The conduit: private equity serves as a link for Taiwanese companies to better access the mainland
17/09/2008. It will soon be a half year since Taiwan’s Kuomintang returned to governing power over the island. While the dynamic President Ma Yingjeou repeatedly warned that it will be a Herculean task to close the bitter political divide that has separated the island from mainland China for more than six decades, Taiwan’s business community is eager to integrate with their mainland counterparts. As political history in the Greater China region enters a new era, and economic assimilation begins to gather pace, private equity capital is playing a crucial role as a bridge between enterprises on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, according to Asia Private Equity Review (APER).

Future directions for Taiwan’s technology companies: a round-table
13/12/2006. In April 2006, the IVC Research Center hosted a roundtable discussion with leading Taiwanese businessmen to discuss challenges to Taiwan’s technology companies, hot areas for the future, and potential technology collaborations in Israel.

The island
20/09/2006. An extraordinary development is taking place on the private equity map of Greater China, says the Asia Private Equity Review. The island of Taiwan, which has become increasingly isolated on the global political scene and is enveloped in domestic political turmoil, has surprised sceptics and emerged as a new focus for private equity heavy weights.

Guide to mergers & acquisitions: Taiwan.
26/07/2006. Baker & McKenzie look at the legal merger process in Taiwan and Taiwan's Enterprise Merger Law, as well as how foreign ownership restrictions on listed companies have been lifted, so that more M&A activities now involve publicly listed companies.

M&A in Taiwan
04/05/2005. The financial sector continues to lead M&A activities in Taiwan, says PriceWaterhouseCoopers. There were 39 deals worth US$1.2 bn as of November 2004 inside the country.

Taiwan Development Fund opts for Israel
02/02/2005. In October, 2004, the Development Fund of Taiwan's Executive Yuan invested for the first time in an Israeli venture capital fund. Limited Partner Dr. James Ho, Deputy Executive Secretary of the Development Fund, describes the activities of the Development Fund and discusses prospects for additional investments in Israel and elsewhere.

Taiwan's venture industry has world class potential
01/07/2004. After a slow beginning, Taiwan's venture capital industry has since grown dramatically. The number of venture capital funds has increased from 34 in 1995 to 170 in 2000, according to Teresa Yang, secretary general of the Taiwan venture Capital Association, in an article for the Israel Venture Capital Journal.

Taiwan VC: global force, regional player - or pacing the sidelines?
07/01/2003. The development of the venture capital industry over the last two decades was as apparent in some of the smaller markets as it was in those of the US and Europe. Taiwan, for instance, experienced significant growth in this time. It is now a very different landscape. Daniel M Schwartz of the Asian Venture Capital Journal discusses the rise of Taiwanese venture capital and its future outlook.

The venture capital industry in Taiwan
20/11/2001. Taiwan's venture capital industry is currently thriving. It has been boosted by an abundance of Taiwanese high-tech companies that are proving an attractive option for investors. The Taiwan Venture Capital Association provides an introduction to VC in Taiwan and looks at the ways in which the Taiwan government can ensure its continuing success in the future.