Tam advises on various areas of mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity, international capital markets and financings.
Expertise
Experience
Representative matters
KKR on its USD650m investment in Vinhomes. M&A Deal of the Year (Midsize), ALB SE Asia Awards 2021.
KKR on its initial and follow-on investment in EQuest Education Group, an education platform in Vietnam.
A consortium led by a leading Asian sovereign wealth fund on a USD500m investment into a retail chain in Vietnam.
EQT Private Capital Asia (f/k/a Baring Private Equity Asia) on a USD400m investment by a consortium led by it and Alibaba in The CrownX, the integrated consumer retail arm of Masan Group, one of Vietnam’s largest conglomerates. Best M&A Deal (Vietnam), The Asset Triple A Country Awards 2021.
Thai Beverage Plc (ThaiBev) on its USD4.8bn acquisition of a majority stake in Saigon Beer Alcohol Beverage Corporation (Sabeco), Vietnam’s largest brewer, via a competitive offering process. The transaction represents Vietnam’s biggest privatisation to date.
Published Work
- Tam Tran, (2019) “Music Copyright Management on Blockchain: Advantages and Challenges”, The United States: Albany Law Journal of Science & Technology
Speaking Engagements
- Guest Speaker, Shareholders’ Agreements and Related Vietnam Law Issues, Vietnam Bar Federation, September 2023
- Guest Speaker, M&A in Vietnam, Vietnam Bar Federation, June 2022
Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations
- Young ICCA - International Council for Commercial Arbitration
Qualifications
Admissions
Academic
LLM, International Business Law, Queen Mary University of London, 2018
LLB, Ho Chi Minh City University of Law, 2014