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Aug. 17, 2012

Skadden aids in record Chinese buyout effort

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates took a cut of the legal work in what could be the priciest going-private transaction for a Chinese company listed in the New York stock markets.


By Kevin Lee


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A local Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates lawyer snatched a cut of the legal work in what could be the biggest private buyout for a Chinese company listed on a New York-based stock exchange.


Skadden is representing Focus Media Holding Ltd. Chairman and CEO Jason Nanchun Jiang, who teamed up with a consortium of private equity groups and investment firms in a proposed $3.5 billi...

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