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Ching-Yang Lin
Hong Kong +852-2826-8688+852-2826-8688 +852-2522-2280+852-2522-2280
Ching-Yang Lin is a partner of Sullivan & Cromwell's general practice group in Hong Kong. His practice focuses on securities offerings and exchange listings, and public and private mergers and acquisitions transactions. Mr. Lin advised a number of clients in Greater China on SEC-registered and non-registered securities offerings, as well as cross-border M&As. He has also advised clients on ongoing regulatory and reporting requirements.
SELECTED REPRESENTATIONS
Securities Offering and other Corporate Finance
Advised Gaush Meditech's underwriters on its $36 million initial public offering and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
​Advised AIM Vaccine on its $20 million initial public offering of H shares and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Advised the initial purchasers of Taiwan Cement Corporation on its $425 million offering of global depositary shares under Rule 144A and Regulation S
​Advised the initial purchasers and joint bookrunners of Chailease Holding Company Limited on its $388 million GDS offering
​Advised ENN Energy on its $550 million 4.625% green senior notes offering due 2027
Advised TSMC and its subsidiary on its $3.5 billion SEC-registered debt offering of senior unsecured notes
Advised Bizlink Holding Inc. on its acquisition financing in connection with its EU451 million acquisition of LEONI AG Industrial Solutions, an electrical appliance assemblies business headquartered in Germany
Advised China Mobile in its $8.2 billion IPO of A shares and listing on the Main Board of the Shanghai Stock Exchange on Hong Kong and U.S. law matters
Advised the underwriters of Chervon Holdings on its $462 million initial public offering and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Advised the underwriters of Taiwan Cement Corporation (1101.TPE) in its $800 million currency-linked USD denominated zero coupon convertible bonds offering due 2026
Advised the underwriters of Beijing Airdoc Technology in its $215 million initial public offering of H shares and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
​Advised TSMC and its wholly-owned subsidiary, TSMC Arizona Corporation, in its $4.5 billion inaugural SEC-registered debt offering of senior unsecured notes
Advised the underwriters of Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. (TPE: 2317) in its offering of $700 million unsecured overseas convertible bonds at negative rate on the Singapore Exchange
Advised the underwriters of Kindstar Globalgene in its $285.2 million initial public offering and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Advised XPeng in its $2.064 billion global offering and dual-primary listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Advised ENN Natural Gas in its offering of five-year US$800 million guaranteed senior notes with a coupon of 3.375% through its indirectly wholly owned subsidiary, ENN Clean Energy International Investment Limited
Advised TSMC Global Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, in its $3.5 billion senior notes offerings
​​Advised the underwriters of JOINN Laboratories in its $839 million initial public offering and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Advised the underwriters of New Horizon Health in its $302 million initial public offering and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Advised the underwriters of Alibaba Group in its $5 billion SEC-registered senior notes offering
Advised the underwriters of Jacobio Pharmaceuticals in its $195 million initial public offering and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Advised the underwriters of WIN Semiconductors in its $500 million convertible bonds offering
Advised Oneness Biotech in its $177 million GDR offering
​Advised TSMC Global Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, in its $3 billion senior notes offerings
​Advised CICC and J.P. Morgan as joint financial advisers to Haier Smart Home in its privatization of Haier Electronics Group by way of a scheme of arrangement and simultaneous listing in Hong Kong by way of an introduction
​Advised the underwriters of Hepalink on its $523 million initial public offering and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Advised the underwriters of Kangji Medical on its $465 million initial public offering and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Advised the initial purchasers and underwriters of Zhen Ding Technology in its $400 million convertible bonds offering
Advised UBS and Credit Suisse as initial purchasers and joint bookrunners in Innolux Corporation's $300 million convertible bonds offering
Advised ECMOHO Limited in its $43.75 million SEC-registered IPO of ADS and listing on NASDAQ
Advised TOT BIOPHARM in its $75.3 million initial public offering and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Advised the underwriters of Mulsanne Group in its $112.6 million initial public offering and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Advised IntelliCentrics Global Holdings on its $55.4 million initial public offering and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Advised JP Morgan as bookrunner in Taiwan Cement Corporation's $400 million overseas unsecured convertible bonds due 2023
