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- 27 September 2021
M&A of industrial real estate increased sharply during the epidemic
Industrial real estate is being evaluated as the brightest segment compared to other asset classes in the real estate market thanks to the increased supply and active M&A activities despite the epidemic.
In the first six months of the year, large companies in logistics and industrial zones conducted many high-value mergers and acquisitions. According to the report on M&A of industrial real estate, in the first half of the year, the market witnessed many large-value deals announced despite the impacts of the pandemic.

Although the fourth outbreak is complicated, the wave of industrial park expansion continues to heat up.
In the first half of the year, the supply of industrial land increased by 9.3% over the same period in 2020, with dozens of industrial park (IZ) projects in 13 provinces and cities approved, promising to supply thousands of hectares of land area for investors in the next few years.
Bac Ninh has the most significant number of projects with five upcoming IPs. Notably, Que Vo III Industrial Park has more than 208 hectares, with a total investment of nearly 121 million USD, and Gia Binh II Industrial Park, with 250 hectares (developed by Hanaka Group) with a total investment capital of more than 172 million USD. USD.
In the Central region, Quang Tri also expects new projects such as Trieu Phu Industrial Park, with a total area of nearly 529 hectares.
In addition, Quang Tri Industrial Park has an area of over 481 hectares, with a total investment of more than 90 million USD, developed by a joint venture of three investors, including Vietnam – Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP) and Amata City Bien Hoa Joint Stock Company.
In the south, Dong Nai Provincial People’s Committee is planning to develop three more IPs with a total area of 6,475 ha to solve the current overload of industrial zones. Besides the abundant future supply, the land rent in the industrial zone also recorded a high increase.
Besides the complicated epidemic challenges, attracting foreign investment in industrial real estate in Vietnam still has some difficulties. It is the unsynchronized infrastructure and uncompetitive logistics costs, some problems with mechanisms and legal regulations to attract large investors. If this can improve these weaknesses, the market can develop at a faster and more sustainable rate.
(Source: vnexpress)