Cross-border lending into Vietnam: key legal issues and practical insights for foreign lenders
Covered in this webinar:
- Key structuring considerations for cross-border financing transactions, including choice of lending platform, use of offshore and onshore security, and regulatory licensing requirements.
- Typical legal and regulatory risks faced by foreign lenders and how to navigate core issues such as foreign exchange controls, security registration, and enforceability of foreign judgments and security.
- Recent legal and market developments affecting offshore financings in Vietnam, including changes to the foreign loan registration regime and practical implications for deal structuring and execution.
- Common pitfalls in cross-border lending to Vietnamese borrowers and tested strategies for mitigating lender risk, as encountered in recent transactions advised by our speakers.
Speakers
- Linh Bui, Partner, Head of Vietnam, Allens
- Fiona Gray, Partner, Banking, Linklaters, Singapore
Date and time
This session will be held on Tuesday, 18 Nov 2025 at 11am ICT / 3pm AEDT.
CPD points
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Core area: NSW/VIC/WA Professional skills and substantive law | Non-core: QLD Professional skills and substantive law
1 hour – 1 CPD point.
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