Simpson Thacher Represents VisionChina Media in its NASDAQ IPO
01.10.08
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The Hong Kong office of the Firm represented VisionChina Media Inc., the largest mass transportation advertising network in China using digital television broadcast technology, in connection with its initial public offering and listing on the Nasdaq Global Market of approximately 14,300,000 American Depositary Shares (including partial exercise of the over-allotment option), raising a total of US$115 million. Och-Ziff and Goldman Sachs invested in VisionChina Media in 2006 and remain substantial shareholders post the IPO. The underwriters for the offering were led by the joint bookrunners Credit Suisse and Merrill Lynch.
The Simpson Thacher team for the transaction included Chris Lin, Yilong Du, Asher Hsu, Frank Chen (Corporate) and Peter Rosen (Tax).