Global M&A Summit focuses on activating industrial mergers
2026/04/29
The 13th Global Investment and M&A Summit, one of China’s highest‑profile and longest‑standing events in the M&A field, took place on April 27 in the Shanghai Hongqiao Business District.
Under the theme “Activating Industrial M&A,” the summit gathered more than 500 senior representatives from listed companies, industrial groups, M&A funds, local investment platforms, and financial service institutions.
Kong Fu’an, executive deputy director of the Administrative Committee of the Hongqiao International Central Business District, promoted the district’s advantages. He noted that the Hongqiao M&A Cluster, which focuses on an integrated M&A service platform and features cross‑border M&A as a distinctive strength, has facilitated a total transaction volume of approximately 20 billion yuan (US$2.93 billion) since the beginning of 2025.
During the 15th Five‑Year Plan period (2026-2030), Hongqiao will accelerate the development of a manufacturing R&D cluster for the Yangtze River Delta region and serve as the first stop for Delta‑based companies going global, aiming to become a new hub for M&A factor allocation and a pioneer in cross‑border M&A, Kong said.
Changning District Party Secretary Zhang Wei stated that Changning is rapidly building its functional area within the Hongqiao M&A Cluster, integrating investment and M&A into its key industrial system. The district has already gathered over 700 related enterprises and facilitated the first batch of 100-million‑yuan M&A projects and the first M&A private fund.
In the future, Changning will continue to focus on project M&A and industrial funds, refining its functional layout that features tech‑finance in the east, stable asset management in the central area, and cross‑border M&A in the west.
On site, more than 40 listed companies, industrial groups, top M&A funds, and financial service institutions joined the Hongqiao Investment and M&A Alliance. The alliance will serve as a regular exchange and matchmaking platform, jointly building an “industry + capital + government + service” M&A ecosystem.