LCS & Partners

Victor Chang has extensive multi-jurisdiction transactional experience in mergers and acquisitions, private equity fund formations and cross border transactions of all types, frequently involving parties from North America, Europe, the United Kingdom, Australia, Taiwan and China. Prior to joining LCS in 2003, Mr. Chang was deputy general counsel of Trader Classified Media, N.V., a leading classified media company traded on the Paris Bourse and also practiced for seven years in Boston, Massachusetts.

Mr. Chang has been recognized and recommended by leading publications such as Chambers, IFLR, ALB, Legal 500, Asia Law and Asian In-House Counsel.

Representative Clients and Transactions:

* Representation of Primus Financial in its acquisition of Nan Shan Life insurance for approximately US$2.0 billion in cash (Largest cash acquisition in Taiwan.)
* Representation of Qimonda AG in the sale of its interest in Inotera to Micron for approximately US$400 million in cash.
* Representation of a buyout consortium (H&Q, Merrill Lynch and FAT Capital) in the LBO of Primax Electronics Ltd. for US$250 million in cash. (First completed LBO in Taiwan.)
* Representation of Fu Sheng Industrial Co., Ltd. in respect of the tender offer by Oaktree and others for all of the outstanding shares of Fu Sheng for approx. US$900 million. (IFLR 2007 Private Equity Deal of the Year.)
* Representation of Standard Chartered Bank in its tender offer of Hsinchu International Bank for approximately US$1.2 billion. (Largest and most successful tender offer in Taiwan. Finance Asia and CFO Asia Deal of the Year)
* Representation of SouFun Holdings Limited and its shareholders in the sale of 51% of SouFun's voting interest to Telstra Corporation for US$254.0 million in cash. (The second largest internet M&A in China.)
* Representation of SKF AB in its leveraged acquisition of ABBA Linear Tech Co., Ltd. for approximately NT$2.05 billion in cash.
* Representation of the selling shareholders of Intech Machines Co. Ltd. in its takeover by Manz Automation AG for approximately EUR 26.0 million.
* Representation of the formation of numerous Greater China private equity funds and their respective general partners and principals, with total commitments in excess of US$1.0 billion from 2005 to present.

Bar Admissions

Admitted in Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Education

University of Chicago Law School (J.D.)
Harvard University, (B.A. magna cum laude)