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2025年04月中国一级市场发生融资事件632个,同比下降26%;全球独角兽企业新增5家丨投融资月报
Sou Hu Cai Jing·2025-05-28 10:25

Summary of Key Points Core Insights - In April 2025, China's primary market saw 632 financing events, a 4% increase from the previous month but a 26% decrease year-on-year. The total disclosed financing amount reached 27.045 billion RMB, up 34% month-on-month but down 20% year-on-year [2][3]. Financing Events - The top industries for financing events were smart manufacturing (176 events), healthcare (85 events), and artificial intelligence (79 events), with smart manufacturing showing a significant month-on-month increase of 21% [2][5]. - The leading regions for financing events included Jiangsu (106 events), Guangdong (94 events), Shanghai (88 events), Zhejiang (80 events), and Beijing (75 events) [11][13]. - The distribution of financing events by stage showed early-stage investments dominating with 497 events (78.64%), followed by growth stage with 107 events (16.93%) and late stage with 28 events (4.43%) [15]. IPO Activity - In April 2025, 23 Chinese companies completed IPOs, a decrease of 8% from the previous month but an increase of 44% year-on-year. The total amount raised was 10.304 billion RMB, down 43% month-on-month but up 98% year-on-year [29][30]. - The majority of IPOs were in traditional industries (7 companies), followed by consumer (3), smart manufacturing (2), automotive (2), and finance (2) [32]. M&A Activity - There were 15 M&A events in April 2025, a significant decrease of 53% from the previous month and 85% year-on-year. The total disclosed amount was 454 million RMB, down 60% month-on-month and 99% year-on-year [37][38]. - The top industries for M&A events included logistics and warehousing, finance, traditional industries, energy and power, and enterprise services, with finance leading in transaction value at 300 million RMB [38]. Global Financing Trends - Globally, there were 41 new large financing events in April 2025, with China contributing 9 events, accounting for 22% of the total. The disclosed financing amount from China was 13.385 billion RMB, representing 4% of the global total [18]. - No new unicorns were added in China during this month, while globally, 5 new unicorns were reported [23].