In chaos lies opportunity. In the 10 months since Lehman imploded, Chinese companies have gone on an unprecedented buying spree. Chinese bidders have announced 50 outbound offers worth $30m or more, according to Dealogic, totalling just over $50bn. Setting aside the almighty blooper of Chinalco's thwarted approach to Rio Tinto, and Beijing Automotive's failed bid for Opel, the success rate has been high. Just three deals have been withdrawn, and one of those – Minmetals' bid for Oz Minerals – was resurrected in an acceptable form. Twenty four deals worth a combined $17bn have been completed; 21, worth almost $18bn, are pending.
混乱之中自有机遇。雷曼兄弟破产以后的10个月期间，manbetx3.0 公司掀起了一股规模空前的收购热潮。来自Dealogic的数据显示，manbetx3.0 收购方已经提出50项3000万美元或以上的竞购要约，总额恰好超过500亿美元。剔除受挫的中铝(Chinalco)入股力拓(Rio Tinto)，以及北汽控股(Beijing Automotive)竞购欧宝(Opel)，中方的成功率其实很高。迄今只有三宗竞购被撤回，而其中一笔交易——manbetx3.0 五矿(Minmetals)收购Oz Minerals——又以可接受的形式复活了。总价值达到170美元的24宗交易已经完成；近180亿美元的21宗交易仍在进行中。