In recent years, Vietnam has been actively improving investment policies as well as enhancing the legal framework for M&A activities. Besides, Vietnam is also one of the countries that have been able to control the Covid-19 epidemic, which create a safer environment for foreign investors. From there, this contributes to promoting foreign investors to Vietnam…
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are a useful tool in facilitating corporations to do business in Vietnam. This can be structured according to two common methods: buying shares or buying assets. Factors that are specific to the different commercial, tax, and financial sectors will determine the M&A form of each deal. The difference between buying shares…
The Prime Minister has just issued a Decision approving the investment policy of the Dai An urban area project invested by Vinhomes Joint Stock Company, covering an area of nearly 294 hectares. The urban area is located in Tan Quang commune, Nhu Quynh town, Van Lam district, and Nghia Tru commune, Van Giang district. The…
Jollibee Foods – a company that owns the largest restaurant chain in Philippines – is looking to expand overseas and aims to achieve the opportunities created by the Covid-19 pandemic. Currently, Jollibee is beginning to recover from a year of historic losses due to the pandemic. After the restructuring last year, Jollibee CEO Ernesto Tanmantiong…
The supply of serviced apartments in Hanoi has surpassed the 5,000-unit mark, but the rental prospect is still limited, expecting a lot of FDI inflows and foreign experts to Vietnam. If the serviced apartment supplies sluggish in the last 4 years, from 4,000 units in 2016 to about 4,700 – 4,800 units in the years…
Central Retail Group – the owner of Big C in Vietnam said that the Big C Vietnam supermarket system will officially rename the ‘Big C’ brand name to ‘GO!’ and ‘Tops Market’ due to an M&A deal with Casino Group. Big change coming to Big C In recent days, customers who go shopping at Big…
Looking back on the real estate market in 2020, it can be seen that almost every segment has certain difficulties. The year 2021 is forecast to be a difficult year for real estate, although market opportunities are still clear. Thus, in order to invest in Vietnam successfully, investors need to have a clear strategy for…
Although the likelihood is not high, the merger of Exxon Mobil and Chevron is still highly anticipated by the oil and gas business experts. Because once they succeed, Standard Oil might return one day. Record reduction of oil prices 2020 is an unforgettable year for oil and gas companies. At the beginning of the year,…
Condotel maybe not a novel term anymore, but such definition only arrive in Vietnam recently. Since 2017s, Condotel has been a trending topic for real estate, many projects have been deployed such as Havana Nha Trang, CocoBay Da Nang, Condotel Grand World Phu Quoc,… However, Condotel transactions are problematic as Condotel itself has not been…
Improvements in investment and business policy and the participation in bilateral and multilateral free trade agreements have helped Vietnam become a potentially attractive destination for domestic and foreign investors, says lawyer Pham Duy Khuong, managing director of ASL LAW, who spoke about the recent movements and their influence with VIR’s Hoang Oanh. How do you…