Practice areas
Six practice areas.
Drawn from over a decade of advising foreign investors and multinationals on transactions across Vietnam.
Corporate & M&A
Cross-border acquisitions, divestments, joint ventures, strategic investments, and due diligence.
- Acquisition and sale of Vietnamese operating companies
- Joint venture structuring with local partners
- Strategic minority investments and exits
- Pre-deal due diligence and post-deal integration
Representative work: Kinh Do · Vingroup · H.C. Starck · Cognita · Sanofi Aventis · HeidelbergCement · Honda · Walmart
Real Estate
Residential, mixed-use, and commercial real estate acquisitions and structuring.
- Residential housing project acquisitions and divestments
- Mixed-use and commercial property transactions
- Land-use rights, leasing, and zoning matters
- Real estate joint ventures
Representative work: Gamuda Land · Khang Dien · VinaCapital · Hamon Properties · Indochina Land
Energy & Infrastructure
EPC packages, IPP and BOT power projects, renewable energy transactions.
- Coal-fired and gas-fired BOT power projects
- Solar and wind project development and divestment
- EPC contract negotiation and disputes
- Foreign-contractor tax structuring
Representative work: Marubeni · Mitsui Engineering · French renewable investors · Vietnamese solar and wind developers
Banking & Finance
Strategic bank investments, syndicated facilities, and project finance.
- Strategic stake acquisitions in Vietnamese banks
- Syndicated and bilateral cross-border lending
- Project finance for infrastructure and real estate
- Securities and capital markets matters
Representative work: BTMU · Mizuho · Standard Chartered · Nomura · ANZ · Citibank · Morgan Stanley · Prudential
Hospitality
Hotel management, technical service, brand-license, and marketing agreements.
- Hotel management agreements (HMA)
- Technical service agreements (TSA)
- Trademark license and marketing agreements
- Hotel-owner negotiations with international operators
Representative work: Wyndham · Rixos · Mondrian · Novotel · Swissotel · Le Meridien · Hyatt · InterContinental · Mandarin Oriental · MGallery
Telecommunications
Telecoms M&A, regulatory advice, market-entry structuring.
- Telecoms M&A and strategic investments
- Regulatory advice on telecoms operations
- Market-entry structures for foreign operators
Representative work: Singapore Technologies Telemedia · Vodafone Global Enterprise
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