Corporate Restructuring

Groups outgrow the structures they were built with. What began as one company becomes several, ownership sits in the wrong place for tax, and licences no longer match how the business actually operates.

Wise Counsel advises on reorganising corporate groups in Vietnam — converting entity types, merging or splitting companies, and moving assets and businesses between them.

What we help with

• Advising on the optimal group structure for tax, control and future exit
• Converting between limited liability and joint stock company forms
• Mergers, consolidations, splits and spin-offs of Vietnamese entities
• Transferring assets, contracts and employees between group companies
• Advising on the tax consequences of each restructuring step
• Managing licence amendments and re-registration triggered by the restructuring
• Advising on creditor notification and protection obligations
• Preparing the corporate approvals and documentation for each step

Restructuring is a sequence, and the order matters. We map the steps so that each approval is obtained before the step that depends on it.