Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) is one of Canis Group’s core practice areas. We provide comprehensive legal advisory services for both domestic and cross-border M&A transactions, assisting clients throughout every stage of the transaction lifecycle, from investment opportunity assessment, transaction structuring, and legal due diligence to negotiations, execution, completion, and post-acquisition restructuring.

Supported by a multidisciplinary team of experienced lawyers and professionals specialising in corporate, investment, finance, taxation, and employment law, Canis Group assists clients in designing transaction structures that align with their commercial objectives while identifying, assessing, and effectively managing the legal and regulatory risks associated with each transaction.

We advise corporations, investment funds, financial institutions, private investors, and multinational enterprises on a broad range of M&A transactions, including share acquisitions, equity transfers, asset acquisitions, investment project transfers, mergers, consolidations, corporate divisions, demergers, corporate restructurings, and other strategic investment transactions in accordance with the laws of Vietnam and internationally recognised best practices.

Scope of Services

• Advising on transaction strategy, transaction structures, and implementation plans for M&A transactions.
• Advising on appropriate acquisition, merger, restructuring, and investment structures to achieve clients’ commercial and investment objectives.
• Conducting Legal Due Diligence on target companies, investment projects, assets, and other transaction subjects.
• Identifying, assessing, and advising on legal, regulatory, tax, employment, financial, and compliance risks relating to the transaction.
• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating Letters of Intent (LOI), Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA), Memoranda of Understanding (MOU), Share Purchase Agreements (SPA), Equity Transfer Agreements, Investment Project Transfer Agreements, Joint Venture Agreements, and other transaction documents.
• Representing or assisting clients in negotiations, execution, and implementation of M&A transactions.
• Advising on regulatory approvals, notifications, registrations, and other legal procedures required by competent authorities.
• Assisting clients with transaction completion (Closing), ownership transfer procedures, and post-closing legal formalities.
• Advising on post-merger integration, corporate restructuring, governance structures, capital restructuring, and business reorganisation.
• Advising on post-transaction legal matters, dispute prevention, and legal risk management.

Canis Group is committed to delivering practical, commercially focused, and comprehensive legal solutions to ensure that every M&A transaction is conducted efficiently, transparently, and in full compliance with the laws of Vietnam and internationally recognised best practices. Our objective is to safeguard our clients’ legitimate rights and interests while maximising the commercial value and long-term success of each transaction.