China’s Reawakening Puts Asia M&A on Confident Course for 2026

MoFo’s Hong Kong PE/M&A Partner Xiaoxi Lin was quoted in a Bloomberg Law article titled “China’s Reawakening Puts Asia M&A on Confident Course for 2026,” which examines the resurgence of M&A activity across Asia-Pacific and China.

According to Xiaoxi, private equity funds have accumulated significant dry powder and face increasing strategic and institutional demands as market sentiment improves. He added that this dynamic bodes well for M&A and private equity activity in China, particularly in national priority sectors, such as semiconductors, artificial intelligence, and renewable energy technology.

The article also reported that M&A transaction volumes in Asia-Pacific reached approximately USD1.3 trillion in 2025, up 21% from 2024, with China M&A activity rising 19% to USD385 billion.

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