Posted by: docfager Date: Friday, August 22, 2008 1:21:51 PM In reply to: None
Anpha Capital Group (“ACG”) announces official corporate name change to
Saigon Asset Management Corporation (“SAM”).
(Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – August 21, 2008) Anpha Capital Group, the investment manager for Vietnam Equity Holding (VEH) and Vietnam Property Holding (VPH) today announced its official corporate name change to Saigon Asset Management Corporation (SAM). Along with the name change, SAM has updated its new corporate website location to: http://www.saigonam.com. The change will be effective from August 1, 2008.
“The corporate name change is to differentiate ourselves from various companies with a similar name in Vietnam. This also reinstates the long term commitment of SAM to Vietnam. The new SAM has renewed its group-wide commitment to putting the company's management philosophies into practice and to enhance its brand value and strive to become a leading fund management company in Vietnam” according to Dr. Lee G Lam, chairman of VEH and VPH.
“We’ve chosen to rename our company to SAM because Saigon is a globally renowned city and best represents our business, our mission and our corporate values” adds Louis Nguyen, CEO and Chairman of SAM.
About Saigon Asset Management (SAM)
Saigon Asset Management ("SAM") formerly known as Anpha Capital Group with over US$125million under management, is the investment manager for Vietnam Equity Holding ("VEH") and Vietnam Property Holding ("VPH"), which are both Cayman Islands exempted companies listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and Xetra, the worldwide electronic securities trading system.
SAM’s strategy is to achieve outstanding capital growth for VEH and VPH through investment in an actively managed and diversified portfolio of listed and private equity companies, including real estate.
The key competitive advantage for SAM is its hybrid structure as a foreign fund manager and its domestic partnership with Hanoi Fund Management Company, a locally licensed fund management company, which offers VEH and VPH, a wide range of opportunities and channels for investments, in order to optimize the value creation outcome for our investors.
SAM’s team members and partners consist of investment professionals who come from leading international and domestic fund management companies whose expertise is fortified by deep-rooted local knowledge and industry experiences. The management team is comprised of exceptional results-oriented international senior business executives, all with proven track records and abilities to source high quality deal flow in Vietnam.
For more information, please visit our new corporate website at www.saigonam.com