VietNamNet Bridge - Analysts believe that after swallowing a number of Vietnamese companies, Thai billionaires will take the next steps to turn Vietnam into their production bases from which Thai products will be distributed globally.

VietNamNet Bridge - Strong Vietnamese brands, one after another, have fallen into the hands of foreign international groups, a number of analysts have said. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Many foreign investors have failed to implement their plan to take over Vietnamese enterprises as they have met headstrong businessmen.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Merger and acquisition (M&A) can help domestic auto makers grow their businesses and increase their competitiveness in the current cutthroat market.

VietNamNet Bridge – Both VietinBank and PG Bank have confirmed their merger and acquisition (M&A) deal, as have Vietcombank and Saigon Bank, Sacombank and Southern Bank, BIDV and MHB, and Maritime Bank and MDB.

VietNamNet Bridge – Currently, foreign investors can hold no more than 30 percent of shares in one Vietnamese bank, but the proportion may rise to 100 percent by 2020.

VietNamNet Bridge – Who will buy Ocean Bank, which has been in a difficult period since late last year? This is a question of intense interest now in the banking sector.

VietNamNet Bridge – Analysts believe that 2015 will be the “year of bank merger & acquisitions”, especially for banks in danger of a “merge or die” situation.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese M&A market heated up again in 2014 after a chilly 2013 with a higher number of deals completed and higher transaction value.

The restructuring of the banking system is expected to experience a new turning point next year as a number of large banks consider plans to merge with other institutions.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mergers and acquisitions within the Vietnamese banking industry have contributed to the sector's restructuring in recent years, but experts are suggesting that big banks get involved in the process.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the domestic real estate sector have always depended strongly on the property market in the capital city, experts said.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – The rising wave of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in Viet Nam is a good opportunity to promote the development of investment funds such as private equity and venture capital.

VietNamNet Bridge – Increasing numbers of exciting business start-ups in Vietnam are grabbing the attention of adventurous investors who are looking to further ignite the local and regional merger and acquisition market.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More private equity (PE) investors are optimistic about Vietnam’s outlook over the next 12 months given improvements in economic growth and stable macro-economic factors in this market,

VietNamNet Bridge – Real estate is one of the most difficult sectors for mergers and acquisitions due to a weak legal system, opaque market, complicated procedures and differences in price evaluations. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many Vietnamese banks believe that calling for foreign capital is the best solution for them to improve their financial capability.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Although only one merger & acquisition (M&A) deal was announced in the first few months of the year, more are expected in the second half of the year.

VietNamNet Bridge – The hastened pace of equitisation of state-owned enterprises has led many experts to opine that there is a second wave of mergers and acquisitions ready to hit Vietnam.