On the morning of November 21, the International Conference on Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) in the healthcare sector in 2025 took place in Hanoi with the participation of nearly 200 delegates representing ministries, branches, financial institutions and domestic and international investors.
Experts discuss at the Conference.
The conference is expected to become an important forum, creating a bridge to promote multilateral cooperation, seek investment opportunities, and open up sustainable development directions for Vietnam’s healthcare sector.
In the context of the strong development of the global and regional healthcare market, M&A activities in the healthcare sector are increasingly vibrant to help businesses expand their scale, improve operational efficiency, innovate technology and expand their service network. Vietnam is considered a potential market for M&A deals thanks to the rapidly developing private healthcare system, the increasing demand for high-quality healthcare services, and the increasingly open State policies, encouraging foreign investment in the healthcare sector.
In addition, the trend of globalization and international integration is promoting a strong transformation of the healthcare sector towards personalization, digitalization and data-based. Strengthening international cooperation not only brings valuable resources and experience to healthcare, but also helps Vietnamese healthcare quickly access advanced techniques, improve professional qualifications and approach international standards.
However, the development of M&A activities in the healthcare sector in Vietnam is also facing many challenges in the legal framework. The legal corridor for M&A is not yet complete, administrative procedures are still complicated; regulations on corporate governance and asset valuation in the healthcare sector are not synchronized, causing many difficulties for M&A transactions.
Associate Professor, Doctor, Doctor Dang Duc Nhu, Senior Advisor of Vietnam Medical Legal Consulting Company Limited, said: M&A appraisal in the medical industry is much more complicated than in other specialties, related to practice licenses, professional operation licenses, fire prevention and fighting, environment, senior personnel, good doctors, drug list, equipment and health insurance regulations.
Deputy Chief of the Office of the Ministry of Health Nguyen Toan Thang said that the Conference is an important event, marking a new turning point in international integration and development of the health sector. In particular, this is an opportunity for all parties to discuss, share experiences and seek solutions to develop the health sector in a sustainable and effective manner.
Vietnam’s healthcare industry is facing an important moment, a new opportunity for integration and development, when the demand for healthcare is increasing; hospital-pharmaceutical-medical equipment models are constantly expanding; International investment capital for the healthcare-pharmaceutical sector is increasingly interested in Vietnam. In that context, M&A becomes one of the strategic tools to help the healthcare ecosystem develop faster, more sustainably, and approach international standards.
Quang Minh
