YKVN has a deep bench of practitioners who advise on a wide array of corporate matters, including both public and private M&A, disposals, joint ventures, and business restructurings. The team is notably active in advising funds, strategics and global brands on deals and partnerships across a variety of sectors, with a strong track record in consumer finance, retail and energy over the past twelve months. Group head Truong Nhat Quang is one of the market's most esteemed practitioners, leveraging more than 20 years' experience overseeing premium deals and possessing an astute knowledge of banking, capital markets, and M&A. Diep Hoai Nam routinely covers transactions of large state-owned companies, and is an accomplished adviser in the oil and gas and pharmaceutical industries. Counsel Nguyen Van Hai is building a well-regarded reputation for her capital markets expertise, while Nguyen Thu Hang has added a range of deals involving global private equity investors to an already impressive portfolio of matters over the past twelve months.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team we worked with provided fluent bilingual support. Helpfully, for our cross border transaction, they also possess practical, international legal experience.’

  • ‘We greatly appreciated the team's sound legal expertise in pushing for our position during the long negotiation sessions.’

  • ‘Strong legal expertise coupled with deep understanding of local Vietnamese business operating environment.’

  • ‘Strong work ethic, can-do attitude and keen commercial sense.’

  • ‘YKVN have good breadth and depth of expertise across different areas.’

  • ‘Truong Nhat Quang is the doyen of M&A advice in Vietnam, trusted by the nation's most prominent corporate clients for his consistently strong transaction structuring and problem-solving skills. He is respectful and humble, despite his vast experience. Having him on the same side of the transaction gives clients and other advisers great assurance that all legal and regulatory aspects will be addressed to the highest standard.’

  • ‘YKVN has a professional team to advise us throughout the entire stage of the deal process.’

Key clients

  • Swire Group
  • ESR V INVESTOR 5 PTE. LTD.
  • Advent International
  • Capgemini SE
  • Vietnam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank (VPBank)

Lawyers

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Leading associates
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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Truong Nhat Quang

Other key lawyers

Diep Hoai Nam, Nguyen Van Hai, Nguyen Thu Hang