At the Vietnam M&A Forum 2022 held at the Gem Center in Ho Chi Minh City on 23 November 2022, VILAF was named Best M&A Advisory Firm of the Year. The Vietnam M&A Forum is a prestigious M&A event held annually by Vietnam Investment Review and Bao Dau Tu, with more than 500 attendees. The event each year also honors outstanding M&A transactions and outstanding advisory firms of the year in the country. VILAF has […]
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Asian Legal Business has announced Partner Ngoc Anh Bui as one of ALB Asia Top 15 M&A Lawyers 2022 in its recently published ALB Asia Magazine for March 2022. In the same magazine issue, Dr. Ngoc Anh shared his thoughts on M&A trends in Vietnam, notable deals in the past year, and what it takes to be successful in the M&A practice. You may read the full magazine here.
VILAF advises Citigroup as Vietnamese law counsel in the sale of its Vietnam retail banking business to United Overseas Bank (Vietnam) Limited (UOBV). The transaction closing is subject to relevant regulatory approvals. The sale of the Vietnam retail banking business is part of the sale by Citigroup of its Southeast Asia retail business (Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand) in the US$3.7 billion package deal with UOB. The portfolio includes unsecured and secured lending portfolios and […]
VILAF has been named the Highly Commended Corporate and M&A Team of the Year by the Legal 500 Southeast Asia Awards at its inaugural Southeast Asia Awards 20/21 on Thursday, 25 November 2021. VILAF was selected out of the 15 prestigious law firms from the Southeast Asia region shortlisted for the Corporate and M&A Team awards. VILAF was a finalist in 5 award categories including Law Firm of the Year, Banking and Finance Team of […]
In the latest edition of Vietnam Investment Review, VILAF Chairperson Duyen Ha Vo shared her thoughts and analysis on Vietnam’s M&A post-pandemic outlook. Read the full article here.