On August 7th 2014, the Ministry of Planning and Investment, in association with Vietnam Investment Review organized the Vietnam M&A Forum 2014, themed "M&A on the eve of the second wave", at the White Palace Convention Center, which attracted more than 500 participants.

During the past 2 years, Gemadept's significant restructuring and M&A activities were closely associated. The achievements of such association have received positive comments from the market, financial experts as well as investors. At the Forum, General Director of CBRE, Mr. Marc Townsend, mentioned the case of M&A between GMD and CJ of Korea in his writing named "The M&A trend in Real Estate sector 2014 - If not now, then when it will be ". The special issue of "Merger and acquisition of Vietnamese enterprises in 2014" also ranked the case of Gemadept as one of 50 remarkable business transactions in the period of 2013-2014. Besides, in order to further develop its core business, Gemadept undertook a series of activities to increase its ownership ratio at Nam Hai Dinh Vu Port and Saigon Cargo Service Corporation (SCSC) at Tan Son Nhat airport last year.

The Forum included 3 main sessions: Exhibition and Investment Promotion; Honoring the best M&A deals; Announcement of the special issue "Vietnam M&A Outlook 2014"; Connecting party and M&A training course.

Please refer to the link below for more information:

http://www.vir.com.vn/news/en/money/m_a-forum-to-advance-second-wave.html

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