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M&A forum slated for next month in HCM City

The 2015 merger and acquisition (M&A) forum themed “Count down to the next market boom” will take place in the southern metropolis of Ho Chi Minh City on August 6, bringing together senior officials, veteran experts and prominent analysts.
The 2015 merger and acquisition (M&A) forum themed “Count down tothe next market boom” will take place in the southern metropolis of HoChi Minh City on August 6, bringing together senior officials, veteranexperts and prominent analysts.

The forum willencompass a conference that examines ongoing capital flows, M&Atrends and opportunities in potential fields, an M&A deal award, anexpo-private meeting and M&A courses for businesses.

On the occasion, the annual M&A Outlook publication will be released.

Speaking to a press conference in Hanoi on July 16, Editor-in-Chief ofInvestment Review and Head of the organising board Nguyen Anh Tuan saidM&A activities in Vietnam in 2015 and the next five years will takeplace as Vietnam’s economy is recovering and the nation fine-tunes itslegal regulations.

Legal frameworks for takeoverand buyout deals are being improved, given a raft of amended laws hasbeen brought to life, including the laws on investment, housing and realestate investment, among others, he added.

DangXuan Minh, Deputy Head of the organising board, said M&A in Vietnambounced back in 2014 with an annual 15 percent growth.

Each deal averages 11 million USD, higher than the 5-8 million USD level recorded three years ago.-VNA
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