VILAF exhibits a strong corporate offering, acting across a wide array of sectors on multi-billion dollar deals from both the buyer and seller side, landmark joint venture partnerships, and restructurings in the wake of investments from both regional and international capitalists. Over the past twelve months the firm has been able to add a stellar list of clients to an already impressive portfolio, including Vietnamese Pharmaceutical giants, leading continental energy players, and multinational private equity firms. Team head Duyen Vo Ha is singled out for her work regarding financial services and energy clients, with recent matter highlights including vast cross-border acquisitions and mergers. The similar skill set of fellow co-head Anh Dang ensures he is frequently sought out by a host of clients for his expertise pertaining to a number of strategically-significant deals. Phong Tran is another practitioner of note, possessing strong banking and capital market acumen to competently advise on complex regional and international transactions.
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Testimonials
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‘Organised and professional team with vast experience in Vietnam's M&A transactions. They have provided useful guidance to plan our project's timeline and execution.’
‘Highly ambitious team. All questions were answered in a knowledgeable way and the team always helped to find workarounds to barriers.’
‘Anh Dang is highly experienced and an outstanding M&A lawyer. Very clear and down-to-the point communication.’
Key clients
- Clayton, Dubilier & Rice
- Owners of MERAP Group
- Sojitz Corporation and Vietnam Livestock Corporation JSC (a subsidiary of Vinamilk)
- Japan Petroleum Exploration Company Limited (JAPEX)
- VinaCapital
- TMMC Healthcare
- SVP Worldwide
- Cinven Discovery Purchaser Corporation
- Shiseido Company Limited
- Lone Star Funds
- Warburg Pincus Asia LLC
- Mitsui & Co. Ltd.
- Denham Capital/Nexif Energy
- GEODIS International
Work highlights
- Advised Cinven Discovery Purchaser Corporation in the US$2.6 billion acquisition of Bayer’s Environmental Science Professional business.
- Advised Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in the US$2.2 billion acquisition of the tax and immigration business in Vietnam from PwC.
- Advised Shiseido Company Limited in the transfer of their personal care business to K.K. Oriental Beauty Holding worth US$1.5 billion.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Duyen Ha Vo, Anh Dang