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Kinstellar Southeast Asia (asialaw)

Vietnam (asialaw)

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Key contacts
Managing Partner: Minh Duong
Quick facts
Partners

3

Other qualified practitioners

27

Total number of lawyers

30

Languages

English and Vietnamese

Network memberships

American Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam, British Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam, German Business Association, CEE Business Association, European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam

Key practice areas
Corporate and M&A (asialaw)
Banking and finance (asialaw)
Industry Sector: Energy (asialaw)
Industry Sector: Infrastructure (asialaw)
Firm overview

Kinstellar Southeast Asia is a fast-growing international law firm with a well-established footprint in Southeast Asia, one of the world’s most dynamic and fast-evolving regions, and across Central & Eastern Europe, Southeast Europe, and Central Asia, through our sister law firm, Kinstellar.

We advise clients in Cambodia, Vietnam and across Southeast Asia by combing deep local insight with international legal experience, underpinned by the highest standards of quality, excellence and integrity.

Our practice brings together experienced partners and a multilingual team of local and international lawyers and a deep bench of expertise and support also from Kinstellar. We advise investors, financial institutions, regional and multinational businesses, as well as international law firms whose clients require first class legal counsel in our jurisdictions.

Recognised for delivering clear, practical and commercially focused advice, we support clients on their most complex projects and transactions across a broad range of practice areas and industry sectors.

Together with our sister law firm, Kinstellar, we operate in 15 offices with a combined team of more than 500 lawyers. This platform offers clients trusted local capability, backed by genuine international reach.

Practice areas & sector specialisations
  • Banking and finance
  • Capital markets
  • Construction
  • Corporate and M&A
  • General business law
  • Investment funds
  • Labour and employment
  • Private equity
  • Regulatory
  • Restructuring and insolvency
Sector expertise
  • Agriculture
  • Aviation
  • Banking
  • Construction and materials
  • Consumer goods and services
  • Energy
  • Financial services
  • Fisheries and aquaculture
  • Food and beverage
  • Forestry
  • Gaming
  • Healthcare
  • Industrials
  • Insurance
  • Investment management
  • Media
  • Natural resources
  • Pharmaceutical and life sciences
  • Real estate
  • Technology and telecommunications
  • Tourism
Other offices

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
9F, Deutsches Haus
33 Le Duan Boulevard, Sai Gon Ward
Email: info@kinstellarsea.com
Web: www.kinstellarsea.com

Address:
9F, Deutsches Haus
33 Le Duan,
Sai Gon Ward
Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam
Tel:+842838227767 Email:Contact Us Web Address:https://kinstellarsea.com/
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Overview

Asia Counsel has strengthened its position in Vietnam's legal market through integration with Kinstellar, marking the latter's first expansion into southeast Asia. The Ho Chi Minh City-based firm, led by managing partner Minh Duong, focuses on corporate M&A, particularly in healthcare, renewable energy and TMT sectors. With over 20 legal professionals and recent lateral hires including partner Justin Gisz from Frasers Law Company, the firm has enhanced its capabilities across key practice areas including capital markets and project development. In March 2024, corporate M&A and banking and finance partner Ross Macleod left the firm, where he had focused on energy and infrastructure matters. 

Linked Reviews
Banking and finance (asialaw)

Work highlights 

Advising Marou Chocolate on securing a $4 million loan from the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to construct a modern chocolate-production facility in Vietnam. The landmark financing represents part of DFC's expanded investment portfolio in Vietnam, supporting local agricultural development and manufacturing capabilities. The transaction demonstrates increasing US-Vietnam economic cooperation while enabling Marou to scale its operations and strengthen support for local farmers. 

Corporate and M&A (asialaw)

Work highlights 

Advised Clime Capital Management, manager of Southeast Asia Clean Energy Fund II (SEACEF II), on its $10 million preferential equity investment in Vietnamese solar developer Nami Solar. The transaction represents a significant investment in Vietnam's renewable energy sector, supporting the expansion of solar energy development capabilities and clean energy initiatives in the region. 

Advising TNB Aura Fund 2 on its investment in TechCoop as part of the Vietnamese agritech company's $70 million Series A funding round. The transaction involved comprehensive due diligence of TechCoop's operations across Vietnam and managing complex closing requirements. This significant investment represents growing venture capital interest in Vietnam's agricultural technology sector and highlights the increasing sophistication of agritech funding in the region. 

Key clients 

Motherson Group, Sojitz Corporation 

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