Zero2IPO Research Center released data on the 26th, showing that the real estate, energy and mining industries have been active in the M&A market last year.

The data shows that in 2010, the number of M&A transactions completed by the real estate industry was 84, and the amount of M&A transactions reached 2.582 billion U.S. dollars, which accounted for 13.5% and 7.4% respectively of the total and total M&As. In 2010, the number of M&A deals completed by the energy and minerals industry was 69, and the value of M&A transactions was up to US$ 11.891 billion, accounting for 11.1% and 34.2% of the total M&A volume.

Zero2IPO Research Center analyzed that last year was the "regulatory year" of the real estate industry, and monetary policy entered a crunch channel. Regulatory and monetary policies have increased capital pressure on real estate companies, and real estate companies with weak capital strength have become targets of mergers and acquisitions by real estate companies with strong capital strength.

In the top 10 mergers and acquisitions transactions in the Chinese M&A market last year, the mergers and acquisitions in the energy and minerals industry accounted for 5 seats. Among them, CNOOC Limited acquired the 50% stake in Argentina’s Bridas Corporation for US$3.1 billion to become the largest M&A transaction in the energy and minerals industry.