Taishin News

Shin Kong Shareholders Approve Merger With Smaller Rival

Shin Kong Financial Holding Co. secured shareholder approval for its merger with Taishin Financial Holding Co., creating the fourth-biggest financial conglomerate in Taiwan. The results were announced Wednesday after both companies held extraordinary shareholder meetings. Some 92.8% of Taishin’s shareholder …

Taiwan Regulator Rejects CTBC Takeover Attempt of Shin Kong

Taiwan’s financial regulator rejected on Monday a takeover attempt by financial conglomerate CTBC of rival Shin Kong saying its plans were incomplete. CTBC made an unexpected bid for Shin Kong last month, upending a proposal for Shin Kong to merge …

Taishin Raises Offer for Shin Kong in What Could Be Taiwan’s Biggest Financial Deal

Taiwan financial conglomerate Taishin said it would raise its offer for peer Shin Kong by 25% to about T$222.4 billion ($7 billion), in a deal that would be Taiwan’s biggest-ever financial services industry merger. Taishin and Shin Kong’s long-mooted tie-up, …