Investment Strategy and Operational Structuring Advisory in Vietnam for a Multinational FinTech Group
Client: Singapore-headquartered FinTech Group
Jurisdictions: Singapore – Vietnam
Practice Areas: Foreign Investment, Corporate Law
Overview
The client is a global FinTech group operating across China, the United States, Brazil, Indonesia, India, Singapore, and Vietnam, with over 1,200 employees worldwide. The company provides digital financial services leveraging artificial intelligence (AI), big data, and mobile technology. With over USD 270 million raised across four funding rounds from leading investors such as IDG, SIG, China Merchants Group, Forebright Capital, and ORIX, the client sought to expand into Vietnam through the establishment of a local subsidiary and compliant market entry.
Client Requirements
The client required a legally compliant investment structure in Vietnam, ensuring alignment between the parent company and the local subsidiary in terms of governance, control, and operational integration. The mandate covered end-to-end legal support from incorporation to initial operational deployment.
Services Provided by Hoang Ha & Associates
- Advising on the appropriate investment structure and corporate form in Vietnam;
- Designing the legal and governance structure connecting the parent and subsidiary entities;
- Drafting the company charter, capital contribution agreements, and internal governance documents;
- Completing investment registration and enterprise incorporation procedures;
- Advising on employment, conditional business lines, and initial operational compliance.
Outcome
The subsidiary was successfully established in Vietnam on schedule and commenced operations promptly. The structure ensured full compliance with Vietnamese law while maintaining seamless integration with the group’s global governance framework.