ATIM is ALFA International’s law firm in Vietnam and is a full-service business and law consulting firm. The firm was founded by nine AIT EMBA alumni who were business lawyers, leaders and executives well-recognized in Vietnam. ATIM is an abbreviation for Asia Trust Investment and Management. The firm’s initial objective was to create an effective outsourcing service provider to the business community in Vietnam.
Types of corporate transactions in which our firm has particular expertise
Our legal services offered involves the following areas:
- Domestic and cross-border transactions
- Due diligence
- Acquisitions and divestitures
- Corporate governance
- Foreign Investment
- Joint ventures and strategic alliances
- Mergers & acquisitions (M&A)
- National and international supply agreements
- Public-Private transactions
- Regulatory approval processes
- Securities regulation
- Shareholder lawsuits
The size of our firm’s corporate transactions team
Our team comprise approximately 25 legal professional spread across two offices in Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi representing the major financial and commercial hubs in Vietnam.
Examples of transactions our firm has undertaken
- Domestic and cross-border transactions
- Advised a State-Owned Corporation that is the investor of a Hydropower Project in Cambodia in reviewing, negotiating and signing series of agreements related to a financial arrangement.
- Advised a Railway Project Management Unit in drafting, reviewing, finalizing, negotiating and signing the Implementation Consultancy Agreement (FIDIC White book) of a Metro Line in Ho chi minh City, Vietnam.
- Due diligence
- Assisted a Singapore-based investor in a legal due diligence for an acquisition of 80% total shares in a public company registering for trading on UPCOM.
- Assisted a Singapore-based company in a legal due diligence in regard to a Vietnam-based company operating an e-commerce website involved pharmaceutical products.
- Assisted a Singapore-based company in a legal due diligence on a 450-hectare housing project in Vietnam for IPO.
- Acquisitions and divestitures
- Advised a Vietnamese company in transferring its 100% shares in a road construction project in Can Tho, Vietnam.
- Advised a Vietnamese company in transferring 100% shares in a real estate project located at Phu Quoc, Vietnam.
- Advised a foreign invested company in selling the land lot and factory located in Long Hau industrial park.
- Corporate Governance
- Advised corporate governance and restructure of a leading FMCG distribution group in Vietnam.
- Advised corporate governance and restructure of a F&B company in Vietnam.
- Advised a State-owned refinery in Vietnam on issues in relation to corporate governance and legal compliance in its daily operation.
- Foreign Investment
- Advised and supported to set up a 100% foreign investment company participating in the field of distribution and production in Vietnam, including leasing land to build a factory and setting up a branch to manage and operate the factory.
- Advised and supported to set up a 100% foreign investment company, operating in the field of import, export, wholesale, and retail of household plastic.
- Advised and supported Singaporean investor to successfully apply for licenses to establish company in Vietnam to operate in logistics and technology solutions.
- Joint ventures and strategic alliances
- Assisted a joint venture engaging in renewable energy projects in Vietnam between the foreign invested company and 02 Vietnamese partners.
- Advised the structure, acquisition and closure of the joint venture arrangement between a Singapore-based company and its Vietnam-based partner.
- Assisted a foreign investor in a Business Cooperation Contract for gambling business in Vietnam.
- Mergers & acquisitions (M&A)
- Assisted foreign investors in purchasing a wind power project in Duyen Hai, Tra Vinh Province.
- Advised a Vietnam-based company in acquiring 100% capital contribution in 03 active solar rooftop projects in Vietnam.
- Assisted foreign investors in purchasing a wind power project in Mekong Delta, Vietnam.
- National and international supply agreements
- Assisted in reviewing exclusive distribution agreement between a multinational company and its distributors in Vietnam.
- Advised a Vietnamese company producing electronic devices in reviewing and negotiating with the Purchaser in a contract for the design, manufacturing, supply and service of system for a Thermal Power Plant Project in Soc Trang
- Public-Private transactions
- Advised a Ministry in auditing and amendment of BOT/BT contracts of 53 road transportation projects allocated from the North to the South of Vietnam
- Regulatory approval processes
- Advised an Indonesian multinational corporation in importing and supplying chemicals, insecticidal and germicidal preparations in Vietnam market.
- Advised a US multinational corporation in importing and supplying vitamins and minerals; food to support weight control; dietary supplement and cosmetics in Vietnam market.
- Advised a German multinational corporation in the production and distribution of high-quality products for health, fitness, and physique in Vietnam market.
- Securities regulation
- Assisted a well-established company in Vietnam in legal opinion in respect of private placement of shares for its employees.
- Assisted a Vietnam-based company in transaction documents related to portfolio management services.
- Shareholder lawsuits
- Acted for a multi-member limited company, as a defendant, in a share transfer agreement dispute, where the Plaintiff claimed against the company in relation to a share transfer agreement.
- Acted for a public listed company, as an interest-related party, in a case where its former member of Board of Director claimed against two resolutions of the company’s General Meeting of Shareholders as null and void due to violation of procedures.