M&a

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in Vietnam’s technology sector have made a strong breakthrough.

New industrial parks setup across Vietnam shows the industrial property market suffers little impact from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Covid-19 accelerates deals activity for digital and technology assets in a highly competitive market.

For the first time, the Vietnamese government would issue a list of sectors with limited market access for foreign investors under the negative list principle.

M&A activities in the banking sector are set to heat up in 2021, when the Covid-19 pandemic is fully contained and the majority of Vietnamese banks have completed their restructuring processes.

More transactions are expected to happen in the near future if market transparency improved and flexibility from investors becomes stronger.

This year, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the M&A value may decrease 51.4% year-on-year to US$3.5 billion.

The country is set to score 102 and 94.6 out of the maximum of 250 in 2020 and 2021, staying behind only the US with its respective scores of 108.9 and 112.5.

The appetite for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activities in Vietnam has not been dampened by the Covid-19 pandemic.

M&A in hotels and resorts is expected to thrive as the social distancing orders have left devastating affects on low-end hotels and budget accommodations.