Venture Capital 2025

TAIWAN Trends and Developments

Trends and Developments Contributed by: Lihuei Mao (Grace), Dennis Yu and Christina Chiang Lee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law Lee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law is a leading full- service law firm with specialisations which in - clude banking and finance, capital markets, corporate and investment, litigation and dispute resolution, patents and technology, and trade marks and copyrights. The firm regularly ad - vises venture capital, private equity, and institu - tional investors on a wide range of industries in Taiwan, including AI, fintech, cryptocurrencies, AIoT, SaaS, e-commerce, biotechnology and digital health. Apart from supporting the forma - tion of reputable local venture capital funds such as Taiwania and JAFCO, Lee and Li provides

assistance to Taiwanese venture capitalists in their start-up investments, including Taiwania, CDIB, JAFCO, WI Harper, and others. It also actively assists entrepreneurs with financing and IPO planning. In recent years, the firm has participated in several “de-SPAC transactions” , which enable Taiwan companies to be listed on US stock exchanges. Some of the companies the firm has helped list include Perfect Corp. (NYSE), Gorilla Technology (NASDAQ), Semilux International Ltd. (NASDAQ), TNL Mediagene (NASDAQ) and FST Corp. (NASDAQ).

Authors

Lihuei Mao (Grace) is a partner of Lee and Li and has practiced for over 20 years. She has devoted herself to M&A, the establishment of Taiwan venture capital funds and financing/IPOs

Dennis Yu is a senior counsellor of Lee and Li and has around 20 years of experience in taxation matters. He is familiar with various taxation laws and regulations. Dennis regularly

of start-ups, working closely with international and local private equity funds, venture capitals and accelerators to nourish the Taiwan start-up ecosystem and assist them in expanding their global business. With such experience, she was invited to give a series of lectures at the Soochow University Law School regarding private equity/venture capital and financing practice. Lihuei is currently a mentor of the Garage+ (a renowned incubator in Taiwan) Start-Up Programme.

assists international and local clients with tax issues such as multinational mergers and acquisitions, financial commodities, transfer pricing, international tax, customs value analysis and custom tariff classification.

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