Advised an existing shareholder of BeiGene and a cornerstone investor in BeiGene, Ltd.'s $903 million global offering and second primary listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Advised JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch as joint bookrunners on Taiwan Cement Corporation's $549 million offering of global depositary receipts under Rule 144A and Regulation S
Advised Goldman Sachs on the $64.4 million global offering and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange of AK Medical Holdings Limited
Advised Bank of America Merrill Lynch, China International Capital Corporation and Credit Suisse on Foxconn Group's spin-off and listing of its subsidiary Foxconn Interconnect Technology on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Advised New Century Healthcare Holding Co. Limited on its $123 million global offering and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Advised China Oriental in its global cash tender offer and exit consent in relation to the repurchase of its $111 million outstanding senior notes due 2017
Advised Morgan Stanley and CLSA on the $244 million global offering and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange of Regina Miracle
Advised the underwriters of Universal Medical Services & Health Management on the $514 million global offering and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Advised UBS and China Merchants Securities on the $1.1 billion global offering and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange of Fuyao Glass Corporation
Advised Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank on the $220 million global offering and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange of Phoenix Healthcare Group
Advised Goldman Sachs , Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse and China International Capital Corporation in connection with Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co., Ltd.'s $2 billion global offering and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange of H shares
Advised Nirvana Asia in its $261 million Hong Kong IPO and Rule 144A placement of shares
Advised the underwriters to Ozner Water International in its $168 million initial public offering and listing in Hong Kong with Rule 144A offering in the U.S.
Advised selling shareholders in Alibaba Group's $25 billion initial public offering and listing on the New York Stock Exchange
Advised China Merchants Bank on its $5.7 billion rights offering
Advised the underwriters led by China International Capital Corporation, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and HSBC, on the $3.1 billion IPO and listing in Hong Kong of the People's Insurance Company (Group) of China Limited
Advised Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley as the joint global coordinators to AIA Group Limited on its $20.5 billion initial public offering of ordinary shares
Advised Morgan Stanley as the sole bookrunner to China Zenix Auto International Limited on its SEC-registered offering of American depositary shares
Advised SITC International Holdings Company Limited on its $400 million global offering and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange of ordinary shares
Advised Alibaba.com Limited on its $1.7 billion global offering and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange of ordinary shares
Advised a Korean conglomerate on the restructuring of its outstanding debts
Advising underwriters to debt and warrant offerings under Rule 144A and Regulation S by United Mexican States in the United States
Advised ChipMOS Technologies (Bermuda) Ltd. on securities offerings, other capital market transactions and mergers and acquisitions, and in connection with ongoing compliance with U.S. securities laws, NASDAQ rules and corporate governance matters
Advised Foxconn Interconnect Technology ("FIT") in its SPA to acquire PRETTL SWH group. Following the acquisition, PRETTL SWH group will be wholly owned by FIT
​Advised Perfect Corp., a global leader in providing augmented reality and artificial intelligence SaaS solutions, in its de-SPAC transaction with Provident Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company, valuing the business at $1 billion and resulting in Perfect's listing on the New York Stock Exchange
Advised Goldman Sachs in an agreement to sell 188,087,276 shares of Taikang Insurance Group, one of China's largest insurance and financial services companies, to Credit Suisse AG
Advised Gogoro in its partnership with Dachangjiang Group and Yadea, China's leading two-wheel vehicle makers, to deploy a new electric refueling system in China using Gogoro's battery swapping platform
​Advised Newlinks Technology Limited in its $200 million offering of preferred shares led by Bain Capital and joined by existing investors, bringing Newlinks' total fundraising to $300 million so far in 2021; and in its $57.2 million series C preferred shares offering and $130 million series D preferred shares offering
Advised Nuvoton Technology Corporation in its acquisition of the semiconductor business of Panasonic Corporation mainly operated by Panasonic Semiconductor Solutions., Ltd.
