Press Release

Kirkland & Ellis Counsels eLong Special Committee on Going Private Proposal

Kirkland & Ellis is advising the special committee of the board of directors of Nasdaq-listed eLong Inc., a leading mobile and online travel service provider in China, in connection with its evaluation of a going private proposal from Tencent Holdings Ltd. The eLong board of directors received the proposal on Aug. 3, 2015. To read more about the deal, please click here.

The Kirkland team on the transaction is being led by Hong Kong corporate partners David Zhang, Jesse Sheley and Amie Tang.