vietnam ma forum 2017 underway

Vietnam M&A Forum 2017 underway

Vietnam M&A Forum 2017 has opened this afternoon in Ho Chi Minh City, promising lively discussions on the next breakthrough opportunities. 
bad debts dampen ma boom in banking industry

Bad debts dampen M&A boom in banking industry

As Resolution No.42/2017/QH14 on the pilot settlement of credit institutions’ bad debts is enacted, it is hoped that bottlenecks for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activities in the banking industry will be removed and more M&A deals will be implemented soon.
masans history of unique ma

Masan's history of unique M&A

While M&A may be a new and strange activity to Vietnamese businesses, to Masan, it is simply a tool to be used for developing their long-term vision.
minister of planning and investment to open vietnam ma forum 2017

Minister of Planning and Investment to open Vietnam M&A Forum 2017

Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung will open Vietnam M&A Forum 2017 this afternoon in Ho Chi Minh City.
reforms help ma landscape to shine

Reforms help M&A landscape to shine

With a burst of activity during the first eight months of 2017 in the property market, Vietnam  real estate has recently become a preferred destination in the mega trend for mergers and acquisitions.
vietnamese ma by the book

Vietnamese M&A, by the book

2016 was a strong year for Vietnam’s mergers-and-acquisitions (M&A) market, with deals amounting to $5.8 billion – an 11-year high. Of this, foreign investments accounted for approximately 77 per cent in terms of value. This indicates that Vietnam has now become an attractive destination for international M&A specialists. Hoang Anh Nguyen, partner at law firm Mayer Brown JSM (Vietnam), discusses key legal and structuring issues affecting M&A in Vietnam.
serving up an ma feast

Serving up an M&A feast

More foreign investors are looking to enter Vietnam’s food and beverage market, especially via mergers and acquisitions.
abundant attractive deals make huge contribution to ma market

Abundant attractive deals make huge contribution to M&A market

About $15-20 billion of state divestment, the strongly rising private sector, and at the same time, a number of investment funds planning to divest, all of these promise to significantly contribute to the development of the sizable mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market in Vietnam.
danang mas help overcome delays

Danang M&As help overcome delays

Mergers and acquisitions are increasingly being seen as ways for property projects in the central city of Danang to overcome long delays.
asian powers map varied ma plans

Asian powers map varied M&A plans

Investors around Asia may share the same excitement about Vietnam’s M&A market, but their strategies are often quite different from one another. Thanh Van and Nam Phuong report.
increasing ma for financial institutions

Increasing M&A for financial institutions

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) for financial institutions are luring in numerous domestic and international investors due to the attractiveness of the rapidly developing, $26.55-billion consumer finance market.
ma market poised for a turnaround

M&A market poised for a turnaround

Despite a slowdown dating from the second half of 2016, the pace of the merger-and-acquisition market is expected to pick up in the months to come with many potential deals ahead. Bich Thuy reports.
asian investors control ma activities in vietnam

Asian investors control M&A activities in Vietnam

Investors from Asia, specially Thailand, Singapore, Japan, and South Korea, are dominating M&A activities in Vietnam during 2016-2017, according to the researchers of Vietnam M&A Forum 2017.
list of the largest ma deals in 2016 2017

List of the largest M&A deals in 2016-2017

In 2016 and the first half of 2017, Vietnam has seen a series of multimillion dollar mergers and acquisitions (M&A) deals.
lagging ma scene looking for a big push

Lagging M&A scene looking for a big push

Merger and acquisition (M&A) activities in Vietnam in 2017 will need a big push, as the market is forecasted to go through a slowdown due to a lack of large deals from foreign investors as well as the state’s delay in divestment from state-owned enterprises.