Advised Goldman Sachs in connection with Fountain Medical Development Limiteds $62 million Series D round financing, led by Goldman Sachs, with Lilly Asia Ventures as co-investor
Advised Foxconn Interconnect Technology in its $54.2 million purchase from Sharp Corporation of certain preferred shares in Kantatsu Co. which represent 28.16% of Kantatsu on a fully diluted basis
Advised Suning.com in its $1.5 billion sale of ordinary shares of Alibaba Group through Goldman Sachs
Advised an affiliate of Bitmain Technologies Limited as the lead investor in an $110 million Series E equity investment in Circle Internet Financial Limited
Advised Spirit AeroSystems in its disposal of equity interest in Taikoo Spirit AeroSystems (Jinjiang) Composite Co., Ltd., a sino-foreign joint venture established by Spirit, HAECO and certain other shareholders, to Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Limited (HAECO)
Advised Pou Chen Corporation in its proposed $1.39 billion privatization of its indirect Hong Kong-listed subsidiary Pou Sheng International (Holdings) Limited by way of a scheme of arrangement
Advised Taiwan Cement Corporation and TCC International Limited in their privatization of TCC International Holdings Limited (TCCIH) by way of a scheme of arrangement, valuing TCCIH at $2.55 billion. The first ever share swap between Hong Kong and Taiwan listed companies.
Advising a China-based PE fund in acquiring the controlling interest in a U.S.-listed, Canada-headquartered company (ongoing)
Advised Anheuser-Busch InBev on its $1.6 billion sale of SAB Miller's 49% interest in China Resources Snow Breweries to China Resources Beer
Advised Taiwan Cement Corporation on its acquisition of minority interest in TCC International Holdings
Advised the financial advisor of HomeInns on its $1.12 billion going private transaction
Advised a large-scale family office on its various tranches of financing
Advised a consortium led by Ally Bridge Group Capital Partners in a definitive agreement and plan of merger with WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc., pursuant to which the consortium will acquire WuXi PharmaTech at approximately $3.3 billion – one of the largest going-private transactions, as well as one of the largest leveraged buyouts, for a Chinese business
Advised the special committee of Shanda Games on its $1.9 billion going private transaction
Advised Suning Commerce Group in its RMB10 billion acquisition financing
Advised Suning Commerce Group in its sale of a 19.9% stake to Alibaba for $4.3 billion
Advised Suning Commerce Group in its acquisition of $2.15 billion worth of shares in Alibaba
Advised a large-scale family office on its formation and $1.9 billion financing
Advised Credit Suisse, the financial advisor to Bitauto Holdings Limited, on the $1.3 billion investment by JD.com, Inc. and Tencent ‎Holdings Limited in Bitauto
Advised a consortium of investors, comprising the Carlyle Group, CITIC Capital Partners, CDH Investments, China Everbright Limited and FountainVest Partners, on the $3.7 billion going-private of Focus Media Holding Ltd.
Advised CST Mining Group on a $505 million sale of its 70% stake in the Mina Justa copper mine in Peru to the Minsur S.A., part of the Breca Group of Peru
Advised ASE Test Limited on its going-private transaction with Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
Advised a PRC-based PE Fund on taking private of Asia-Info Linkage (did not close)
Advised Anheuser-Busch InBev NV/SA on its $1.8 billion sale of stakes in Oriental Brewery Co., Ltd. to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
Advised Goldman Sachs on its acquisition of Macquarie IMM Fund Management Company in Korea
Advised American Express Company on the sale of its 638 million ordinary H shares of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
Advised Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. on the sale of its 3 billion ordinary H shares of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
Advised Goldman Sachs PIA on its proposed pre-IPO investment in a Taiwanese TV shopping channel operator
Advised Goldman Sachs PIA on its proposed pre-IPO investment in convertible debt of a Taiwanese touch screen manufacturer
Advised China Investment Corporation on its $150 million investment in an energy company in the U.S.
Advised Goldman Sachs on the $563 million merger of China Water and Drinks Inc. with Heckmann Corporation
Advised Bank of New York on its $42 billion merger with Mellon Financial Corporation
Advised Rabobank on its $851 million acquisition of Mid-State Bank & Trust
Advised R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company on its $1.3 billion acquisition of Banta Corporation, an industry-leading provider of printing and print services and supply chain management services
Advised R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company on its acquisition of a leading producer of textbooks, testing and supplemental materials
Advised R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company on its acquisition of a leading provider of printing and print services
Advised Payless ShoeSource, Inc. on its $91 million acquisition of certain brand development, management and license partnerships
Advised Barclays Bank plc. on certain structured finance transactions
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2006, Harvard Law School, LL.M.
2004, National Taiwan University, LL.M.
2000, National Taiwan University, LL.B.
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