Simpson Thacher recently represented J.P. Morgan in connection with the offering by Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd. (“Fubon”) of US$850 million global depositary shares. Fubon is a leading financial holding company in Taiwan and its common shares are traded on the Taiwan Stock Exchange under the trading code “2881”. The global depositary shares are listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. This transaction was the largest equity offering by a Taiwanese company since the financial crisis in 2008.
The Simpson Thacher team for this transaction included Chris Lin, Heather Tsai, and Asher Hsu (Corporate), and Rob Holo and Devin Heckman (Tax).
