Beijing: TransAsia acted as PRC counsel to Ticketmaster, the world's largest ticket broker, in its acquisition of a majority stake in Emma Entertainment Holdings HK Ltd. As a result of the deal, Emma Entertainment will be renamed Emma Ticketmaster. Philip Qu and Denning Tan led the deal.

Beijing: TransAsia continued serving as PRC counsel for Electronic Arts, Inc (NASDAQ: ERTS) in advising on its recent US$167m acquisition of 15% of the common shares of The9 Ltd (NASDAQ: NCTY). Jesse Chang and Kevin Guo led the deal.

TransAsia also advised on the simultaneously announced Exclusive Publishing Agreement between Electronic Arts and The9, under which The9 attains exclusive publishing rights for EA SPORTS FIFA Online in mainland China.

Beijing: High-ranking Chinese government officials and international industry leaders joined TransAsia in celebrating the publication of China's Media & Entertainment Law (Volume II). Brief remarks were made by:

Shanghai: Jesse Chang was invited by Austrade to give a presentation on TransAsia's development to a medium-sized firm, its staff and the maintenance of client service quality across a growing network. Jesse provided a detailed account of the firm's evolution, providing insightful guidance on the theoretical and practical aspects of TransAsia's quality management and its potential application to other entities in the services industry.