23-12-2020 09:18
After recent merger and acquisition (M&A) deals, South Korea-owned securities firms are expanding their influence on the Vietnamese stock market.
22-12-2020 16:02
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group is allegedly going to acquire Asian banks in Vietnam, the Philippines, or India.
15-12-2020 18:40
A variety of new legislative changes are expected to drive robust mergers and acquisitions activity in Vietnam in 2021.
10-12-2020 09:00
Mergers and acquisition deals in the real estate sector across Vietnam are currently on an uptrend. Jack Nguyen, partner at Mazars in Vietnam, shares his expert opinion on the methods to expand various opportunities for international partners in order to participate in such deals in Vietnam, while also retaining the advantages of Vietnamese partners.
08-12-2020 18:00
Keppel Land is part of the urban development arm of Keppel Corporation, one of Singapore’s flagship multinational companies with a global footprint in more than 20 countries. Keppel Corporation provides solutions for sustainable urbanisation, focusing on energy and environment, urban development, connectivity, and asset management. In Vietnam, Keppel Land is a pioneer and one of the largest foreign real estate investors, having established itself in the country for close to three decades. Joseph Low, general director of Keppel Land (Vietnam), shared with Bich Ngoc about the company’s growth in the country.
08-12-2020 15:48
Vietnam’s real estate market has been attracting foreign investors and developers with a range of newcomers jumping into the field. Bich Ngoc talked with Angus Liew, general director of Gamuda Land (HCMC), about how mergers and acquisitions can be applied to create a win-win situation for buyers and sellers.
08-12-2020 15:36
Mergers and acquisitions in real estate have been more muted in Vietnam, but investor interest is predicted to perk up with recovery. Bich Ngoc talked with Lim Hua Tiong, CEO of Frasers Property Vietnam, about how he sees this investment method and what the future looks like for M&A in real estate in Vietnam.
03-12-2020 14:27
Grab Holdings and Gojek have made substantial progress in working out a deal to combine their businesses in what would be the biggest internet merger in Southeast Asia, Bloomberg cited people with knowledge of the talks.
03-12-2020 08:00
Vietnam is in the process of preparing for a watershed transition from a solar power market using a feed-in tariff mechanism to a new competitive auction mechanism. Baker McKenzie Vietnam managing partner Frederick Burke and legal professional Mai Trang Le discuss the legal considerations for the pilot programme on competitive selection mechanisms in solar power.
02-12-2020 10:00
The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement, which entered into force on August 1, is expected to help heat up mergers and acquisitions in Vietnam’s retail market. Nicolas Audier, chairman of the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam, talked to VIR’s Thanh Van about the future trend of European investment in the local retail market via this channel.
02-12-2020 09:00
After a period of strong negative impacts caused by the pandemic, real estate investment activities in Asia-Pacific and Vietnam in particular started to show signs of recovery in the second half of the year, and are expected to return towards a stable increase moving into 2021 and 2022.
02-12-2020 08:00
After the lull period due to the pandemic, mergers and acquisitions in Vietnam’s consumer goods and retail market are expected to thrive again as both local and foreign investors are targeting the country’s huge consumer demand.
01-12-2020 10:50
Vietnam is expected to welcome a growing wave of dealmaking involving Japanese companies and investors as the pandemic subsides.
01-12-2020 09:03
Outstanding dealmakers and advisory firms that have made significant contributions to mergers and acquisitions during a tough period this year were honoured at the Vietnam M&A Forum 2020 last week.
01-12-2020 08:56
With the mergers and acquisitions market contracting due to pandemic-induced impacts and deal value and volume declining, experts descended on the Vietnam M&A Forum 2020 last week to share their insight on how companies could overcome the harsh environment the year has offered up.