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M&A

M&A is an increasingly popular route for foreign investors starting operations in Vietnam, and deals have become more complex as local businesses and regulations have grown more sophisticated.

Supporting your most important transactions.

M&A is an increasingly popular route for foreign investors starting operations in Vietnam, and deals have become more complex as local businesses and regulations have grown more sophisticated.

Our transactional lawyers work with clients at every stage: pre-transaction preparation and deal structuring, due diligence, drafting and negotiating definitive agreements, closing and post-closing advice. With our corporate and licensing capability, we also support clients in obtaining the approvals they need from local authorities.

Whether the deal is sell-side or buy-side, DNA lawyers bring a practical approach, creativity and commitment to every matter.

Our services

  • Private acquisitions
  • Public acquisitions
  • Mergers
  • IPOs
  • Spin-offs and split-offs
  • Leveraged buyouts
  • Asset purchases and sales
  • Joint venture establishments
  • Licensing: M&A approval, amending IRC and ERC, competition filing
20Work highlights listed
Sell-side & buy-sideDeal coverage
Cross-borderTransaction experience

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M&A

Acted for multiple clients acquiring shares in renewable energy project companies, including wind and solar farms

M&A

Acted for multiple clients acquiring majority interests in life and non-life insurance companies

M&A

Acted for multiple clients on farm-in transactions for oil and gas blocks in Vietnam

More work highlights (13)
  • Advised a world-leading beverage company on acquiring shares in a Vietnamese public company by direct purchase and public offer
  • Advised a leading Vietnamese telecom company on a private placement to a strategic foreign investor
  • Advised a Japanese investor on a 30% share acquisition in a construction material supplier
  • Advised a leading Vietnamese mobile operator on a majority acquisition in a telecom company in Tanzania
  • Advised a multinational investor on the sale of 65% of a cement company
  • Advised Vietnamese investors on the sale of 25% of a leading software company
  • Advised a world-leading mobile manufacturer on the sale of its business in Vietnam
  • Advised a world-leading insurer on establishing a life insurance joint venture
  • Advised an Asian private equity fund on acquiring shares in a listed seafood company
  • Advised a Japanese investor on acquiring shares in a leading pharmaceutical company
  • Advised a US fund on acquiring equity in a catering company through a convertible bond structure
  • Advised a Singaporean investor on acquiring majority shares in a top e-wallet company
  • Advised foreign investors on a share acquisition in a leading education technology company

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  • Chi Lieu Dang · Partner

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