Duc, Tran Anh

Ho Chi Minh City

D: (84-8) 3824 1600
T: (84-8) 3827 7300
M: (84) 913 527 888

DUC, TRAN ANH
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Education & Training
Hanoi Law University, LL.B; Project Finance Training Course in London; Loan Negotiation Training Course in Singapore

Bar Admission
Vietnam

Practice
With more than 17 years of legal practice, Duc is recommended as one of the leading lawyers in Vietnam by various international legal guides, including Chambers Global, IFLR1000, Legal 500, AsiaLaw, etc. Duc practices in a variety of areas of finance and corporate laws and has been involved in various landmark M&A and finance transactions in Vietnam. Research findings highlighted “The outstanding Tran Anh Duc is increasingly involved in corporate law, in addition to his flagship banking practice. He applies his foreign law firm experience with panache, and peers laud his “extremely commercial approach” (Chambers ASIA 2008) and “knowledgeable and able to perform to international standards” (IFLR1000 – 2006).

Experience

Equitised SOEs: Advising bidders in due diligence works over Vietcombank and PV Gas; Advising Avenue Capital in equity investment in Vinaconex’s two water subsidiaries;
M&A: Advising KKR, IFC and other investors in equity and convertible loans to Masan; Advising BNP Paribas and SMBC in equity investments in Vietnamese banks (OCB and Eximbank); Advising foreign investors in foods and consumer goods (including foods & beverage, confectionery, home appliances);
Capital market: Singapore listed convertible bonds issued by Vincom (US$100 million); Convertible loans to Masan and Vincom; Singapore listed straight bonds issued by HAGL (US$90 million); Secondary listing in Singapore by a Vietnamese company; DR listing in Singapore; International bonds proposed to be issued by Vinacomin; VND bonds arranged by Citi, ANZ, Barclays;
Financing: Advising Citi in relation to US$450 million loan to Nhon Trach 2 Power Project Company; Advising BNP Paribas and Natixis as co-arrangers for US$540 million to VNPT for the financing of telecommunication network expansion; ship finance and mortgage; coffee finance; MOF guaranteed loans;
Power: Phu My 2.2 BOT Gas Fired Power Project, Nghi Son 2 BOT Coal Fired Power Project, Vung Ang II BOT Coal Fired Power Project, Nhon Trach 2 Gas Fired Power Project and international lenders to various hydro power projects in Vietnam with a government guarantee;
Ports: Advising international lenders and sponsors in relation to project finance for three international container terminals developed by SPCT, CMIT and SP-PSA;
Property: Advising ECC in relation to the development of a shopping mall project in Vietnam; Advising a foreign shareholder in the largest casino project in Vietnam;
Corporate restructuring: Advising international companies in re-negotiating joint venture documents with Vietnamese companies in tobacco and mining businesses;
Petroleum & refinery: Advising some international petroleum companies in restructuring their projects in Vietnam (including de-merger, transfer of assets); Advising lenders to the first and largest refinery project in Vietnam;
Telecom: Advising telecommunication companies in negotiating BCCs in Vietnam;
Aviation: Acting for the lenders in relation to the financing and the first mortgage of two Fokker aircrafts in Vietnam; Acting for the lenders in relation to the finance leasing of ten Airbus aircrafts to VNA;
CDM: Advising various international investors in relation to due diligence and purchase of CERs from Vietnam projects;
Enforcement of property rights: Acting for some international companies in relation to enforcement of property rights in Vietnam.

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