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Freshfields

Corporate/M&A

Asia-Pacific Guide 2026 : Vietnam

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Corporate/M&A - Vietnam

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Freshfields has an exceptional reputation for advising on complex M&A transactions in Vietnam, with additional expertise in corporate restructuring and investment matters. The lawyers regularly represent clients in the technology, education and banking sectors, among others. The firm is especially active for private equity investors in the Vietnamese market, as well as other international corporates. The firm also advises clients on merger clearance in Vietnam.

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Work Highlights

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  • Freshfields advised Warburg Pincus on the Vietnamese law aspects of its investment in Xuyen.

Strengths

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  • The firm has excellent local knowledge and offers practical and commercial guidance with an appropriate risk lens.

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  • Its strengths are the quality and depth of experience that the firm collectively has. The firm itself has deep experience and can navigate thorny issues.

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  • The firm possesses an incredibly competent team that renders commercial and pragmatic advice each time.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Tony Foster
    Tony Foster

    Tony Foster

    Tony Foster is a senior adviser in Freshfields' Hanoi office. His work includes acting for major investment firms, banks and MNCs on their investments in Vietnam.

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  • Bui Thanh Tien
    Bui Thanh Tien

    Bui Thanh Tien

    Bui Thanh Tien is a well-established corporate lawyer with expertise in M&A and private equity deals across a wide range of industry sectors. He serves a host of corporates, private equity firms and financial institutions from Freshfields' office in Ho Chi Minh City.

    • He is the strongest, most experienced and most commercial lawyer I have worked with so far in Vietnam. The depth of his legal and business knowledge helped us to overcome many obstacles.

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    • He is definitely a talent in the industry.

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  • Eric Johnson
    Eric Johnson

    Eric Johnson

    Eric Johnson is a Hanoi-based lawyer who specialises in international corporate work. He is experienced in acting on private equity fund formation and venture capital investments.

    • He is always very detailed, responsive and has great knowledge.

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  • An Hoang Ha
    An Hoang Ha

    An Hoang Ha

    An Hoang Ha is a senior associate based in the firm's Hanoi office. He often assists regional financial institutions with acquisitions and investments into Vietnam and also has expertise in competition law.
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