Shanghai unveils Hongqiao M&A Agglomeration Zone for global competitiveness
2025/02/28
The Hongqiao M&A Agglomeration Zone Construction Conference was held in Changning District on February 26, marking the establishment of the Hongqiao M&A Agglomeration Zone and its Changning Core Functional Area.
In his speech, Ge Ping, deputy director of the Shanghai Office of Financial Services, highlighted the significance of the Hongqiao M&A Agglomeration Zone in enhancing international M&A service levels, strengthening resource integration and post-investment empowerment, creating internationally competitive listed companies, and promoting regional industrial upgrading and high-quality development.
A series of policies were announced at the event.
The Hongqiao International Central Business District Management Committee released the action plan for building the Hongqiao M&A Agglomeration Zone, which aims to provide strong policy support for the development of the M&A ecosystem. This will be achieved by upgrading the Big Hongqiao global investment M&A online project database, establishing the Hongqiao Investment M&A Alliance, creating core functional areas and specialized parks, and attracting M&A talent. The plan aims to complete the functional framework and industrial layout of the Hongqiao M&A Agglomeration Zone by 2027.
Changning District introduced the support measures for building the Hongqiao M&A Agglomeration Zone Changning Core Functional Area, focusing on headquarters M&A, overseas M&A, professional financial services support, and regional influence in the Yangtze River Delta. These measures aim to attract high-quality M&A resources and enhance the role of M&A in resource allocation.
The conference also featured the launch of the upgraded Big Hongqiao Global Investment M&A Online Project Database and the offline M&A Service Center.
The project database will undergo three major upgrades this year, including the expansion and launch of overseas and domestic M&A project databases and integrating the Hongqiao local database with Deepseek to create a one-stop service system.
The M&A Service Center, located in the Xijiao International Financial Industry Park, will continue to offer one-stop online service appointments and one-stop offline business consultation, accelerating business matchmaking and project implementation.
Additionally, the Hongqiao Investment M&A Alliance was established, bringing together numerous member units from enterprises, financial institutions, and investment agencies.