Vietnam is amending laws and opening institutions to welcome high-quality FDI capital.

Vietnam's M&A prospects in 2026 are assessed positively, thanks to a series of important driving forces such as improvements to the Land Law and investment procedures; a more transparent bond market...

Mr. Tran Quoc Phuong, Deputy Minister of Finance, said that Vietnam's investment and business environment will continue to improve in 2026 - Photo: TT

At the 17th Vietnam Mergers and Acquisitions Forum 2025 (M&A Vietnam Forum 2025) organized by the Finance - Investment newspaper on the afternoon of December 9, Mr. Tran Quoc Phuong, Deputy Minister of Finance, said that it is expected that in 2025, all 15/15 socio-economic development targets of Vietnam will reach and exceed the set targets.

Accordingly, Vietnam's GDP growth will reach about 8%, a growth rate that has not been achieved since 2007. This high growth rate also marks a strong transformation of the economy, after a period of many difficulties due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and global geopolitical fluctuations.

Providing further information to investors, Deputy Minister Tran Quoc Phuong said that with the target of double-digit growth in the 2026-2030 period, one of the solutions being promoted is to mobilize all social resources for development investment, in which foreign direct investment (FDI) is an important resource.

The Ministry is currently developing the Foreign-Invested Economic Development Project and the New Generation Foreign Investment Attraction Project, with open, attractive, and outstanding institutional and policy orientations.

In conjunction with efforts to amend the Land, Planning, Investment Laws, and tax laws, including the Personal Income Tax Law, the Tax Administration Law, etc., including regulations on investment incentives and simplification of investment processes and procedures, Vietnam's investment and business environment will continue to improve, thereby contributing significantly to promoting high-quality investment flows into Vietnam, as well as promoting the development of the domestic private sector.

"Vietnam will maintain its top position in the region in attracting foreign investment, especially in high-tech and pioneering fields such as semiconductors and AI... In which M&A continues to be an important capital channel," the Deputy Minister believes.

According to KPMG data, in the first 10 months of 2025, Vietnam recorded 218 deals with a total value of 2.3 billion USD, reflecting a trend of careful appraisal and cautious valuation, especially in industries with pressure on profit margins or slow growth demand.

Notably, the large-scale deal group contributed nearly 1 billion USD in transaction value, mostly from international investors, showing the attraction of high-quality assets and stable operations. After the peak in 2024, the average transaction size returned to 29.4 million USD, bringing the market back to a balanced, more vibrant state in the mid-range segment.

Domestic capital flows accounted for more than 30% of total transaction value, while foreign capital flows maintained a strong presence, especially from Singapore, Japan, the US and South Korea - the groups leading many of the year's largest deals.

This year’s notable deals mainly focus on real estate, materials, finance and healthcare. Several large deals worth $1-1.5 billion are in the process of being completed, expected to create a new boost for the 2026-2027 period.

According to the Foreign Investment Agency, in the first 11 months of 2025, the total registered foreign investment capital (including newly granted, adjusted and contributed capital to buy shares) reached 33.69 billion USD, up 7.4% over the same period last year. Of this, the newly registered capital reached 15.956 billion USD, down 8.2% over the same period.

Meanwhile, adjusted capital reached 11.617 billion USD, up 17%; and investment capital through capital contribution and share purchase reached over 6.117 billion USD, up 50.7% over the same period last year.

The strong increase in investment capital through capital contribution and share purchase has shown the revival of the Vietnamese M&A market in 2025. In which, Vietnamese investors continue to hold an important position, when international investment flows tend to be more cautious.

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/viet-nam-dang-sua-luat-mo-the-che-de-don-von-fdi-chat-luong-cao-20251209144751198.htm