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Banking and finance

Work highlights

Advised Vietcombank in the syndicated financing of the construction of a residential project in the suburbs of Hanoi sponsored by Comaland Investment and Development Real Estate Joint Stock Company.

Acted for Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) as lender in the financing of Nam Mo Vietnam Hydropower Company, a company established in Vietnam to develop the 120MW Nam Mo 2 hydropower project in Xieng Khouang province, Laos.

Key clients

An Binh Joint Stock Commercial Bank (ABBank), Shinhan Bank Vietnam

Capital markets

Work highlights

Advised the government of Vietnam on its plan to issue $1 billion in bonds on the international markets under Rule 144A.

Key clients

GIC Private

Construction

Work highlights

Acted for China Huadian Engineering Corporation in the acquisition of project equity and the international financing of the 1200MW Duyen 2 thermal power BOT project in Tra Vinh, Vietnam. The firm advised on the construction of a coal jetty and a dispute with sub-contractors during the implementation of the project.

Key clients

Phu Quoc POC

Corporate and M&A

Work highlights

Advised Joint Stock Commercial BIDV in its sale of a strategic stake to foreign investors. This is the third bank equitisation deal in Vietnam following the equitisation of Vietcombank and Vietinbank.

Key clients

GE Vietnam, PetroVietnam, State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC), Techcombank

Dispute resolution

Work highlights

Advised an international hotel management corporation in VIAC arbitration against a Vietnamese investor regarding a breach and termination of the hotel management agreement by the employer.