Mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, due diligence and equity transactions.
We assist with domestic and international M&A, corporate restructuring and equity transactions, including legal due diligence and deal structuring for cross-border deals across Taiwan, Japan, Thailand and Vietnam.
Chief Lawyer / Founder and CEO of Louis Group
Taipei・Hsinchu・Taichung・Bangkok・Chonburi・Hanoi・Ho Chi Minh City
CEO of Louis & Charles
Taipei・Hsinchu・Taichung
Director of Louis & Charles Hsinchu
Taipei・Hsinchu・Bangkok
Founder of Louis & Partners HCM / Chief Lawyer
Ho Chi Minh City
Buying a Vietnamese company in 2026: when a foreign buyer must register first, the 10-working-day review, merger thresholds, the 2% seller tax and due diligence.
What a foreign buyer needs to know before acquiring a Thai company: how share deals, asset deals and the 2023 absorption merger differ in what you inherit; why crossing 50% foreign ownership makes the target a 'foreigner' under the Foreign Business Act and forces a land sale; how BOI, FBL and factory licences survive each structure; the merger-control thresholds now under review; stamp duty, 15% withholding on non-resident sellers, VAT and the entire business transfer relief; the DBD's 2026 source-of-funds checks on nominee shareholders; and the 12 due diligence items, including the three buyers most often miss.
For a foreign investor holding 49% of a Thai company: the Foreign Business Act test is still the shareholding percentage, but DBD Order 2/2569 (1 August 2026) now traces where Thai shareholders' money came from, and 'effective control' is a reform direction, not yet law. Why preference shares with reduced Thai votes, blanket vetoes and pre-signed powers of attorney have become high-risk, which shareholders' agreement clauses are safe (proportionate board seats, genuine reserved matters, ROFR, tag-along, drag-along, deadlock and exit), and whether you need a joint venture at all.
When a foreign group lists, raises capital, borrows or sells, its Thai subsidiary is examined and usually needs a Thai legal opinion. The six areas Thai counsel review, the two findings that stop a deal (nominee shareholders and unfulfilled BOI conditions), how the review is done, the documents to have ready, and why to start six to nine months before filing.