Sachs branch in Taiwan.


Professional Honors

  • Named Leading Partner by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2025)
  • Named Band 1 Lawyer by Chambers Greater China Region Guide (2024)
  • Named Leading Individual by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific (2024)
  • Named Leading Lawyer – Market Leader by IFLR1000 (2024)

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Insurance Policy Review Committee of the Financial Supervisory Commission - Member

Admissions

  • New York~United States (1994)

Education

  • American University (LL.M.) (1992)
  • National Chung-Hsing University (LL.B.) (1987)

Languages

  • English
  • Taiwanese
  • Mandarin