Yen-Chou Pan

Mr. Pan is an expert in mergers, acquisitions, investments, private equity, and venture capital transaction, particularly in the technology and biotech industries. With extensive experience in corporate transactions, Mr. Pan assists clients to achieve business goals and reduce legal risks. He is the legal advisor to many promising startup companies in Taipei, and provides regulatory consultancy services for financial technology companies.

Experience

• Advised Morgan Stanley Private Equity in its divestiture of shares in CTCI Corporation, a Taiwan-listed company
• Advised HTC Corporation in its sale of shares in Beats Electronics
• Advised Cathay Financial Holdings in its acquisition of SBC Bank in Cambodia
• Advised MaiCoin, an internet bitcoin internet startup, on local financial regulations and business models
• Advised Cathay Securities in its acquisition of Horizon Securities (Hong Kong)
• Advised MetLife in its sale of Taiwan subsidiary
• Advised two real estate PE funds in its real estate and hotel transactions in Taiwan
• Advised Mandarina Hotel Corporation in its management agreement with Mandarin Oriental Group
• Advised DaVita in its Taiwan joint venture
• Advised the Want-Want Group in its acquisition of CNS cable television group in Taiwan
• Advised Cathay Financial Holdings in its bid for Nanshan Life Insurance
• Advised Yahoo in its acquisition of wretch.cc
• Advised Want-Want Group in its acquisition of a hotel in Penghu, Taiwan
• Advised Himax in its US acquisition of Spatial Photonics

Education

• LL. M. University of Chicago Law School, Chicago, Illinois.
• LL. M. and LL. B. National Taiwan University Law School, Taiwan, ROC

Areas

• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Joint Ventures
• Cross-border Investments
• Startups and Internet Companies
• Commercial Contracts
• Private Equity
• Securities Law
• Corporate Law

Languages

• Chinese-Mandarin (Native)
• English (Fluent)

Admissions

• Admitted in Taiwan
• Admitted to bar of State of New York, Attorney at Law
• Patent attorney in Taiwan