About Ngoc Nguyen
Ngoc is a Senior Associate with extensive experience in both Public and Private M&A, Private Equity and Capital Markets. She is particularly familiar with complex structured transactions and her expertise spans across a wide range of sectors, including technology, e-commerce, fintech, insurance, consumer, F&B, logistics, healthcare and education.
Ngoc obtained an LLB from the Faculty of Law of National Economics University of Vietnam and an MSc of Law and Finance from Queen Mary University of London, both with distinction. She is fluent in both Vietnamese and English.
Her recent experience includes advising:
- Bain Capital: on its US$200m investment in convertible dividend preference shares issued by Masan Group Corporation: a leading Vietnamese conglomerate listed on HOSE
- SK Group: on its divestment from Imexpharm, a leading pharmaceutical manufacturer listed on HOSE and having State-owned capital
- Singha: on its investments in Masan Consumer Holdings and Masan Brewery
- Affirma Capital (previously Standard Chartered Private Equity): on all of its investments and divestments in Vietnam, including M-Service (operator of Momo e-wallet), NKid (operator of Tiniworld kid centres), Golden Gate (leading restaurant chain), Loc Troi Group (leading supplier of agriculture products) and Sieu Viet Group (operator of online job posting portals)
- International Finance Corporation (IFC): on its various equity investments in Vietnam (including in the listed insurance company PVI Holdings, the convenient store chain GS25, and animal feed provider Mavin Group)
- SeaTown Master Fund: on its joint equity investment in one of Vietnam's largest retail platforms and supermarket chain The CrownX: a subsidiary of Masan Group
- GIC: on
- its Series B investment in pediatric clinic operator Nhi Dong 315
- its divestment from Vinmec hospital
- Olympus Capital: on its Series B investment and partial divestment from Scommerce Corporation (an operator of GHN and AhaMove technology-based delivery services)
- Hillhouse Capital: on its strategic divestment from VinaCafe (a leading instant coffee supplier listed on HOSE)
- Actis: on its strategic joint venture (involving bond issuance) with An Phat Holdings to develop the An Phat 1 Industrial Park
- BIM Group: on its joint venture investment with AC Energy for development of wind renewable projects
- China Investment Corporate (CIC): on its investment in the Mong Duong 2 thermopower project
- AXA SA: on its strategic investment in Bao Minh Insurance: a non-life insurance company listed on HOSE and having State owned capital
- Abbott Pharmaceuticals: on its acquisition of listed pharmaceutical company Domesco and private pharmaceutical company Glomed, and various strategic M&A transactions and corporate matters in Vietnam
- Summit Argo International (a subsidiary of Sumitomo Corporation): on its acquisition of Hop Tri Summit, a manufacturer and distributor of agricultural chemicals
- TCC: on its bid to acquire the Big C retail business in Vietnam from Casino Group of France, comprising 32 hypermarkets/supermarkets and a convenience store chain
- Leading investment banks and vendors: on a number of block trade transactions relating to listed companies in Vietnam
- Leading international clients - Bayer AG, Nexans, BPCE, Sunrise, Qantas, QBE International, KBank and KVision: on their investments, divestments and corporate restructuring in Vietnam
- Leading Vietnamese companies - Viet Thai International, TIKI, Highlands Coffee: on their fundraising and strategic M&A transactions
- Leading Vietnamese banks: on their termination and renegotiation of bancassurance agreements with existing international insurance partners
- Various other PE clients and funds: Goldman Sachs, Quadria Capital, Mizuho Capital, TA Associates, Leapfrogs, NorthStar Group, Orix, Dragon Capital: on their investments in Vietnam.