Weijian Shan, Managing Partner of Newbridge Capital, faces a tough call in regard to his firm's investment in Shenzhen Development Bank, China's fifteenth largest commercial bank listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. Due to the aggressive lobby of the existing management at the bank, the...

SUBJECT AREAS: Capital costs, Financial instruments, Financial strategy, International finance, Base-of-the-pyramid markets, Emerging markets, Expansion, Assembly lines, Manufacturing.A well-performing Chinese manufacturer faces major impediments raising funding to grow. Highlights various...

SUBJECT AREAS: Antitrust laws, Consolidations, Emerging markets, Mergers amp; Acquisitions, Regulated industries, Valuation, Venture capital.Examines an acquisition in the highly competitive new media advertising industry in China in late 2005. The transaction leads to eventual consolidation of...