The Next Wave of M&As: Vietnam’s Rising Tide
Vietnam’s Real Estate Market: FDI Inflows and M&A Activities Vietnam’s real estate sector continues to attract significant foreign direct investment (FDI), according to the General Statistics Office under the Ministry of Finance. In the first two months of the year, the country recorded nearly $6.9 billion in FDI, a remarkable 35.5% year-on-year increase. Out of this, the real estate sector accounted for 16.9%, or $371.5 million, of the newly registered FDI capital, securing its position as the second-highest sector for foreign investment. This trend is expected to continue, with foreign investors boosting M&A activities in the real estate market through project acquisitions. As a result, domestic investors are quickly joining the race, leading to predictions of numerous large-scale transfer deals in various regions and market segments by 2025. Nguyen Van Dinh, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam National Real Estate Association (VNREA), believes that recently effective laws relat...