A shares' mergers and acquisitions are active, and the trend of industrial consolidation is strengthening.

Since the beginning of this year, the mergers and acquisitions market has been heating up, showing characteristics such as accelerated industry consolidation, diversified payment methods, and deep involvement of private equity funds. According to data from East Money Information, as of August 25th, a total of 3,590 mergers and acquisitions have been disclosed in the A-share market this year, an increase of 10% year-on-year. Among them, 107 involve major asset restructuring, a year-on-year increase of 114%. Wang Jun, chief strategy analyst at Citic Securities, believes that under the drive of optimized regulatory policies, structural restructuring is showing an upward trend. With the support of policy encouragement and resonance with capital market reform, the mergers and acquisitions market is expected to further release space for industry integration and value reshaping.