The M&A market in Asia has developed rapidly in recent years. However, it is hard to ignore the fact that the M&A market across Asia experienced a roller coaster ride in 2020 due to the severe impact of the coronavirus pandemic outbreak. At the beginning of the outbreak, the downward pressure on the economy increased, and M&A activities almost stagnated. It was not until the second half of the year that M&A activities rebounded. In the third and fourth quarters of 2020, the transaction amount increased rapidly. However, compared with before, the total volume of transactions still fell a lot.

 

Looking back at the first half of this year, China has withstood the test of unprecedented economic changes, and benefited from the influence of high-tech, telecommunications, digital media, pharmaceutical and other fast-growing industries. China has become a bright spot in Asia's M&A market, and the momentum of M&A in Japan, Southeast Asia and other countries is also strong. It is expected that in the next year, M&A business will continue to heat up and become an important strategic pillar of the enterprise. Therefore, it means that all enterprises also need to reevaluate the matching degree between their M&A strategy and the overall strategy of the company. At the same time, they can understand and try new M&A approaches, and hire professional lawyers with rich experience in M&A projects, so as to help them have in-depth insight into the market, make rapid layout, seize the opportunity, and finally gain a competitive advantage in the transaction.