Legal support for buyers, sellers and investors from the first transaction discussions through due diligence, negotiation and completion.
Understanding the business behind the deal.
ANT Lawyers’ M&A lawyers in Vietnam advise on acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures and corporate restructurings involving Vietnamese and foreign-invested businesses.
A transaction is more than the transfer of shares or assets. The buyer needs to understand what the business owns, how it operates and which obligations will continue after completion. The seller needs a clear route through disclosure, negotiation and handover.
We help clients connect the findings of legal due diligence with transaction terms, approval requirements and the work needed to put the agreed ownership and management arrangements in place.
How we can help
Transaction planning and structure
Advice on the proposed acquisition, sale or joint venture structure, including foreign investment and market access questions. We help identify the legal requirements and dependencies that may affect the transaction timetable.
Legal due diligence
Review of corporate records, ownership, licenses, material contracts, employment, property and disputes. We also consider IP ownership and data-related obligations where relevant to the target’s operations, identifying issues for investigation or negotiation.
Transaction documents and negotiation
Drafting and review of term sheets, share or asset purchase agreements and related documents. We help translate identified risks into conditions, warranties, indemnities, payment arrangements and other negotiated protections.
Approvals and third-party consents
Assessment of the regulatory approvals, corporate authorizations and contractual consents relevant to the deal. We assist with applications and documents and coordinate their place in the proposed signing and completion sequence.
Joint ventures and shareholder arrangements
Advice on governance, management appointments, reserved decisions, funding and transfers. We help the parties document how they will work together and address disagreement, a change of control or an eventual exit.
Completion and integration
Support with closing documents, ownership records, management changes and the legal actions required after completion. We help clients track outstanding obligations and align the handover with the business’s operating needs.
Selected Experience
Selected matters are described in general terms to protect client confidentiality.
International manufacturing group
Manufacturing and trading | Acquisition due diligence and agreements
ANT Lawyers advised an international manufacturing group on proposed acquisitions of Vietnamese manufacturing and trading businesses. Our work included legal due diligence and preparation of share purchase agreements, with advice on issues arising from the targets’ ownership records and transaction documentation.
Singapore corporate investor
Cross-border investment | Share transfer and registration
ANT Lawyers assisted a Singapore corporate investor with the Vietnamese registration procedures for a share acquisition. We prepared the application documents and supported updates to the company’s registered information, including its foreign shareholding. The engagement concluded following issuance of the authority’s confirmation of the registration changes.
Foreign-owned technology business
Technology | Corporate advice following an overseas acquisition
ANT Lawyers advised a foreign-owned technology business in Vietnam on the local corporate documentation implications of an acquisition of its overseas parent. We provided written advice on the Vietnamese subsidiary’s registration paperwork for consideration by the client and the acquiring group’s legal team.
How We Work With You
Understand the proposed transaction
We discuss the commercial objectives, parties, proposed structure and timetable, then agree the scope of legal support and the immediate priorities.
Focus due diligence on decision-making
Within the agreed scope, we review relevant legal records and highlight issues that may affect the transaction, require further investigation or call for protection in the documents.
Coordinate documents and execution
We assist with the agreed transaction documents and legal workstreams, coordinating with your management team and other advisers on responsibilities, approvals and closing steps.
Manage scope, fees and progress
We identify the responsible lawyer and partner oversight arrangements, agree the fee basis and reporting approach, and discuss changes as the transaction develops.
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