thai stark corporation pcl swallows vietnamese cable manufacturers for 240 million

Thai Stark Corporation PCL swallows Vietnamese cable manufacturers for $240 million

Stark Corporation PCL of Thailand has completed the purchase of 100 per cent equity in Thinh Phat Cables JSC (Thipha) and Dong Viet Non-Ferrous & Plastic JSC for $240 million.
vietnamese delivery firm continues buying spree

Vietnamese delivery firm continues buying spree

Vietnamese delivery firm Tin Toc JSC has recently acquired SGDS Logistics and Investment Corporation, marking its third acquisition to scale up business in Vietnam.
bidv uncertain prospect despite historic deal with keb hana bank

BIDV uncertain prospect despite historic deal with KEB Hana Bank

BIDV’s overvalued stocks will likely do more harm than good for the lender’s plans to lure funding in the face of pessimistic economic growth, despite last year’s historic deal with South Korea’s KEB Hana Bank.
japanese ma steamrolling ahead

Japanese M&A steamrolling ahead

Japanese investors are continuing to ramp up operations in Vietnam through investing in greenfield projects and conducting mergers and acquisitions in 2020.
sotrans approves full takeover by itl corporation

Sotrans approves full takeover by ITL Corporation

South Logistics JSC (Sotrans – HOSE: STG) has submitted a proposal to allow Indo Trans Logistics Corporation (ITL Corporation) to increase its ownership at the company to 100 per cent without making a mandatory public offering.
jb financial to expand footprint in vietnam myanmar and cambodia

JB Financial to expand footprint in Vietnam, Myanmar, and Cambodia

South Korea-headquartered JB Financial emphasised that it would actively pursue M&A opportunities overseas, including ramping up investment in Vietnam and its neighbours.
central group spends over 100 million on full takeover of nguyen kim

Central Group spends over $100 million on full takeover of Nguyen Kim

In its latest financial statement, Thailand's Central Group has announced spending VND2.66 trillion ($115.65 million) to complete the acquisition of Nguyen Kim, after five years of holding a 49 per cent stake in the electronics retailer.
masan consumer bags half the shares in net detergent jsc

Masan Consumer bags half the shares in Net Detergent JSC

Masan HPC Co., Ltd. (Masan HPC) has successfully acquired 52 per cent of the shares in Net Detergent JSC at an average price of VND48,000 ($2.08) per share, implying a full valuation of $46 million and a price to earnings multiple of 13x.
tiki will spin off a logistics firm after rumoured ma with sendo

Tiki will spin off a logistics firm after rumoured M&A with Sendo

Tiki will open a logistics company that could serve as an in-house provider of essential services for its e-commerce operations, appreciating its standing in the merger negotiations that it is rumoured to be having with Sendo.
pcc1 acquires two more wind power projects

PCC1 acquires two more wind power projects

Power Construction No.1 JSC (PCC1), after the VND195 billion ($8.5 million) mergers and acquisitions (M&A) with Lien Lap Wind Power JSC, keeps pouring capital into two more companies owning wind power projects in Quang Tri.
korea investment management kim acquires vietnamese fund manager

Korea Investment Management (KIM) acquires Vietnamese fund manager

Korea Investment Management has been approved to acquire all of the shares issued by local Hung Viet Fund Management JSC.
tiki and sendo in merger talks

Tiki and Sendo in merger talks?

Tiki and Sendo may be in talks over a potential merger to break the dominance of Shopee and Lazada and their foreign backers.
sk lubricant buys 49 per cent of mekong petrochemical

SK Lubricant buys 49 per cent of Mekong Petrochemical

SK Lubricants' purchase of Vietnam’s top lubricants company, Mekong Petrochemical JSC, will be a stepping stone for South Korea’s leading lubricants producer to expand its business in this potential market, which is dominated by foreign players.
vietnam turns tide of ma downturn

Vietnam turns tide of M&A downturn

Vietnam is going against the flow of slowing merger and acquisition (M&A) deal-making across the Asia-Pacific region, with a vibrant market forecast for 2020. Building on his wealth of experience in cross-border investment and M&A transactions, Dang Thanh Son, partner at Baker McKenzie’s Hanoi office, discusses Vietnam’s M&A performance in 2019 and shares his expectations for the coming year.
big shot investors in real estate ma push

Big shot investors in real estate M&A push

Vietnam’s real estate market is currently one of the most attractive in Southeast Asia, with many opportunities for domestic real estate developers to find partners and investors in the form of mergers and acquisitions. Bich Ngoc reports.