This study aims to investigate the factors that affect the success of Vietnam’s State-owned enterprises’ (SOEs) equitization. Using a unique sample of equitization of unregulated SOEs in Vietnam from January 2010 to April 2016, we find that age, valuation, and gross margin of the SOEs are significant determinants of the success of the equitization. | The determinants of equitization success of state-owned enterprises in Vietnam