pbAn extraordinary tale of an American firm's astounding success in Chinab pIn iMoney Machine A Trailblazing American Venture in Chinai, Weijian Shan delivers a compelling account of one of the most significant deals in private equity history the first and only foreign acquisition of control of a Chinese national bank. iMoney Machinei is the fascinating inside story of the transaction as told by the man who led it, from the intrigues of dealmaking to the complex and uncharted process of securing control by a foreign investor of a Chinese nationwide financial institution, a feat that had never before been attempted, nor has it been repeated. pShan also describes the astonishingly successful turnaround of the institution under the control of the American firm the clash of cultures, the growth to strength and profitability, and ultimately, the extraordinarily profitable exit from the investment. In the process, he reveals new insights into how finance operates in China's capital system an