Accordingly, market size of M&A had almost doubled compared with 2010, reaching over 2.6 billion USD with 60 major deals, the total value of foreign currency flowing into Vietnam reached nearly 2 billion USD. This improves the balance of payments and exchange rate stability. According the Stox, due to the financial crisis resulted in lack of investment capital and high interest rates, the market continues to generate more M&A cheap assets.

Among countries and territories investing in Vietnam M&A market, Japan leads with a total investment of over USD 236 million, focused on consumer products to business expansion. Vietnamese enterprises also made many great deals to focus on the sectors of food and beverage, tourism and entertainment. Apart from the case of Vietinbank which announced plans to buy 30 % stake in the Lao Development Bank, no other deals notable place outside the territory.