In January 17,2016,the SME Investment and Finance Summit was held at the Beijing Empark Grand Hotel.Cao Lei,the partner of Cathay Associates Kejie,was invited to attend the roundtable dialogue on “China’s M&A and Global Opportunities” to talk about the opportunities and challenges of the SME may encounter in the context of global M&A. The dialogue was hosted by Li Weiqun,Secretary-General of the China Association of Private Equity, with other guests in attendance including Sun Qi,partner of ChinaVenture Capital Co, Ltd,Zhi Peng,vice president of Qing Kong Financial Group, Wang Shiyu,chairman of Fu Guo Fu Min Capital Group,Xiang Dejun,partner of Hollyhigh International Capital,and Liao Jilang,founder of the JinRong Jie M&A Association,etc.