Many foreign investors interested in M&A deals in real estate market: VAR

There has been a surge in the number of foreign investors interested in merger and acquisition (M&A) deals in the Vietnamese real estate market, which is a hope for Vietnamese property developers amid the current capital thirst, according to the latest market research released by the Vietnam Association of Realtors (VAR).
Many foreign investors interested in M&A deals in real estate market: VAR ảnh 1Illustrative image (Source: Vinhomes)
Hanoi (VNA) – There has been a surge in the numberof foreign investors interested in merger and acquisition (M&A) deals inthe Vietnamese real estate market, which is a hope for Vietnamese property developersamid the current capital thirst, according to the latest market researchreleased by the Vietnam Association of Realtors (VAR).

According to the research, in early 2022 when monetary policies in Vietnam was loosened stronglywith high credit growth and decreased interbank interest rates, M&Aactivities bustled with a series of large deals.

In the firstquarter of 2022, the total value of M&A transactions was higher than those recordedin a year in the 2019-2021 period, it said.

Experts held thatthe real estate market of Vietnam has still been attractive for domestic andforeign investors. However, the difficult economic situation has prevented themfrom investing in large-scale deals and forced them to focus on small andmedium-scale ones.

Meanwhile, there are only few domestic real estatedevelopers having the capital capacity for property purchase amid decreasedliquidity and high financial cost. Therefore, big deals are expected to comefrom foreign investors.

Data from the VAR showed that the number of foreigninvestors interested in M&A projects in the Vietnamese real estate sector isincreasing sharply, especially those from Singapore, the Republic of Korea,Taiwan (China), Japan and Malaysia. However, the majority of the deals are onthe verification and negotiation processes.

Along with difficulties during negotiations, there are stillsome obstacles hindering M&A activities, including legal conditions whichprevent many projects from being acquired as they fail to meet theconditions./.
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