Establishing an Offshore Holding Company for Vietnamese Startups

A few weeks ago I wrote about Vietnam's Outward Investment Problem. This was in relation to Axies Infinity which is an increasingly successful NFT based online game that is owned and operated by Vietnamese founders through a Singapore holding company. The problem, as I stated, is that Vietnam has rules for its citizens to invest [...]

By |2021-11-15T04:40:47+07:00November 15th, 2021|Corporate and commercial, Restructuring|Comments Off on Establishing an Offshore Holding Company for Vietnamese Startups

Vietnam’s Outward Investment Problem

Again this week a Vietnamese e-commerce company is in the news for receiving multiple millions of dollars in funding from international Venture Capitalists. Fika, a dating app targeted at female users (see TechinAsia story here) was funded with one and a half million. The founders, while not Vietnamese, live and work in Vietnam and their [...]

By |2021-10-18T02:03:07+07:00October 18th, 2021|M&A, Restructuring, Securities and Capital markets|Comments Off on Vietnam’s Outward Investment Problem

What you need to know about bankruptcy in Vietnam

Last week, here, I wrote about various strategies for restructuring debt. One of those--specifically for businesses--involved a court ordered restructuring as part of the bankruptcy procedures. This week I want to examine that process in more detail. Though instead of going through the entire process I'm going to highlight bits and pieces that are important [...]

By |2020-09-08T14:08:22+07:00September 8th, 2020|Corporate and commercial, Restructuring|Comments Off on What you need to know about bankruptcy in Vietnam

Restructuring Debt in Vietnam

I'm excited. As of a couple of hours ago, Vietnam has gone over 40 hours without a new case of Covid-19. That means it took only a month for the country to effectively control a second outbreak of the virus. Here's to hoping the trend continues. But with that in mind, there is a lot [...]

By |2020-08-31T21:53:37+07:00September 1st, 2020|Dispute Resolution, Restructuring, Securities and Capital markets|Comments Off on Restructuring Debt in Vietnam