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The country has risen to the second place in terms of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions with total domestic investment of US$872 million, the majority of which was driven by US$651 million worth of investment from Vinhomes, received from KKR Group, the second largest investment deal to date. According to Mergermarket, the world’s leading news outlet about mergers & acquisitions, private equity (PE) investment has been growing throughout the year, from US$67 million to US$1.3 billion in Q1. The majority of PE investments in Q1 were concentrated on the real estate sector, with three transactions totaling US$1.1 billion. M&A activities throughout Southeast Asia suffered a slow down during the first half of the year despite recording the highest value during the first quarter in terms of the statistical history of Mergermarket Company. This can be put down to the impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic which halted many transactions which were scheduled to … [Read more...] about Vietnam ranks second in Southeast Asia for M&A transactions

Meanwhile in Thailand, the Government has temporarily banned the entry of foreign diplomats and special business representatives after the young daughter of the Sudanese attache was found to be infected with the coronavirus after the family arrived from Khartoum. … [Read more...] about Latest Coronavirus News in Vietnam & Southeast Asia July 15

If the merger and acquisition (M&A) deal goes as expected, Taekwang, which entered the Vietnamese market in 1994, will be able to combine its existing manufacturing operations in Vietnam with Gemadept’s logistics business, thus enabling it to establish a secure logistics base in Southeast Asia. … [Read more...] about Logistics opportunities spur multinational M&A

According to IREX, the co-operation deal with Luneng – one of the world's leading corporations in PV cell technology with a total capacity of 2.5GW – in building the second largest solar power panel and module factory, would help the made-in-Viet Nam solar power facilities explore the worldwide ‘green’ energy industry market. … [Read more...] about IREX and Singapore partner to build solar power factory in VN

To promote sustainable development and environment friendly property projectsHONG KONG, CHINA - Media OutReach - 15 July 2020 - CIFI Holdings (Group) Co. Ltd. ("CIFI" or the "Group", HKEx stock code: 884), a leading real estate developer engaged in the property development and investment business in the first-, second- and robust third-tier cities in China, is pleased to announce that the Group has successfully issued its first green bond (the "Green Bond") in Hong Kong with an issuance size of US$300 million, 5.95% coupon and a tenor of 5.25 years. Standard Chartered Bank, China CITIC Bank International, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C., Haitong International, HSBC, Morgan Stanley and UBS are the joint global coordinators, joint bookrunners and joint lead managers in respect of the offer and sale of the Notes as well as the initial purchasers of the Notes. … [Read more...] about CIFI issues its first green bond of US$300 million in Hong Kong