FPT Retail to build 'healthcare ecosystem'

FPT Retail to build 'healthcare ecosystem'

FPT Digital Retail JSC, known as FPT Retail, intends to conduct a private placement, offering no more than 10% of its Long Chau pharmacy chain shares, in a bid to build up a healthcare ecosystem.

Companies - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Broker Vietcap to issue private placement shares to strategic investors

Broker Vietcap to issue private placement shares to strategic investors

Vietnamese broker Vietcap Securities plans private placements of shares to strategic investors to raise its charter capital this year, CEO To Hai said Tuesday.

Companies - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Vietnam bond market may be more vibrant in 2024: FiinRatings

Vietnam bond market may be more vibrant in 2024: FiinRatings

Vietnam’s corporate bond channel will be more vibrant this year than in 2023, forecast domestic credit ratings agency FiinRatings.

A year in review and 2024 forecasts - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Singapore’s Jardine Cycle & Carriage buys automaker Thaco bonds worth $350 mln

Singapore’s Jardine Cycle & Carriage buys automaker Thaco bonds worth $350 mln

Jardine Cycle & Carriage, an investment holding company in Singapore, has spent $350 million on buying bonds of Thaco, one of the biggest automakers in Vietnam, in a private placement.

Companies - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

SMBC finalizes $1.5-bln M&A deal with Vietnam's largest lender by charter capital VPBank

SMBC finalizes $1.5-bln M&A deal with Vietnam's largest lender by charter capital VPBank

Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) has completed acquisition of a 15% stake worth $1.5 billion of Hanoi-based VPBank, making it the largest M&A deal in the Vietnamese banking system so far.

Banking - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Over $1.07 bln of Vietnam corporate bonds to mature in Sept

Over $1.07 bln of Vietnam corporate bonds to mature in Sept

More than VND25.8 trillion ($1.07 billion) of private placement corporate bonds will mature in September, marking one of the highest months for maturity value in 2023, according to leading Vietnamese broker VNDirect.

Finance - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Vietnam corporate bond trading system inaugurated

Vietnam corporate bond trading system inaugurated

A trading platform for private placement corporate bonds (PPBs) was launched in Hanoi on Wednesday, marking an important milestone for Vietnam’s bond market

Finance - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Norwegian investment fund to buy 95 million shares in Vietnam's SeABank

Norwegian investment fund to buy 95 million shares in Vietnam's SeABank

Vietnam’s SeABank will sell nearly 95 million shares to the Norwegian Investment Fund (Norfund) for about VND1.2 trillion ($50.5 million).

Finance - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Vietnamese firms make 11 private bond placements for $1.1 bln in Q1

Vietnamese firms make 11 private bond placements for $1.1 bln in Q1

Vietnam’s struggling corporate bond market witnessed 11 private placements in the first quarter of this year for a combined value of VND24,435 billion ($1.1 billion), accounting for 86.2% of the period’s total value of all bond issuances.

Finance - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

New decree to help corporate bond market avoid short-term collapse: lawyer

New decree to help corporate bond market avoid short-term collapse: lawyer

The government's newly-issued Decree 08 on private corporate bond placements would help the Vietnamese corporate bond market avoid a short-term collapse by extending the repayment period and increasing demand for bonds, wrote lawyer Nguyen Thanh Ha, chairman of SB Law.

Finance - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Draft revised decree on private bond placement to be submitted next week

Draft revised decree on private bond placement to be submitted next week

The Ministry of Finance will submit the draft amendments to Decree 65 on private corporate bond placement to the government early next week, announced Deputy Minister Nguyen Duc Chi.

Finance - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Public issuance, private placements to uplift corporate bond market

Public issuance, private placements to uplift corporate bond market

The Ministry of Finance is drafting amendments to the government's Decree 65, which took effect on September 16, 2022 to regulate corporate bond private placements in Vietnam and overseas issuances. Minister of Finance Ho Duc Phoc told The Investor about upcoming changes.

Finance - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Corporate bond market stagnant for eight months

Corporate bond market stagnant for eight months

After the market was tightened up over transparency concerns, the issuance of corporate bonds in Vietnam has slowed significantly, latest data shows.

Finance - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Vietjet seeks to offer shares for $200 mln in proceeds

Vietjet seeks to offer shares for $200 mln in proceeds

Vietnamese budget carrier Vietjet Air plans to issue 34.8 million new shares to professional securities investors, equivalent to 6.43% of the total number of outstanding shares.

Finance - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7