Anh Dang

Anh Dang (Mr.) has been a Partner at VILAF since 2004 and was the Managing Partner of VILAF Hanoi from January 2015 to January 2021. With 29 years of experience, he is well known for his ability to provide highly efficient and professional services and for being a highly experienced and outstanding lawyer. Anh Dang’s practices focus on Foreign Direct Investment, Corporate/M&A, Equity Transfer, JV Establishment, Project Acquisitions, Infrastructure & Energy Projects, Project Finance, Banking & Finance, Capital Markets and Real Property.

Anh Dang has been awarded by IFLR 1000 as a Leading Lawyer for Financial & Corporate and Energy & Infrastructure since 2014. AsiaLaw regarded Anh Dang as a Leading Lawyer for Corporate/M&A from 2014 to 2017, a Market-leading Lawyer in 2018 and an Elite Practitioner since 2019. Asia Business Law Journal has listed Anh Dang in the list of the Vietnam’s top 100 lawyers since 2020. Furthermore, Legal 500, the guide to Asian commercial law firms, has ranked him as a Leading Lawyer for Corporate/M&A in Vietnam since 2016, and recently lists him in its M&A Power List in APAC Region.

Anh Dang has also received many appraisals from international reputable magazines. Chambers and Partners commented him: “Clients rate him for his “substantial knowledge and experience of complex transactions, which stems from his international background” and “well-rounded legal, practical and commercial advice”. IFLR 1000 said: Anh Dang has “clear emails and particularly tables of tasks, makes himself available for calls and tasks even at very short notice, good market knowledge.” Legal 500 described Anh Dang as a “highly experienced and an outstanding M&A lawyer. Very clear and down-to-the point communication”.

Notable Engagements

• Corporate/M&A: Anh Dang’s highlighted transactions include Moody’s joint venture in a credit rating agency in Vietnam which became the 3rd licensed credit rating agency and the 1st foreign-invested one in Vietnam; Cinven Discovery Purchaser Corporation’s USD2.6 billion acquisition of Bayer Environmental Science Professional business; SKC Ltd.’s USD400 million acquisition of 45% stake in semiconductor test maker, ISC Co.; Energy Sources Investment’s up to USD800 million acquisition of 100% stake in GA Power, the sole investor of two solar power projects Ha Tinh; Siam Cement Group’s USD440 million acquisition of share capital in CSC and VCM and USD240 million acquisition of Prime Group; Showa Aluminum Can Corporation and Showa Denko K.K.’s USD110 million acquisition of share capital in Hanacan; Sumitomo Corporation’s JV establishment with BRG Group to invest and implement a modern food retail chain (i.e. supermarkets) in Vietnam; Shinsei Bank and Shinsei Financial’s investment in Military Bank’s Consumer Credit LLC (Mcredit); FWD Group’s acquisition of share capital in GiNET Vietnam, an insurance agency who owns entire share capital in an insurance brokerage company; J-Power (Japan)’s acquisition and investment in Petro Vietnam Power Nhon Trach 2 JSC; Trina Solar Investment’s acquisition of shares in Trung Son Energy Development JSC, the investor of a solar power project in Cam Lam, Khanh Hoa; Tentamus Group GMBH’s acquisition of 100% share capital in Warrantek JSC; Bao Minh Company and SCIC’s sale of the whole equity capital of Bao Minh – CMG (an insurance JV between Bao Minh Colonial Mutual) to Daiichi Life Insurance.

  Energy and Project Finance: Anh Dang’s remarkable projects include Vinh Tan 1 BOT project in Binh Thuan province, which won “Project Finance Deal of the Year 2016” awarded by IFLR and ALB; Hai Lang LNG project; Phu My 3 BOT power project; Kien Luong 1 BOO power project; Thu Duc water BOT project finance in Ho Chi Minh City; Binh An water BOT project finance in Binh Duong province; Ban Phuc Nickel Mining financing project in Son La province, the 1st mining project financing closed in Vietnam; the financing of Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited to the Na Duong II Thermal Power Plant Project developed by Vinacomin – Power Holding Corporation; the financing of Standard Chartered Bank (Singapore) Limited to the Bac Ninh Solid Waste Power Generation Project; and many other renewable projects developed by EDF Renouvelables, Shizen Energy, GA Power, GE, J-Power, Toyota Tsusho Corporation, T&T Group, IMPSA, among others.

  Capital Markets: Anh Dang’s outstanding transactions are advising J&T Global Express Limited in its USD500 million IPO and listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) which won “Equity Deal of the Year 2024” from both IFLR 1000 and ALB and “Deal of the Year 2023 – 2024” by China Business Law Journal; SCG Décor in relation to its USD543 million IPO and listing on The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), which was the largest IPO in Thailand in 2023; SCG Packaging Public Company Limited in relation to its combination of the Reg S Rule 144A international offering of 137,344,388 shares to investors outside the United States and Thailand and domestic offering of 990,205,612 shares to investors in Thailand; Foxconn in its IPO and listing on HKEX valued at US$350 million; Japfa in its IPO and listing of shares on Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) valued at US$160 million; and Santomas in relation to its potential listing on HKEX.

Publications

•  Vietnam Jurisdiction – Chambers Global Practice Guide – Joint Venture 2024, Chambers and Partners, 2024

•      Insights into new decree on direct power sale and purchase mechanism, The Investor, 2024

•      Investment strategies in Vietnam for foreign businesses, Japan Outbound Investment Guide, Asia Business Law Journal, 2022

•      Vietnam Jurisdiction – Corporate/M&A Practice Guide, Global Law Experts Practice Area Guide, 2022

•      Direct power purchase mechanism – a new entrant to be for Vietnam power sector, Lexology, 2021

•      Go green with new solar regulations and a refreshed model PPA for solar power projects to join the Vietnam Energy Mix, Lexology, 2020

•      Recent developments in renewable energy and power sector Vietnam policy outlook – 2020 and beyond, Lexology, 2020

•      Vietnam Chapter, Global Tax Guide, Bloomberg Tax, 2018 updated in 2020

•      Insolvency in Vietnam, Chambers Global Practice Guide – Insolvency 2019, 2nd Edition, Chambers and Partners, 2019 Vietnam Jurisdiction, LexisNexis Company Law Guide, 2017 – 2018

Bar Admission

•      Hanoi Bar

Years of Practice

•      30  years

Education

•      Hanoi Law University, LL.B.

•      Fordham University, School of Law, U.S., LLM

•      General training course at Freshfields, Hong Kong

Other

•      Award of Fulbright Scholarship

•      Award of Best Law Students from Ministry of Education and Training in 1993

•      7-year experience with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer before joining VILAF in 2003

Practice Area

•           Corporate and M&A, Infrastructure & Energy Projects, Project Finance, Commercial