Market summary
April is a slower month for deals after a bustling March in Vietnam. Total deal size stood at USD312m (-35% m-o-m), with main contribution from Infrastructure (US106m), Manufacturing (USD69m), and Energy (USD35m)
Infrastructure leads the transaction landscape in April with only 2 deals while contributing more than 30% of total deal size, namely TDC (USD97m) and Petro Vietnam Engineering (USD8m).
Manufacturing continues to be the 2nd highest contributor, mainly driven by fundraising and M&A of export-driven companies such as Fursys, An Phat bioplastics, and Nam Viet Aqua Feed
Energy sector is 3rd, and solely led by BCG Energy with USD35m equity injection from Bamboo Capital
Technology scenes in April also saw the closing of one of the biggest healthtech Series A raise in Vietnam: POC Pharma closed a USD10m Series A, led by Europe leading ventures Alven Capital
Noteworthily, Dat Bike - Vietnam's first domestic electric motorcycles manufacturer - closed its Series A with total funding of USD5m, led from existing investors such as Jungle Ventures and Wavemaker Partners
Aggregate Deals Value = USD312m
This month’s top deals
Technology
Alpha JWC Ventures and January Capital Invest In Aemi in a USD2 million round
Aemi announced that it has received USD2 million in a round of funding on April 11, 2022. The transaction included participation from Alpha JWC Ventures, January Capital Pte. Ltd., Venturra Discovery a fund managed by Venturra Capital, Febe Ventures Limited, and angel investors.
Vietnam's POC Pharma raises USD10.3 million in Series A funding
POC Pharma announced that it has received USD10.3 million in a round of funding led by new investor Alven Capital Partners SA on April 20, 2022. The transaction also included participation from returning investors Picus Capital GmbH, Febe Ventures and FJ Labs. The funding is used to accelerate the roll-out of its digital go-to-market solutions to accelerate the roll-out of its digital go-to-market solutions.
Aura Network, a non-fungible token dedicated layer-1 blockchain based on the Cosmos ecosystem, has raised a USD2.5 million seed round
Aura Network announced that it has received USD2.5 million in a round of funding on April 18, 2022. The transaction included participation from new investors Coin98 Ventures, Genesis Block Ventures, Impossible Finance, KuCoin Labs, KYBER Network PTE. Ltd., OIG, TPX Ventures, GuildFi, MEXC Pioneer, Deo Network, Avalanche Asia Star Fund, Redline Dao, Vanda Capital, LLC, AhaMove, Ecomobi, and Pencil Group.
Dat Bike Vietnam raised USD5.3 million in Series A
The electric motorbike manufacturer announced it has raised a USD5.3 million Series A led by Jungle Ventures, with participation from Wavemaker Partners. The latest funding brings Dat Bike’s total funding to USD10 million since inception. Dat Bike is recognized by the Vietnam Ministry of Transportation as the first domestically made electric bike.
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Aura Network raised a $2.5m seed round
Manufacturing
Fursys Vietnam is fully acquired by Fursys Inc for USD40 million
The office furniture solution company plans to accelerate its global expansion by setting up presence in strategic countries globally, starting with its acquisition of Fursys Vietnam from Sidiz on April 22, 2022.
An Phat Bioplastic issues 470 bonds for gross proceeds of USD21 million
Nam Viet Aqua Feed raised USD8.7 million equity in latest round
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Real Estate
Foreign Trade Development & Investment (FIDECO) to raise USD35.4 million from upcoming public offering
Fideco (HOSE:FDC) plans to offer 77.2 million shares to raise more than VND811 billion to invest in Son My project.
First Real Estate raised USD8.8 million from public offering
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Infrastructure
PetroVietnam Power Engineering Consulting raised USD8 million to increase charter capital and supplement working capital
PetroVietnam Power Engineering Consulting Joint Stock Company announced a private placement of 18,500,000 shares at an issue price of VND 10,000 per share for gross proceeds of VND 185,000,000,000 on April 28, 2022The transaction will include participation from strategic investors, professional securities investors with financial capacity, including existing shareholders.
Transport and Industry Development Investment (TCD) to receive USD98 million in private placement
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Energy
BCG raised USD35 million from Bamboo Capital
BCG Energy Joint Stock Company announced that it will receive VND 800,000,000,000 in an equity round of funding from returning investor Bamboo Capital Joint Stock Company on April 7, 2022. The transaction has been approved by board of directors of Bamboo Capital Joint Stock Company.
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Consumer
Hanoi Milk raised USD13 million to fund new milk processing plant
Hanoimilk JSC announced a private placement of 30,000,000 common shares at an issue price of VND 10,000 per share for gross proceeds of VND 300,000,000,000 on April 24, 2022 (USD13 million). The shares can be not transferred within one year since investors become the company’s shareholders. The transaction will include participation from professional investors not more than 30. The transaction was approved by the board of directors of the company.
Ladophar Herbal Beverage raised USD3m from Lam Dong Pharmaceutical
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Note: Deal values only include disclosed completed deals with amounts restricted to local scene i.e. amounts related to the Vietnam entity and/or business. Rumored deals not included. Cross-posted deals are also adjusted to avoid double count.
*Exchange rate: USD 1.00 = VND23,000.00