Nguyen Mai Phuong

Of Counsel

Email mai-phuong.nguyen@frasersvn.com

Phone +84 28 3824 2733

Nguyen Mai Phuong is an Of Counsel at Frasers Law Company and has more than 15 years of experience practising corporate and commercial law, with particular emphasis on large-scale project financing, mergers and acquisitions, inward investment, corporate governance, and capital markets. Prior to joining Frasers, she worked for an international law firm and a US-UK-based firm in their Ho Chi Minh City offices.

Phuong has assisted numerous investors and lenders in relation to their investment in Vietnam in renewable energy, infrastructure, and TMT sectors. She has also assisted local developers, borrowers, and sellers in Vietnam in their divestment or fundraising in Vietnam.

Phuong is qualified in Vietnam, England, and Wales and is fluent in both English and Vietnamese.

A sampling of recent matters that Mai Phuong has advised on includes:

  • Acting for a Singapore-based private equity fund on its investment (as a leading investor of a US$40 million fundraising round) in a top e-commerce business in Vietnam.
  • Acting for a Japanese lender (as the lead arranger) on its project finance (US$1,199 million) to a BOT coal-fired power generation project in Khanh Hoa province.
  • Acting for a Switzerland-based group specialised in building materials on its divestment in a joint venture with a State-owned enterprise in Vietnam to a Thai investor (US$890 million).
  • Acting for multi-national companies on their acquisitions of equity interests in various renewable energy projects in Vietnam.
  • Acting for multi-national companies in the TMT sector on their business operations in Vietnam.
  • Acting for a US investor in textile manufacturing in setting up its wholly owned subsidiary in Long Hau Industrial Zone.
  • Acting for a US-based investor in setting up its joint venture with a local investor and preparing a joint venture agreement.
  • Acting for a UK-based investor in the fashion and cosmetic industry in setting up its wholly-owned subsidiary and retail stores in Vietnam.
  • Acting for a Japanese investor in the cosmetic industry in setting up retail stores in Vietnam.
  • Acting for a Singapore-based private equity fund in an investment in Ti Ki Corp and preparing a shareholders’ agreement between the existing shareholders and the foreign investor.
  • Acting for a leading e-commerce group in Vietnam in its fundraising round and preparing a shareholders’ agreement.
  • Acting for a Singapore-based private equity fund in its share subscription in a leading entertainment service company in Vietnam, and preparing a shareholders’ agreement.
  • Acting for a European importer in the sale and purchase of agricultural products and preparing a five-year sale and purchase contract.
  • Acting for a US-based supplier and preparing a master sale and purchase agreement to import medical equipment to Vietnam.
  • Acting for a USA-based purchaser and preparing a master sale and purchase agreement to export furniture to the USA (10 year-term).
  • Acting for a US-based purchaser and preparing a master processing agreement to process and export IT products to the USA (5 year-term).
  • Acting for a Japanese investor in its share subscription in a technology-agriculture company and preparing a joint venture agreement.
  • Acting for a Singaporean investor to set up a joint venture in Vietnam for operation and management services and preparing a joint venture agreement.
  • Acting for a USA-based beauty and fitness centre and preparing a 10-year franchising contract.
  • Acting for various USA-based clients to prepare sale and purchase contracts for the export of gloves and masks from Vietnam.

A comprehensive list of Nguyen Mai Phuong’s experience can be provided upon request.