When the state ownership ratio diminishes, Toyota’s rivals will likely acquire VEAM stocks, creating a conflict of interest with the Japanese automaker.
Being the first media company in Vietnam to be listed on the stock exchange, Yeah1 has made the largest successful divestment deal ever when VinaCapital got the return up to $127 million from its only $3 million investment in Yeah1.
The longer time the State capital divestment takes, the greater the risk of competition for Habeco is, especially when their business results are showing signs of deterioration, gradually being left behind by other competitors such as Sabeco and Heineken in the war of gaining market share.
The Singapore-based GIC Pte Ltd has suffered a loss of VND120 billion or $5.27 million, equivalent to 60 per cent of value on its four-year investment in the taxi firm Vinasun.
The divestment in TechcomFinance is expected to help the Vietnam Technological and Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Techcombank) record an extraordinary profit of more than VND1.1 trillion (US$48.4 million) in the first and second quarter of this year.
The Government of Vietnam has raised US$308 million (VND6.996 trillion) after selling 20 per cent of PetroVietnam Power (PV Power) in an initial public offering (IPO) on the Hanoi Stock Exchange on January 31.
The share prices of banks listed on bourse have risen sharply, having facilitated the divestment of state-owned companies.
In 2017, the target of revenue from equitization and divestment is VND60 trillion (more than US$2.6 billion) but the sale of shares in Sabeco alone has brought in VND110 trillion (US$4.85 billion).
Refrigeration Electrical Engineering Corporation (REE) and Ecology Developmentand Investment JSC, a subsidiary of Vingroup, have been named as qualified investors that will participate in the auction of a 51 per cent stake in Vinaconex Water Supply JSC (Viwasupco), which is owned by Vietnam Construction and Import - Export Corporation (Vinaconex).
Despite the compelling argument supporting more equitization and divestment from state-owned enterprises (SOEs), foreign investors tend to view the government’s plans with considerable skepticism.
JSC Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) has successfully divested its shares from the Saigon Bank For Industry and Trade (Saigonbank) and the Cement Finance Company (CFC) with the total amount of more than VND342 billion (roughly US$15.096 million).
Although firms are sometimes accused of keeping assets on the books at inflate prices, some state-owned-enterprises have done the opposite in recent cases of divestment.
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Mekong Capital just announced that the Vietnam Azalea Fund (VAF) successfully divested its 24.99 per cent stake in Traphaco JSC at VND141,500 (US$8.22) per share.
The State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) has announced the price of 3.33 per cent of Vietnam Dairy Product JSC (Vinamilk)’s stakes, equaling 48.4 million shares at VND150,000 (equivalent to US$6.7) each in its second divestment session.
