Hai Nguyen Van > YKVN > Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam > Lawyer Profile

YKVN has unique expertise in project finance transactions, especially in the green energy projects arena. The group advises a broad range of domestic and international investors on issues such as foreign direct investment restrictions, government approvals, grid connections and PPA issues, and is particularly knowledgeable in sectors such as electricity, power, cement, petroleum and mining. The team is led by Truong Nhat Quang in Ho Chi Minh City who is a project finance expert. Also a project finance specialist, Duong Thu Ha in Hanoi is highly experienced in international banking and finance and advises on a range of energy projects, and Eli Mazur in Ho Chi Minh City acts for a broad range of project sponsors, and has considerable experience with onshore wind projects and transactions in the energy sector. Hai Nguyen Van in Ho Chi Minh City and Vu Dieu Huyen in Hanoi are also key contacts.

YKVN is reputed for its seasoned group of lawyers handling TMT transactions in a broad range of sectors, including media, e-commerce, telecoms, IT and advertisement. The team acts for a broad range of corporates and businesses, and is particularly seasoned assisting clients in banking and financial services, such as state-owned enterprises, owners, and private and sovereign funds. Truong Nhat Quang in Ho Chi Minh City leads the group and is an expert in banking, corporate and M&A, and regularly assists on transactions in the TMT space. Also in Ho Chi Minh City, Hai Nguyen Van and Ho Anh Tuyet both have extensive experience in corporate and M&A transactions in the TMT sectors. Diep Hoai Nam in Hanoi is another key contact in the team.

Praised for its ‘unparalleled expertise and deep understanding of the Vietnamese market’, the corporate and M&A group at YKVN regularly advises clients on issues such as privatisation, public and private M&A, private equity transactions, disposals, corporate restructurings, joint ventures and takeovers. The group is especially experienced advising on cross-border mandates, and focuses on key industries such as consumer finance, retail, e-commerce and feed industry and energy. Practice head Truong Nhat Quang in Ho Chi Minh City advises a broad range of clients on all aspects of transactions and corporate issues. The group in Ho Chi Minh City also includes Eli Mazur, who is a key contact for multinational companies and an expert in the life sciences, Hai Nguyen Van, who specialises corporate and M&A transactions, and Nguyen Thu Hang, who advises foreign and Vietnamese investors on the purchase and sale of shares in listed and unlisted companies. Other key members of the corporate and M&A group are Hanoi-based Duong Thu Ha and Vu Dzung in Ho Chi Minh City.