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U.S. law firm Milbank and Vietnamese law firm YKVN have advised fast-moving consumer goods conglomerate Masan Group on a $200 million investment into the company by private equity firm Bain Capital, which was represented by Clifford Chance and Allens.

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised Japan’s second largest bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), on its $1.5 billion acquisition of a 15 percent stake in Vietnam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank (VPBank), which was represented by YKVN.

​​​​​​​Latham & Watkins, YKVN, and Rajah & Tann Singapore have advised Vietnamese EV maker VinFast on its planned IPO on the Nasdaq, with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and VILAF representing the underwriters.

Thailand-headquartered Tilleke & Gibbins has hired corporate lawyer Tram Ngoc Bich Nguyen as a partner in Ho Chi Minh City from YKVN.

Allen & Gledhill, TMI Associates, Haiwen & Partners and YKVN have advised Nanofilm Technologies International on its S$510.1 million ($383.53 million) initial public offering on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading (SGX-ST), with Allen & Overy and JunHe counselling the issue managers and bookrunners.

Vietnam’s YKVN has appointed Kim Hyun-suk, former head of Clifford Chance’s Korea office, as a partner in Singapore.

A&O has advised the Vietnamese government on its recent raising of $1 billion via a rare issue of sovereign bonds, with Clifford Chance and YKVN advising the joint lead managers Deutsche Bank, HSBC and StanChart.