LLM, University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City
LLB, Ho Chi Minh City University of Law
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Duc Minh Pham is an associate with the Tilleke & Gibbins corporate and commercial team, based in the Ho Chi Minh City office. With eight years of experience, Duc specializes in corporate/M&A, competition, and project finance, providing comprehensive legal support to clients across diverse industries.
Duc advises foreign investors and Vietnamese companies on their day-to-day legal matters, including contract review, regulatory compliance, and licensing procedures. He is particularly adept in mergers and acquisitions, where he manages legal due diligence, and drafts and reviews transaction documentation to ensure seamless deal execution.
As a licensed lawyer and member of the Ho Chi Minh City Bar Association, Duc is dedicated to delivering legal solutions tailored to clients' needs.
- Assisted an equity fund in the acquisition of an advisory firm with offices in major countries, including the United States, India, Japan, China, and Vietnam, for approximately USD 2.6 million in cash and stock in the buyer entity.
- Assisted a French private equity investment firm in due diligence of a company specializing in manufacturing of printed circuit boards in Vietnam.
- Assisted a leading global animal health company in acquiring the aqua business of its competitor worldwide for approximately USD 1.3 billion, including preparing merger filings and drafting transaction documentation for the Vietnam jurisdiction.
- Assisted a German investment fund specializing in software management on its acquisition of a group of companies focused on software development in Germany and Vietnam for EUR 21.5 million in cash and stock in the buyer entity.
- Advised a foreign-invested industrial and logistics company on drafting and reviewing the facility agreement, security agreements, and supporting documents to secure a loan of approximately USD 8.9 million from a local bank.
- Advised a foreign-invested company on providing education businesses in Vietnam.
- Assisted a Vietnamese real estate conglomerate in legal due diligence of a company developing resorts and casinos.
- Assisted foreign investors in legal due diligence on a company developing housing and office space, a group of companies in the education industry, and a company in the food and beverage industry.
- Advised on and handled various licensing procedures for clients to establish and liquidate their companies, register share purchase and foreign shareholders, change investment and enterprise registration contents.
- Advised on various banking and fintech-related matters.
- Acted as legal counsel for retainer clients on their daily legal issues.