中国分类信息网上平台58同城宣布与买方财团正式签署私有化协议，买方团将以约87亿美元，对纽交所上市公司58同城进行私有化收购。

Davis Polk & Warwdell, Weil, Gotshal & Manges and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld have scored leading roles in Shanda Investment Holdings’ acquisition of leading Chinese Internet video company Ku6 Media.

Freshfields, Skadden star in Nikkei’s purchase of the Financial Times, 11 firms act on Xueda Education’s merger with Xiamen Insight Investment, Bakers and Debevoise advise on Meiji Yasuda’s U.S. insurance acquisition, and more in this week’s North Asia Deals table.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP has boosted its Greater China practice with the hiring of Charles Ching as a corporate partner in Shanghai.