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Build a Taiwan company with the right partner.

A joint venture gives you a partner’s customers, know-how or production capacity on day one. We structure it so both sides know exactly where they stand.

Typical vehicle
Limited company or company limited by shares
Foreign approval
Required for the foreign shareholder
Key document
Shareholders’ agreement
Restricted sectors
Checked at the start
Our role
Structuring, filings and registration

When a joint venture makes sense

Partnering with a Taiwan company is often the fastest way into regulated markets, established distribution channels or contract manufacturing. It can also share the cost and risk of a new operation. The trade-off is control: decisions are shared, so the terms you agree at the start matter more than anything else.

How we set one up

  • Structure. We agree the vehicle, shareholding split, capital contributions and the business scope with both parties.
  • Shareholders’ agreement. We work alongside your lawyers on governance, board seats, reserved matters, deadlock, dividends and exit.
  • Approval. The foreign shareholder’s stake requires foreign investment approval from the Ministry of Economic Affairs.
  • Capital and registration. Each party contributes its capital, which is verified by a certified accountant before the company is registered.
  • Operations. Tax registration, bank account, seals, and the accounting and reporting your agreement requires.

Points to settle before you sign

IssueWhy it matters
Control and reserved mattersWhich decisions need both partners’ consent, and which the majority can take alone.
DeadlockWhat happens when the partners disagree on a reserved matter.
Contributions in kindHow technology, equipment or premises are valued and documented.
Exit and transferPre-emption rights, put and call options, and what happens if one side wants out.
Non-competeWhether either partner may compete with the joint venture in Taiwan.

Partners from mainland China

If either party has mainland Chinese shareholders, direct or indirect, a separate and stricter approval process applies. We identify this at the very start.

Talk to an adviser before you commit.

Thirty minutes, free and without obligation. You leave knowing which structure fits, what it costs and how long it takes.