GELEX Group was honored as a company with an outstanding M&A strategy for 2024-2025.

Within the framework of the 17th Vietnam M&A Forum 2025, organized by the Finance and Investment Newspaper and sponsored by the Ministry of Finance, this is an annual event that brings together leading domestic and international economic and financial experts.

Nguyen Hoang Long, Deputy General Director of GELEX Group, receives the award for Outstanding M&A Strategy Enterprise 2024-2025.

To evaluate a company's exemplary M&A (mergers and acquisitions) strategy, the selection committee based its assessment on criteria such as scale, nature, transaction rate, impact on the industry or the public; and analyzed the effectiveness and impact on the company's operations after the transactions. The results were evaluated by a committee of leading experts in economics and finance.

GELEX's strategy is to grow through targeted and effective M&A, applying good governance practices and modern production management, focused Capex investments, and timely restructuring to improve the operational efficiency of its member units and the Group's investment portfolio, establishing itself as one of the largest private economic groups in Vietnam.

GELEX has used M&A strategy as an effective tool to build comprehensive core competencies: investment efficiency, sustainable governance, resilience to change, and the ability to create ecosystems.

Speaking at the Forum on the necessary competencies for businesses to succeed in M&A activities, GELEX Group's Deputy General Director Nguyen Hoang Long emphasized three key factors. These include: businesses need a strategic and long-term mindset, viewing M&A as an integration process into the ecosystem rather than a trading activity; they need deal-making skills – especially when working with foreign partners, where negotiation methods and cooperation standards are very different; and the post-M&A phase is crucial: businesses must be prepared to manage the new business, restructure, and develop substantially to realize synergistic value.

Regarding the approach to international cooperation, Mr. Nguyen Hoang Long stated that a win-win mindset is a core element. Businesses must understand their partners and place both sides in a mutually beneficial position. Next, they need to focus on long-term and sustainable value. Finally, creating an equal footing and mutual respect is also a key factor in successful cooperation.

According to experts, the effectiveness of GELEX's M&A strategy in recent years is clearly demonstrated in the post-M&A phase, where most member companies have experienced exceptional growth. This result stems from a drastic restructuring process, innovative corporate governance, and accelerated digital transformation, creating a more efficient operational foundation for the units.

GELEX's moves are even more noteworthy when considered in the context of the Vietnamese and regional M&A markets undergoing a deep consolidation cycle. More cautious capital flows, divergence in expected valuations between buyers and sellers, and geopolitical risks have dampened investor sentiment.

In this context, businesses that maintain strategic discipline and pursue M&A to create real value, like GELEX, stand out even more in the market.

Although domestic capital remains the backbone of the market, regional investors are becoming more active in large-scale and selective deals.

In Vietnam, the first 10 months of 2025 saw approximately 220 M&A deals, totaling US$2.3 billion, with an average value of US$29.4 million per deal, lower than the peak in 2024. However, Vietnam remains a bright spot in the region, attracting selective M&A activity, particularly led by domestic investors, accounting for over 30% of the total transaction value (US$712 million), surpassing Singapore, Japan, the US, and South Korea. This reflects the sustained confidence of regional investors in the medium- and long-term prospects.

In 2026, the Vietnamese M&A market is considered by international experts and investors to be entering a new breakthrough phase for global capital flows. Strong reforms, a stable legal environment, and recovering market confidence are ushering in what is considered the "best" M&A cycle in many years.

Regarding future M&A trends, KPMG forecasts that the market will be driven by four main trends: a return to core values, focusing on industries that generate stable cash flow; a pursuit of quality; a market favoring buyers and cautious valuations; and the restart of stalled processes and mandatory transactions.

With a more transparent legal framework, improved liquidity, and numerous large deals awaiting completion, Vietnam continues to be positioned as one of the most attractive M&A markets in Southeast Asia – with a solid foundation, a clear value creation roadmap, and many long-term investment opportunities both domestically and internationally.

Source: https://daibieunhandan.vn/tap-doan-gelex-duoc-vinh-danh-doanh-nghiep-co-chien-luoc-ma-tieu-bieu-2024-2025-10400061.html