The Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) market in Viet Nam has been going through a downturn due to the pandemic, but the technology sector is bucking the trend.

During the 10-month period, Vietnam’s M&A market attracted over US$8.8 billion, a surge of 18% against 2020 and 13.7% compared to the pre-pandemic period in 2019.

Deep-pocketed actors planning to get into mergers and acquisitions are placing a greater emphasis on Vietnam’s insurance, bolstered by fresh digital capabilities and a supportive legal framework.

The gradual maturity of Vietnam’s startup ecosystem is expected to boost fundraising and dealmaking activities.

Despite a slowdown in M&A during the pandemic, investors still expect a rebound in deal-making in Vietnam thanks to the country's long-term growth potential.

VPBank has completed transition of 49% stake in VPBank Finance Company Ltd. to SMBC Consumer Finance.

Realtors with strong financial capability are collecting land for large projects in the future.

Vietnamese groups are becoming more active in acquiring other businesses, while overseas investors are seeing themselves hindered amid continued travel restrictions.

According to data from MergerMarket, which is a business development tool designed specifically for the M&A sector, South Korean investors have carried out 69 M&A deals in Vietnam since 2005, with a total value of $5.1 billion.

THACO said it has completed the acquisition of hypermarket business in Vietnam of Emart Inc of the Republic of Korea

In 2020, Masan took over the tungsten division of H.C. Starck Tungsten, the world’s leading manufacturer with thermal resistance technology, as part of its plan to become a leading high-tech industrial material manufacturer.

Securities stocks have seen significant growth in market prices thanks to mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in Vietnam.

Japanese investors have poured billions of dollars to purchase stakes at Vietnamese businesses over the past decade.

The flow of international capital has helped Vietnamese businesses grow quickly and build multi-sectoral businesses via big mergers and acquisition deals.

More local players are shaking hands with foreign companies to develop their retail arm in Vietnam, especially through the M&A channel.

As global mergers and acquisitions activity continues to rebound following a pandemic-fuelled freeze, Vietnam is expected to benefit from the growth of deal-making.

The long process of project approval from competent government agencies and the serious impact of COVID-19 have helped mergers and acquisitions in real estate sector become more active.

A potential rise in mergers and acquisitions is sparking concerns that local firms will lose competitiveness by selling themselves to foreign investors.

The year 2020 marked a rough year for the global finance and equity markets as the COVID-19 pandemic scaled down the global economy and discouraged investors to execute their M&A deals as planned.

After a period of strong negative impacts caused by the pandemic, real estate investment activities in Asia-Pacific and Vietnam in particular started to show signs of recovery in the second half of the year,