AmCham Taipei

Founded in 1951, the American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei (AmCham Taipei) is a non-profit, non-partisan business organization dedicated to promoting the interests of international business in Taiwan. With around 1000 members representing more than 500 companies and 24 committees advocating for various industry interests, AmCham speaks with collective authority on international business matters in every sector of the economy.

ILPA

The Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) is the leading global, member-driven organization dedicated to advancing the interests of private equity limited partners through industry-leading education programs, independent research, best practices, networking opportunities and global collaborations. Initially founded as an informal networking group, the ILPA is a voluntary association funded by its members. ILPA membership has grown to include almost 400 organizations from around the world representing almost 50% of global institutional assets under management in private equity.

MAPE

Taiwan M&A and Private Equity Council (MAPECT), a non-profit organization, was established in Taipei on September 29th, 2009 by more than 70 industry professionals who recognized that Taiwan needed a dedicated organization solely devoted towards promoting M&A and private equity. MAPECT is an exclusive high-level advocacy platform dedicated towards promoting cross-strait investment activities by enhancing better industry-government relations, building an optimized regulatory framework for M&A and private equity deal-making, and leveraging resources provided by major private equity firms in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and China. Our members include the Taiwan Stock Exchange, the Taiwan Insurance Institute, Credit Agricole, Citigroup, Deloitte & Touche, and other many other highly respected financial and private equity industry companies, as well as legal services and accounting firms.

MAPECT’s mission is to facilitate cross-strait M&A and private equity activities and to offer its unique services to the global market. Our mandate to serve our clients as an “official” go-between the industry, government, and general public is why MAPECT is able to advance our membership’s interests as an effective advocacy platform.

Monte Jade Science & Technology Association (Taiwan)

Named after Monte Jade, the highest mountain in Taiwan, the Monte Jade Science and Technology Association (“Monte Jade”) was established by a group of high-tech Chinese-American executives and companies in Silicon Valley in 1990.  Their initial driving force was to bring together the high-tech companies from the Bay Area and the other side of Pacific which crave entrepreneurship, business operation, management, investment, technologies and marketing and create their synergy respectively.  After its inception, Chinese around the globe echo its vision and found their own local chapters.  Then, a Global Monte Jade Association was formed to encompass all the local branches.

To respond to Monte Jade’s entrepreneurial spirit of pursuing excellence and gazing far, Mr. Chao-Shiuan Liu made a daring call; Monte Jade Association (Taiwan) was formed on May 5, 2001 in Taipei. His vision is to establish a global knowledge-based platform focus on technologies, entrepreneurship, and investment affair for the Chinese community.  It offers technology oriented activities such as forum, gathering, annual events, trainings and publications and exchange platform.  It attracts the participation of global Chinese entrepreneurs; assist those mid-size companies in Taiwan to evolve thru new innovative technologies, management models and marketing packages.  These will promote the overall competitiveness of industrial development in Taiwan.

Now Monte Jade (Taiwan) had grown to have 230 individual members, 100 corporate members and 3000 plus electronic supporters for the past ten years.  They are mostly founders and corporate officers of large and midsized companies in Taiwan.  Those members will receive a bi-monthly Monte Jade Newsletter publication and supporters will receive electronic mail of Monte Jade activities monthly.  The board members of the Association are elected from those influential companies or organization heads by all the members.  The chairmen are then chosen from the board members to head the board meeting, activity planning and budget allocation.  The secretary office will be the operational arm to promote these assigned activities.

SITCA

The SITCA was reorganized in October, 1998 from Securities Investment Trust & Advisory Association of Taipei, R.O.C., which was established in January, 1990.  To strengthen its services for the members of SITCA, perform its functions as self-regulatory organization, meet the requirements for securities market development, and support the administrative operations entrusted by the competent authority, the Association was duly established, and obtained the official approval by the Ministry of the Interior affairs on November 6th, 1998. As of the end of September 2018, the SITCA has a total of 39 Securities Investment Trust Enterprise (SITE) members and a total of 83 Securities Investment Consulting Enterprise (SICE) members, with a total of 74 SITEs, trusts, securities and futures companies running concurrent securities investment consulting business.

本公會係於民國87年10月8日由原台北市證券投資信託暨顧問商業同業公會（創設於民國79年1月）為強化公會服務會員及自律組織之功能，並配合證券市場之發展需要及協助主管機關執行相關行政委託作業而改組創設，於同年11月6日經內政部正式核備。截至2018年9月共有投資信託事業會員共計39家、證券投資顧問事業會員共計83家，另由投信業、信託業、證券商及期貨商兼營證券投資顧問業務者共計74家。

TVCA

Since the introduction of venture business in Taiwan in 1984,the number of venture capital companies in Taiwan has reached 229 as of the end of 2014. These companies are subordinates to 89 management groups, managing nearly NTD$150 billion worth of funds. These companies have invested, internationally and domestically, more than 13,000 investment items, and the total invested amount has reached more than NTD$280 billion. Venture companies have contributed enormously to start-up businesses and economic development in Taiwan by helping more than 500 companies become listed.

Taiwan Venture Capital Association is now the information center for all venture enterprises in Taiwan. We not only provide our members international and domestic industry information, but also hold investment seminars and other events to introduce investment possibilities to our members. We have matched numerous venture companies with other enterprises and facilitated their cooperation. In addition, we help our members communicate with the government. We become the bridge between two parties by keeping close eyes on, participating in, and coordinating the changes in investment-related regulations.

Taiwan Institute of Directors

台灣企業度過六十年快速成長期後，目前普遍面臨企業轉型及家族接班的問題。有鑑於此，由台灣企業家與知名學者支持所創立的台灣董事學會，核心會員為台灣上市櫃家族企業集團及台灣學界各領域之專家精英，目前上市櫃公司會員超過上百家。

台灣董事學會定位為董事會之智庫與參謀。以全方位完善董事會運作為目標，關注董事會內外部議題及長短期目標，包含全球視野、家族治理、公司統理及社會責任，結合國內、外產官學各方力量，並與其它董事會相關組織緊密聯繫，進而協助會員達成家族富過三代、企業永續發展之共同目標，為台灣企業創造下一個黃金世代。

Asia Business Law Journal

Asia Business Law Journal is a bi-monthly magazine for in-house counsel with the responsibility for all or part of Asia. It clarifies the regulatory environments in all key Asian jurisdictions and arms its readers with the tools to seize opportunity, manage risk, implement effective legal solutions and identify the most capable external advisers. Asia Business Law Journal is published by Vantage Asia. subscribe@vantageasia.com