Canis Group provides comprehensive legal advisory services for investment projects in Vietnam and across international markets, supporting clients throughout the entire investment lifecycle—from project planning and market entry to implementation, operation, expansion, restructuring, and exit. Backed by a multidisciplinary team of experienced lawyers, investment advisers, tax consultants, and corporate professionals, together with an extensive network of international partner law firms and professional advisers, we assist corporations, financial institutions, investment funds, and individual investors in structuring investments that are legally compliant, commercially viable, and strategically effective.

In addition to advising on investments in Vietnam, Canis Group assists clients in establishing and expanding their business presence in key international markets, including the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong SAR, Singapore, the Middle East, Europe, and other jurisdictions worldwide.

We deliver integrated cross-border legal solutions that enable clients to assess investment opportunities, structure transactions, manage legal and regulatory risks, optimise investment structures, and ensure compliance with the laws of the host jurisdiction as well as applicable international treaties and regulatory frameworks.

Scope of Services

1. Investment Advisory in Vietnam

• Advising on Vietnamese investment, enterprise, and sector-specific legislation.
• Advising on market access conditions applicable to domestic and foreign investors.
• Advising on investment structures, investment vehicles, and corporate structures appropriate to the client’s investment objectives.
• Advising on investment incentives, tax incentives, land use incentives, industrial parks, economic zones, and other preferential investment policies.
• Advising on site selection and conducting legal assessments of proposed project locations.
• Assisting in obtaining, amending, and terminating Investment Registration Certificates (IRC), Enterprise Registration Certificates (ERC), and other licences, permits, approvals, and regulatory authorisations.
• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating investment agreements, joint venture agreements, business cooperation contracts (BCC), shareholders’ agreements, and other transaction documents.
• Providing ongoing legal support throughout the implementation, operation, transfer, expansion, restructuring, and divestment of investment projects.

2. International Investment Advisory

Canis Group advises clients on outbound investments and international business expansion in a wide range of jurisdictions, including, without limitation, the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong SAR, Singapore, countries in the Middle East, Europe, and other international markets.

Our services include:

• Advising on the legal and regulatory framework, foreign investment policies, and market access requirements of the host jurisdiction.
• Advising on investment structures, business establishment models, and ownership arrangements.
• Assisting with the establishment of companies, branches, representative offices, and other forms of commercial presence.
• Advising on corporate law, taxation, employment, intellectual property, foreign exchange, and other sector-specific regulatory matters.
• Conducting Legal Due Diligence on investment projects, target companies, and business partners.
• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating investment agreements, joint venture agreements, share purchase agreements (SPA), equity transfer agreements, and other cross-border transaction documents.
• Advising on and assisting with outbound investment approval procedures in accordance with the laws of Vietnam.
• Advising on foreign exchange regulations, capital remittance, profit repatriation, and statutory reporting obligations relating to overseas investment activities.
• Coordinating with our network of international law firms and professional advisers to support clients in completing legal procedures within the host jurisdiction.
• Advising on legal risk management, regulatory compliance, and dispute prevention throughout the implementation and operation of cross-border investment projects.

Canis Group is committed to delivering comprehensive, practical, and commercially driven legal solutions in accordance with international best practices, ensuring legal certainty and maximising investment value for clients conducting business in Vietnam and around the world.