Shanghai Xian Dai Architectural Design Group, a top Chinese architectural and engineering design company, announced that it has acquired American luxury design firm Wilson Associates. It was the first cross-border acquisition deal in the Shanghai free trade zone (FTZ). Xian Dai, set up in 1952, has been included in the “Top 150 Global Design Firms” list published by the American magazine “Engineering News Record.” It was ranked 64th in 2012.