Welcome to Taiwan
Some of you would remember that for a short period in 2006/2007, Taiwan was the hottest buyout market in Asia. Deals such as China Network Systems ($1.5 billion in 2006, Eastern Multimedia ($1.5 billion), Taishin Financial ($840 million)in 2006 and EnTie Commercial Bank ($696 million) lit up the league tables, and legions of PE professionals were knocking on the doors of local banks in an attempt to extract value from the consolidation of the banking sector. Deals soon dried up, although Taiwan is back in the press recently with the news of the pending exits from MBK Partners and the Carlyle Group.
In a recent trip to Taipei, I got to meet up with a few industry friends to chat about the market. I was pleasantly surprised that no deals have been made in a while, the opportunities in Taiwan are recovering`-...
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