Joon Seok Hong

Capital Markets

• Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company on multiple securities offerings totaling $15.5 billion, including TSMC Arizona Corporation’s inaugural SEC-registered debt offering of senior unsecured notes and TSMC Global Ltd’s Rule 144A and Regulation S senior notes offerings
• Underwriters on Alibaba Group’s $5 billion SEC-registered senior notes offering, including a green bonds tranche
• Underwriters on Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.’s offering of $700 million unsecured overseas convertible bonds at negative rate on the Singapore Exchange
• XPeng in its $2.1 billion global offering and dual-primary listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
• OBOOK Holdings Inc. (OwlTing Group) in its direct listing on Nasdaq, the first direct listing by an Asia-based fintech company in the United States
• ECMOHO Limited in its $43.8 million SEC-registered IPO of ADS and listing on NASDAQ
• Japan Post Insurance Co., Ltd. on its ¥310.6 trillion (approximately $2.8 billion) global offering of common stock, including a Rule 144A and Regulation S international offering
• Viva Energy Group Limited on its A$2.65 billion (approximately $2 billion) IPO and listing on the Australian Securities Exchange
• Fortescue Metals Group on its $500 million Rule 144A and Regulation S offering of senior unsecured notes
• Telstra Corporation on its Rule 144A and Regulation S offering of $1 billion of senior notes

• BHP Billiton Limited on its $6.4 billion Rule 144A and Regulation S hybrid notes offering issued by BHP Billiton Finance
• ANZ Banking Group Limited on its multiple offerings under its $25 billion senior medium-term notes program
• IntelliCentrics Global Holdings on its $55.4 million initial public offering and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange

Mergers and Acquisitions

• Advised Ms. Alice H. Chang, founder, CEO and chairwoman of Perfect Corp., and CyberLink, in its pending going-private acquisition of Perfect Corp.
• Advised ProLogium Holding Inc. in its definitive agreement with Translational Development Acquisition Corp., a SPAC, for a pending de-SPAC transaction and listing on NASDAQ valuing ProLogium at $3.8 billion
• Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. on its acquisition of 50% shares in ZF Chassis Modules GmbH from ZF Friedrichshafen AG (ZF Group) and establishing a partnership with ZF Group in the field of passenger vehicle chassis systems
• AcBel Polytech Inc. on its acquisition of a 100% stake in ABB Ltd.’s Power Conversion division for cash consideration of $505 million
• Perfect Corp., a global leader in providing augmented reality and artificial intelligence SaaS solutions, on its de-SPAC transaction with Provident Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company, valuing the business at $1 billion and resulting in Perfect’s listing on the New York Stock Exchange
• Shareholders of South Korean delivery app company, Woowa Brothers Corp., on their sale of Woowa to Delivery Hero SE for an enterprise value of $6 billion
• SK Global Chemical Co., Ltd. on its 50-50 joint venture with SABIC Industrial Investment Company
• Booking Holdings on its Series D funding of Yanolja Co. Ltd. of South Korea and the entering into a strategic partnership and commercial agreement with Yanolja
• Telstra Corporation on its sale of all of its shares in Autohome Inc. to Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd.
• Signify on its sale of Cooper Lighting Solutions to Eaton for $1.4 billion
• CompareAsia Group (now known as the MoneyHero Group) on its Series B-1 funding, including the investment from Experian, and related strategic considerations
• InterContinental Energy Holdings, a leading global developer of large renewable energy projects, on its sale of a significant minority stake to an affiliate of GIC
• China Investment Corporation on its investments as a limited partner in a variety of private equity funds
• DP World on its investment and joint ventures in port and marine terminals in Qingdao, China
• Goldman Sachs on its investment in Trade & Development Bank of Mongolia Ltd.