In light of a vibrant and evolving food and beverages landscape, Vietnam is solidifying its position as a key player in the region and attracting significant investment and M&A activities.
Vietnam in 2024 has witnessed cautious investor sentiment when it comes to big deals, but key traditional sectors continued to demonstrate resilience and engage interest.
Is Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) part of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and how significant it is to this capital pool? This article aims to dive into Vietnam’s FDI status in recent years and how M&A has becoming increasingly significant in its overall picture.
Vietnam’s stock market has made significant strides, moving from a frontier market to the watchlist of becoming an emerging market since 2018, however there are still factors preventing an upgrade. Despite Vietnam’s significant weight in the Frontier Market, being stuck in a frontier market list has limited its growth and potentials. An upgrade would surely provide more room for expansion, attracting additional foreign investment and boosting the local economy, and benefiting investors, businesses and the entire ecosystem.
We are pleased and proud to announce the success of RCH, an unprecedented project where ASART provided management advisory and assisted in working with the government and competent authorities to realize a strategic regional project for higher product quality and sustainability.
Vietnam’s macroeconomic data for July indicates significant growth, picking up from the more modest first quarter. After a conservative 5.7% GDP growth in Q1, it reached 6.9% in Q2, driven by a recovery in manufacturing activities, exports, investment disbursement, and credit operations. Higher growth is now much anticipated for the whole year.
In recent years, particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic, prolonged low USD interest rates have spurred business investments, leading to inflation and market mismatches. The Federal Reserve’s rate hikes since March 2022 aimed to curb inflation have significantly impacted global economies, including Vietnam. This article delves into how high USD interest rates have affected Vietnam’s economic performance, focusing on Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) and Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) activities.
In the world of M&A, both in the global and local context, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) considerations are becoming increasingly important. ESG involves assessing a company’s impact beyond financial metrics and evaluating their environmental practices, social responsibility, and governance structures.
Vietnamese boutique advisory firm ASART, offering leading advisory services in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), strategy, finance, and wealth, has opened a new office this month, showing further confidence in its home market.
Graduating with distinction from RMIT University at just over 20 years old, working for two multinational companies for nearly nine years, then founding her own advisory firm at 29 – Binh Le Vandekerckove found her true calling as an entrepreneur for sustainable growth.
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