Corporate and M&A

VILAF

VILAF assists multinational clients on all operational corporate matters, as well as large and complex cross-border M&A deals across a wide range of industries. The group has particular expertise in matters involving private placement, energy and infrastructure, banking, real estate and construction. The group is co-headed by Duyen Ha Vo in Ho Chi Minh City, who is an expert in a wide range of corporate work and transactions, and Anh Dang in Hanoi, who is a key contact for matters involving finance, corporate, energy and infrastructure. Also in Hanoi, Phong Tran focuses on private equity and M&A, and is also an expert in the energy and aviation sectors, Ngoc Anh Bui is particularly skilled in cross-border matters, and Lam Nguyen specialises in energy and infrastructure matters, M&A and capital markets. The team in Ho Chi Minh City includes Hao Nguyen, who is knowledgeable in capital markets, M&A, oil and gas, renewable energy and real estate mandates, as well as Ngoc Luong Trinh and Tung Nguyen.

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Key clients

Citigroup
SCB X Group
SKC Co., Ltd.
Capitaland
Sycamore
Frasers Property Vietnam
AES Corporation
MERAP Group
Vietnam National Aviation Insurance and Saigon-Hanoi Insurance Corporation
Growtheum Capital Partners
VinaCapital
Shizen International Inc.
Inter Pacific Securities Sdn Bhd
Moody's Asia Pacific Limited

Work highlights

Advised Citigroup in the sale of its Vietnam retail banking business to United Overseas Bank (Vietnam) Limited (UOBV), which is part of Citigroup’s US$5 billion strategic transaction with UOB covering Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand.
Advised Sycamore, CapitaLand’s affiliate, on the acquisition of Thanh Thanh Binh Duong housing-urban area complex in Binh Duong province.
Advised SKC, a southern chemical materials company in relation to its acquisition of 45% stake in semiconductor test maker ISC with the value of US$400 million.