Vinhomes Attracts 1.3 Billion USD from Singapore Investment Fund | ANT Consulting

Vingroup (VIC) has announced that Vinhomes and a subsidiary of Vingroup have signed an agreement with GIC Private Limited – a Singapore Government’s investment fund. This event marked the continuous participation of Singapore investors, a familiar investor that has been and continues to invest in Vietnam.

Accordingly, GIC will invest a total of 1.3 billion USD (equivalent to 29,500 billion VND) in two forms: purchasing in Vinhomes’ shares and providing a debt instrument for Vinhomes (such as loans) to implement the projects. Credit Suisse Limited (Singapore) is the consultant unit of this transaction.

GIC is one of the three investment branches of the Singapore Government and is now one of the largest financial investors in Vietnam capital market. At the present, GIC’s main investments in Vietnam include Masan Group (~ 5% share), Vietjet Air (~ 5% share), Vinamilk (0.7% share), FPT (3.5% share), PAN Group, Vinasun… with the total value of about 15,000 billion VND.

Vinhomes is a subsidiary of Vingroup, in charge of real estate development. The company has chartered capital of 26,377 billion VND and has submitted to list more than 2.6 billion shares on HoSE in early April.

Vingroup currently is the largest company on Vietnam stock market with market capitalization of nearly 340 trillion VND (approximately 15 billion USD). Another subsidiary of Vingroup which was listed is Vincom Retail with market capitalization of 96 trillion VND.

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Vingroup Produces Smartphone Called Vsmart | ANT Consulting

Vingroup has just announced that they will manufacture electronic devices, starting with the smartphone branded Vsmart.

Implementing the strategy to expand the field of industrial production, following the VinFast automobiles and electric scooters production project, Vingroup established VinSmart Company with a charter capital of 3,000 billion VND.

VinSmart will operate in two main areas. The first is the production of smart electronics, starting with smart phone branded Vsmart. The second is research, experiment and application of artificial intelligence (AI), automation and new generation materials.

Vsmart factory will be built at VinFast automobile production complex in Dinh Vu, Cat Hai economic zone (Hai Phong) according to international standards. In terms of technology, Vingroup is working with leading consulting firms to hire design consultants, find good experts, acquire the right to design components for smartphones and purchase equipment lines to produce phones.

Vingroup believes that the cooperation with leading partners will ensure that Vsmart smartphone manufacturing process is equipped with modern, advanced, optimized and ensure quality products.

In the second field, VinSmart will set up centers for research, experiment and application of artificial intelligence, automation and new generation materials and will actively study and buy patents to experiment in Vietnam to bring these innovations into production and life.

By participating in the field of experimental research and application of high technology and smartphone manufacturing, Vingroup expects not only to contribute to creating a new future for the Vietnam industry sector, but they also contribute to the building of a solid knowledge base, which captures opportunities for growth from the 4.0 technology revolution.

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