SSE holds M&A forums as Shanghai asset restructuring deals top 500 bln yuan

TREE NEWS update: The Shanghai Stock Exchange held two special forums on mergers and acquisitions in recent days, one with listed companies and one with market institutions, drawing seven listed firms and seven securities, valuation, venture capital and insurance representatives. Topics included central and state-owned enterprise peer competition, cross-sector M&A, installment payments, tech-company valuation and M&A insurance credit enhancement. In the first three quarters of 2026, Shanghai-listed companies added 546 asset restructuring cases, including 46 major ones worth more than 500 billion yuan.