Corporate and Foreign Direct Investment
Helping Businesses Invest, Grow and Succeed in the Lao PDR
Lao Premier is one of the leading law firms in the Lao PDR advising domestic and international investors on corporate and foreign investment matters. We support clients throughout the entire business lifecycle - from market entry and company establishment to expansion, restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, and business exits.
With extensive experience across multiple industries, our lawyers understand the legal, regulatory, and commercial landscape of the Lao PDR. We work closely with multinational corporations, financial institutions, private investors, state-owned enterprises, and emerging businesses to provide practical legal solutions that facilitate investment while effectively managing legal and regulatory risks.
Whether establishing a new business, acquiring an existing company, or expanding operations into new markets, we are committed to delivering responsive, commercially focused, and solution-oriented legal advice tailored to each client's business objectives.
Our Services
- Company incorporation and business registration
- Foreign direct investment (FDI) advisory
- Investment licensing and government approvals
- Representative offices and branch registration
- Corporate structuring and restructuring
- Mergers and acquisitions (M&A)
- Share acquisitions and share transfers
- Joint ventures and strategic partnerships
- Shareholders' agreements
- Corporate governance
- Corporate secretarial services
- Legal due diligence
- Regulatory compliance
- Business expansion and market entry
- Ongoing corporate advisory
Our Experience
- Market entry strategies for foreign investors establishing operations in the Lao PDR.
- Cross-border mergers and acquisitions involving domestic and international businesses.
- Legal due diligence for acquisitions, investments, and corporate restructurings.
- Foreign investment approvals and regulatory licensing across regulated industries.
- Corporate reorganizations, business restructurings, and post-acquisition integration.
- Joint venture structuring between foreign and local investors.
- Corporate governance advisory for multinational companies and local subsidiaries.
- Shareholder restructurings and capital reorganizations.
- Cross-border financing transactions and related corporate support.
- Ongoing corporate secretarial and regulatory compliance services.
Our team has advised domestic and international clients across a broad spectrum of corporate and investment matters, including:
Industries We Serve
Why Lao Premier International Law Office
Investing in the Lao PDR requires more than legal knowledge—it requires local insight, commercial understanding, and practical experience navigating an evolving regulatory environment. Our lawyers combine deep knowledge of Lao laws with an international perspective to help clients make informed business decisions and achieve their investment objectives efficiently.
From initial market entry to complex cross-border transactions and ongoing corporate compliance, we work as trusted legal advisers, providing responsive, pragmatic, and commercially driven solutions that support our clients' long-term success.