智通财经网·2026-01-07 23:29Core Insights - In 2025, China's M&A market saw a total of 8,151 disclosed transactions, a slight decrease of 0.72% year-on-year, while the transaction scale increased to approximately 25,894 billion RMB, reflecting a growth of 16.12% year-on-year [1][2] M&A Market Overview - The total M&A transaction amount in 2025 increased by about 3,595 billion RMB compared to 2024, indicating a strong recovery in market demand driven by policy support and a positive response from the capital market [1] - The quarterly breakdown of M&A transaction scales for 2025 was 4,272 billion RMB, 4,610 billion RMB, 7,410 billion RMB, and 9,602 billion RMB [2] Regional Distribution - The most active region in China's M&A market in 2025 was Beijing, with a transaction scale of 10,930 billion RMB, up 48.59% year-on-year; Shanghai ranked second with 6,092 billion RMB, down 14.92%; and Guangdong ranked third with 4,593 billion RMB, down 17.89% [6] Industry Distribution - The top three industries by M&A transaction scale were: - Industrial sector: 7,605 billion RMB, up 11.67% - Real estate sector: 4,443 billion RMB, up 549.36% - Information technology sector: 2,855 billion RMB, up 35.84% [10] M&A Method Distribution - The distribution of M&A methods showed that: - Agreement acquisitions led with a scale of 10,681 billion RMB, accounting for 39.75% of the total scale - Issuing shares to purchase assets ranked second with 3,319 billion RMB, accounting for 12.35% - Auction-type acquisitions ranked third with 2,645 billion RMB, accounting for 9.84% [12] Purpose of M&A - The distribution of M&A purposes indicated that: - Horizontal integration M&A transactions accounted for 5,966 billion RMB, or 22.70% of the total transaction scale - Asset adjustment and strategic cooperation transactions accounted for 2,498 billion RMB and 2,059 billion RMB, or 9.51% and 7.84% respectively [13] M&A Scale Distribution - Transactions exceeding 100 billion RMB accounted for the highest proportion, at 42.14% of the total transaction amount, while transactions between 10 billion and 100 billion RMB accounted for 34.48% [16] Top 10 M&A Transactions - The largest M&A transactions in 2025 included: 1. Wantong Development's 12.63% equity judicial auction: 2,316.10 billion RMB 2. China Shenhua's private placement acquisition of Guoyuan Power and 12 other companies: 1,335.98 billion RMB 3. CICC's share swap merger with Dongxing Securities and Cinda Securities: 1,142.75 billion RMB [17][19]