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What are your thoughts on the recent trend of Japanese investors investing in Vietnam’s mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market? In the first half of 2021, in which 13 transactions were announced, Vietnam ranked fourth among all nations in which Japanese companies invested, after the United States, Singapore, and the United Kingdom only. In the previous year, Vietnam ranked sixth with 23 transactions announced.The largest transactions in the past two years happened to be in the financial sector, with key deals including Sumitomo Life Insurance increasing its stake in Bao Viet Holdings, and SMBC Consumer Finance investing in FE Credit. There...
