Bio
Profile
Experience
Kim & Chang (2024-Present)
EY Law Vietnam LLC (2021-2024)
Vietnam International Law Firm (VILAF) (2011-2020)
Representative Mattersshow
Mergers & Acquisitions
- Advised on the acquisition of the majority share of a Canadian cashew manufacturing company whose main factories are in Vietnam by a Malaysian Fund.
- Advised a Japanese investor in the acquisition of 100% of the shares in a Vietnamese meat processing company.
- Advised a Vietnamese conglomerate in the sale of the majority share in its retail business subsidiary to a big consumer product corporate in the form of a merger transaction.
- Advised a Vietnamese conglomerate in the sale of shares of its subsidiary to a consortium led by a Singaporean sovereign wealth fund in the form of a private strategic sale with a value of USD 500 million.
- Advised a Swiss financial service company in the structuring of a private placement of about USD 270 million by a Vietnamese leading bank to a Singaporean sovereign wealth fund.
- Advised a Japanese oil and energy investor in relation to the acquisition of 8% of the capital valued at USD 185 million of the biggest petrol import/export and retail company in Vietnam.
- Advised a Japanese airline in relation to the acquisition of 8% of the shares valued at USD 105 million of a Vietnamese airline.
- Advised a Luxembourg private equity firm in relation to its acquisition of shares in a Vietnamese bank.
- Advised a Japanese investor in relation to the acquisition of majority shares in a leading smart-card manufacturer in Vietnam.
- Advised a Japanese investor in relation to the acquisition of a local listed logistics company in Vietnam.
- Advised a large Korean investor in a USD 1.5 billion new investment project in Vietnam.
- Advised a Japanese manufacturer in relation to the acquisition of a paper manufacturing company.
- Advised a Vietnamese conglomerate in the merger of its real estate and hospitality business for the full consolidation of investment portfolio.
Capital Markets
- Advised a leading real estate corporation in Vietnam and its major shareholders in relation to the Rule 144A international placement and listing on the HOSE with an offer value of USD 1.4 billion.
- Advised a Vietnamese premier shopping malls operator and its major shareholders in relation to the Rule 144A international placement and listing on the HOSE with an offer value of USD 740 million.
- Advised a Vietnamese conglomerate in the USD 400 million issue of preference shares to a large Korean conglomerate.
- Advised the underwriter in relation to the private placements of bonds by a Vietnamese major industrial park developer.
- Advised a Japanese bank in relation to the issuance of VND 195 billion convertible bonds by a construction company.
- Advised a Japanese bank in relation to the issuance of VND 1.150 billion convertible bonds by a leading securities company in Vietnam.
- Advised the lender in relation to the USD 170 million loan to a Korean monitor manufacturing company in Vietnam.
- Advised the borrower in relation to the US 65 million loan from Deutsche Bank.
- Advised a leading bank in Vietnam as the major lender and agent in a USD 42 million syndicated loan for a water supply project in Vietnam.
- Advised a Vietnamese-owned Singaporean blockchain company in relation to its in-kind shareholder loan.
Representative Activitiesshow
Awards
- Rising Star, Asialaw Leading Lawyers (Delinian, 2020-2021)
- Rising Star, IFLR1000 (Delinian, 2020)
Education
BPP University Law School (LL.M., 2021)
BPP University Law School (LPC Short-term Training Course, 2016)
Hanoi Law University (LL.B., 2011)
Qualifications
Admitted to bar, Hanoi, 2020