Simpson Thacher represented TripAdvisor, the world's largest travel community and an operating company of Expedia Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE), in its acquisition of Kuxun.cn, the second largest online travel-related website in China.
The Simpson Thacher team working on this transaction includes Douglas Markel, Peng Tan, Liang Wang, Maggie Zheng, Ying Zhang, Sha Sa and Vivian Mao (Beijing M&A/Corporate); Josh Levine, Brijesh Dave, Marc Hennes and MaryAnn Totino (Litigation); Lori Lesser (Intellectual Property); Gregory Grogan and Jamin Koslowe (Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits); translators Emma Liu, Jianping Lu and Yuanyuan Xie provided valuable assistance.