Focus Media buyout

Muddied but unbowed Focus looks to go private

Chinese advertising company Focus Media, which has been under attack by short-seller Carson Block, gets a buyout offer.

The Chinese advertising company Focus Media, which short-seller Muddy Waters claimed was overstating its assets, has received a leveraged-buyout bid from a consortium that includes its chief executive and a group of private-equity firms.

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