58同城與趕集網同意合併大綱

New York-listed and a second Chinese online marketplace have agreed to merge, as consolidation acc-elerates in the local technology sector.

在中國科技行業加速整合的大背景下，在紐約上市的58同城和中國另一家在線市集已同意合併。

A memorandum of understanding between and , which both function much like US site Craigslist, was signed in Beijing on March 14, people familiar with the matter said. The two groups are expected to announce as soon as today that they are planning to combine to create what will become one of the largest specialised online classified companies in China’s booming mobile internet space. The combined group could be valued at as much as $10bn, one person involved in the transaction said.

知情人士表示，3月14日，58同城()和趕集網()在北京簽署了一份諒解備忘錄，兩家網站的功能很像美國的分類廣告網站Craigslist。預計這兩家公司將最早於今日宣佈，雙方正計劃合併，以在中國蓬勃發展的移動互聯網市場締造最大專業在線分類廣告公司之一。據參與交易的一位人士稱，合併後公司的估值最高可能達到100億美元。

Because of antitrust concerns the transaction will probably involve two stages. Currently , which declined to comment, is about twice as big as , but both companies provide a range of online advertising listings including job adverts, housing and second-hand goods. Last year, internet group Tencent bought a 20 per cent stake in , and the online marketplace announced last month it had acquired Shanghai-based property-listing platform Anjuke Inc for about $267m in cash and shares.

由於反壟斷擔憂，這筆交易可能會分成兩個階段。58同城拒絕置評。目前，58同城的市值是趕集網的兩倍左右，但兩家公司都提供一系列在線廣告列表，包括招聘廣告、住房和二手商品。去年，互聯網集團騰訊(Tencent)購入58同城20%股權，而58同城上月宣佈，已通過大約2.67億美元的現金加股票交易，收購總部位於上海的房地產租售信息平臺安居客(Anjuke Inc)。

Haoyong Yang, founder of , will become one of the co-chief executives along with Jinbo Yao, founder of , the person said.

上述知情人士稱，趕集網創始人楊浩涌將與58同城創始人姚勁波擔任合併後新公司的聯合首席執行官。

The latest merger comes at a time when investors are bullish about Chinese internet shares. “People are fighting over the market,” said one leading tech investor.

這一最新併購交易出爐之際，正值投資者看漲中國互聯網股票。一位領先的科技投資者表示：“人們正爲這個市場展開爭奪。”