Abstract:In the current era of rapid economic development, technology mergers and acquisitions have become one of the important ways of enterprise development, and its impact on enterprises has been widely concerned by scholars and enterprises. Taking Shanghai and Shenzhen A-share listed companies as samples, this paper uses the PSM method to match 529 technology M&A samples 1-to-1, and examines the impact of technology M&A and the patent portfolio characteristics of technology M&A on the competitiveness of enterprises, such as similarity, complementarity and cross-sectionality. It is found that technology mergers and acquisitions significantly promote the improvement of enterprise competitiveness, and the impact of complementarity on enterprise competitiveness is more significant. Further analysis shows that technology mergers and acquisitions and cross-ministerial have a more significant impact on the competitiveness of non-state-owned enterprises, metal, automobile, computer manufacturing and construction enterprises. The impact of similarity on the competitiveness of mining enterprises is more significant; The impact of complementarity on state-owned enterprises and scientific research and technical services is more pronounced.