Foreign driven mergers and acquisitions are becoming a common landmark in Vietnam’s business landscape. The trend was underlined by Chinese-backed Haier Group Corporation swooping for Japanese-backed Sanyo Electric Group’s businesses. Haier and Sanyo have inked a memorandum of understanding on Haier’s acquisition of Sanyo’s refrigerator, washing machine, and other electrical-appliance businesses in Vietnam and other [...]
Aug 8 2011 | Posted in
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Merger and Acquisition (M&A) transactions in Vietnam are expected to continue strong growth this year, industry experts said. Mayooran Elalingam, head of Mergers & Acquisitions of Deutsche Bank for Southeast Asia, said at the M&A Vietnam Forum 2011 in HCMC last week that M&A transactions here in the nation had amounted to US$1.57 billion since [...]
Jun 15 2011 | Posted in
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Corporate restructure, private placement of shares, and the search for strategic partners will keep the Vietnamese mergers and acquisitions market busy this year and in 2012, experts told a forum held in HCM City yesterday. Speaking at the Vietnam M&A Forum 2011 organised by the Vietnam Investment Review newspaper and business consultant AVM Vietnam, they [...]
Jun 13 2011 | Posted in
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Many giant foreign investors worldwide have been eager to spend huge amount to acquire stakes in local businesses, which are grappling with fund raising. Imported strong alcoholic drinks are showcased at a HCMC-based supermarket. UK-based distiller Diageo acquired 23.6 percent stake in alcohol producer Halico (Photo:Minh Tri) US-based private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts paid [...]
Jun 10 2011 | Posted in
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In an interview with ET Now, Saugata Gupta, CEO, Marico Ltd , talks about recent acquisition in Vietnam and the company’s future plans. ET Now: First let us talk about your recent acquisition you have picked up a consumer product company in Vietnam, what is the logic and the rationale behind it? Saugata Gupta: We [...]
Jun 3 2011 | Posted in
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Vietnam will see more big M&A cases this year, particularly in the areas of production, finance, banking and consumer goods. Dau Tu newspaper and AVM Vietnam Company held Vietnam M&A Forum 2011 Press Conference in Hanoi on May 18, where, a representative from the European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham), said that 17% of Vietnamese businesses [...]
May 23 2011 | Posted in
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