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Charles  Coker    Managing  Director  of  Dasym  Media                

Charles  Coker  currently  oversees  Dasym  Investment  Strategies’  activities  in  the  United  States  and  serves  on  the  management  team  of  Dasym’s  media  fund,  which  focuses  on  family-­‐oriented  entertainment  and  projects.    In  addition  to  his  duties  with  the  fund,  Mr.  Coker  also  advises  Dasym’s  portfolio  company  Exclusive  Media—a  leading  Hollywood  producer  and  international  distributor  of  independent  films  and  television  programing—on  its  strategy  in  China.    Mr.  Coker  is  also  currently  executive  producing  two  Sino-­‐foreign  co-­‐productions—John  Woo’s  Flying  Tigers  and  Jackie  Chan’s  Skiptrace.    Previously,  Mr.  Coker  practiced  law  in  Shanghai  and  Los  Angeles  with  leading  international  law  firms.    In  this  capacity,  Mr.  Coker  advised  top  entertainment  and  media  companies,  as  well  as  independent  producers,  on  their  strategy  and  operations  in  China,  including  Sino-­‐foreign  co-­‐productions.  Mr.  Coker  also  advised  clients  on  private  equity  fund  and  fund  formation  issues,  both  with  respect  to  U.S.-­‐based  funds  and  foreign-­‐invested  RMB  funds  in  China.    In  addition,  Mr.  Coker  has  authored  numerous  articles  and  been  a  guest  speaker  on  the  topic  of  foreign-­‐invested  RMB  funds  for  The  China  Business  Review,  the  China  Venture  Capital  Association  and  the  Hong  Kong  Venture  Capital  Association.        Prior  to  practicing  law,  Mr.  Coker  was  a  member  of  the  music  faculty  at  the  University  of  California,  Los  Angeles.    In  addition  to  his  duties  at  UCLA,  Mr.  Coker  was  active  in  the  motion  picture  and  music  recording  industry.    He  has  performed  on  numerous  film  scores  with  such  prominent  composers  as  John  Williams,  Hans  Zimmer,  Jerry  Goldsmith,  Danny  Elfman,  James  Horner,  Elmer  Bernstein,  Michael  Kamin  and  James  Newton  Howard.    Mr.  Coker  has  also  recorded  with  a  wide  range  of  notable  musical  artists  including  Prince,  Harry  Connick  Jr.,  Kenny  G  and  Julie  Andrews.      

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