China's M&A Market, July 2012

China's mergers and acquisitions market recorded 131 disclosed transactions valued at a combined ¥26.76 billion in July, 2012, ChinaVenture said. The number of transactions was down 38% month on month and down 39% year on year; while the amount of money involved was down 56% month on month and down 71% year on year.

Of the mergers and acquisitions completed in July, manufacturing turned out to be the most active industry by both in terms of the number of transactions and investment size, reporting 22 transactions valued at ¥10.9 billion. The usually hectic mining and energy industry recorded just ¥1.3 billion worth of mergers and acquisitions, ranking fourth.

Breakdown of M&A Completed in July 2012
Industry / Number of Transactions / Value of Transactions
Manufacturing: 22 / ¥10.89 billion
Franchising: 8 / ¥5.71
Real estate: 8 / ¥2.92 billion
Energy & mining: 16 / ¥1.3 billion
Internet: 2 / ¥1.29 billion
IT: 10 / ¥1.16 billion
Finance: 7 / ¥645 million
Telecom: 6 / ¥499 million
Healthcare: 7 / ¥485 million
Building materials: 4 / ¥469 million
Public service: 2 / ¥460 million
Agriculture: 6 / ¥308 million
Automobile: 2 / 101 million
Chemicals: 1 / ¥99 million
Tourism: 2 / ¥75 million
Transport: 3 / ¥36 million
Food & beverages: 1 / ¥30 million
Culture & media: 2 / ¥27 million
Others: 6 / ¥247 million

Breakdown by % of Number of M&A Completed in July 2012
Manufacturing: 18%
Energy & mining: 14%
IT: 8%
Franchising: 8%
Real Estate: 7%
Finance: 5%
Healthcare: 5%
Agriculture: 5%
Telecom: 5%
Culture & media: 4%
Transport: 4%
Building materials: 3%
Others: 7%

Breakdown by % of Value of M&A Completed in July 2012
Manufacturing: 40.71%
Franchising: 21.34%
Real estate: 10.93%
Energy & mining: 4.85%
Internet: 4.82%
IT: 4.34%
Finance: 2.41%
Telecom: 1.87%
Healthcare: 1.75%
Public service: 1.72%
Agriculture: 1.15%
Others: 2%

($1 = ¥6.33)