Vietcombank chooses Credit Suisse, VILAF for equity issue The Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam, Vietcombank, on October 22 signed a contract with Credit Suisse and the Vietnam International Law Firm (VILAF) for a new equity issue. Under the contract, Credit Suisse will act as the finance consultant for the bank while VILAF will be responsible for legal aspect. According to the bank, the equity issue aims to help the bank raise […]
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VILAF won ASIAN-MENA COUNSEL In-House Community Firm of the Year 2015 October 30, 2015 – VILAF has been awarded 2015 Asian-Mena Counsel In House Community Firm of the Year and additionally be recognized “Most Responsive Domestic Firm of the Year.” In the 2015 international survey, Asian-Mena Counsel asked in-house counsels, “Which law firms do you prefer to use?” and “Why?” Based entirely on the nominations and testimonials of the in-house counsels surveyed, VILAF was ranked first in Vietnam in the […]
Dang Duong Anh, managing partner, and Mai Chi, an associate of Vietnam International Law Firm (VILAF-Hong Duc), Hanoi Office, analyse the legal challenges of M&A transactions in Vietnam As reported by the Institute of Mergers, Acquisitions, and Alliances (IMAA), the year 2015 has seen a surge of up to 40 per cent in M&A transactions involving Vietnam’s enterprises, with a total value of circa $4.3 billion, surpassing the record pace of $4.2 billion in 2012. This […]
VILAF won Best M&A Vietnam Law Firm of the Year 2014 – 2015 Award At the Annual Vietnam M&A Forum 2015 on 6 August 2015, VILAF won the Best M&A Vietnam Law Firm of the Year Award. Vietnam M&A Forum is the largest M&A and strategic investment annual public event in Vietnam for the business community, domestic and foreign investors in Vietnam, organized by Vietnam Investment Review, AVM Vietnam, and the Ministry of Planning and Investment. […]
VILAF names new Chairperson and Ho Chi Minh City Office Managing Partner Today, VILAF announced the election of its new executive management. VILAF partners, Vo Ha Duyen and Nguyen Truc Hien, have been elected as new Chairperson of VILAF and as new Managing Partner of VILAF’s Ho Chi Minh City Office, respectively. Ms Duyen succeeds Ngo Thanh Tung to serve as the firm’s new Chairperson and will oversee the firm’s business development, client relationship, lawyers’ […]