Aprajita Dhundia
Overview
Aprajita goes above and beyond in every way on a deal.” - Legal 500, 2023
Aprajita Dhundia is a corporate partner in Kirkland’s London office. She advises private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies on all types of corporate transactions, including leveraged acquisitions, disposals, consortium and joint venture arrangements, management incentive plans, hybrid capital solutions and distressed M&A.
External Recognition
- Legal Business: Named in the list of “Ones to Watch”, 2023
- Legal 500: “Recommended Lawyer” for Private Equity: transactions and high-value deals, 2023
- IFLR1000: “Notable Practitioner” for Private Equity; Mergers & Acquisitions, 2022
- Legal Week: Named in the list of “40 Under 40: The Rising Stars in Private Equity”
Experience
Representative Matters
Blackstone:
- as lead provider of debt financing to Dream Games
- on its strategic partnership with Winthrop Technologies Limited
- together with Lyra Bidco, on the acquisition of Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited
- on the acquisition of a majority stake in VFS Global, and several related transactions
- on the $1 billion partnership with Hipgnosis Song Management
- together with Hipgnosis Song Management, on the acquisition of Justin Timberlake’s entire catalogue of more than 200 songs
- together with Hipgnosis Songs Capital, on the acquisition of 29 music catalogs from Hipgnosis Sonds Fund Limited
Montagu Private Equity:
- on the $700 million acquisition of Johnson Matthey’s medical device components business
- on the acquisition of Capita’s education software business, and on the subsequent contribution of that business into the ParentPay Group
- on its acquisition of the Clinisys diagnostics equipment group from ECI Partners and subsequent sale to Roper Inc.
Bain Capital Insurance:
- on the relaunch of Willis RE as a reinsurance brokerage joint venture with WTW
- on the launch of employee benefits and pensions administration services businesses Aptia through acquisitions from Mercer
- on its entry into a strategic partnership with Beat Capital Partners Ltd
Bain Capital Special Situations:
- on the minority investment in The Co-op Bank
- on the acquisition of a Cypriot Credit Acquiring Company holding a portfolio of non-performing corporate, SME and consumer and mortgage loans from the National Bank of Greece
- on the acquisition of a €1.45 billion portfolio of non-performing business loans from Piraeus Bank
- on the acquisition of Habitat Immobiliaria
- on the sale of Metal & Waste Recycling to EMR
- on the US$1.3 billion acquisition of JP Morgan's Global Special Opportunities Group
EW Healthcare Partners:
- on its partnership with Ascend Advanced Therapies
- on the acquisition of a majority stake in Grundium Oy
- on the €750 million sale of EUSA Pharma to Recordati
K1 Investment Management:
- on its strategic growth investment in Board Intelligence
- together with Simpro Group, on the acquisition of Big Change
- together with AppLearn International, on its sale to Permira-Backed Nexthink
Francisco Partners:
- on the acquisition of Kobalt, a music company powered by innovative technology created as an alternative to the traditional music-business model
- on its investment in iZotope, in connection with iZotope’s newly formed partnership with Native Instruments
- and its portfolio company Metaswitch Networks on the sale of Metaswitch to Microsoft Corporation
- on the DKK 3.7 billion acquisition of EG from Axcel
- and its portfolio company, NMI, on the acquisition by NMI of the Creditcall group
- on the sale of eFront to Bridgepoint
- on the sale of the Masternaut group to Summit Partners/Fleetcor
- and its portfolio company, BluJay Solutions (f/k/a as the Kewill Group), on the acquisition of the business and assets of Four Soft plc, an Indian listed company
Apax Partners:
- together with, Genius Sports Group on its $1.5 billion business combination with dMY Technology Group, Inc. II
- on the acquisition of Genius Sports
- on the acquisition of a controlling stake in Healthium MedTech Private Limited
Centerbridge:
- on the sale of its majority interests in Apcoa
- together with KKR, on the c.£1.8 billion disposal of BMI Healthcare and the GHG Group
GTCR:
- on the acquisition of the Callcredit group, from Vitruvian Partners and its subsequent £1 billion sale of Callcredit Information Group Limited to TransUnion
- and its portfolio company, Cision Inc., on the acquisition by Cision of the Prime Research group
- on the sale of Premium Credit Limited to Cinven
KKR:
- on the $1 billion acquisition of the Crosby and Acco groups from Melrose Industries
- as selling shareholder in the initial public offering of Telepizza, and its successful takeover offer for Telepizza
- and its portfolio company Selecta, on the acquisitions by Selecta of Pelican Rouge and Gruppo Argenta
Strategic Value Partners:
- on its preferred equity investment in Bjelin Group
- together with Apcoa, on the sale of Apcoa Belgium to Indigo
Apex Fund Management:
- on the acquisition of Maitland Fund Services Business
- on the acquisition of the FundRock Group
Aleph Capital Partners and Crestview on their equity investment in Saber Interactive
Brookfield Business Partners on the agreement with Everstone to purchase Everise
Carlisle Companies Incorporated on the sale of Carlisle Interconnect Technologies
Genstar Capital and its portfolio company 2020 Technologies on the agreement to merge 2020 with Compusoft, creating a leading provider of space planning solutions
Goldentree:
- and its portfolio company, Crystal Almond Holdings Limited on the sale of Greek telecoms operator Wind Hellas to United Group
- and its portfolio company, Travelodge on its high-yield refinancing and shareholder distribution
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan on its £365 million acquisition of the Bridon group, a global technology leader in the manufacture of wire and fibre rope, from Melrose Industries (2014), and its subsequent merger with the global ropes and advanced cords business of Bekaert N.V., a Belgian listed company
Ryan Specialty on the acquisition of Castel Underwriting Agencies from Arch Financial Holdings
Prior Experience
SJ Berwin LLP
- Associate (2010–2013)
- Trainee Solicitor (2007–2009)
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
- 2007, Bar Council of Delhi, India
- 2012, Admitted to practice as a Solicitor of England and Wales
Languages
- Hindi
- French
Education
- National Law School of India UniversityB.A.; LL.B.(Honours)2007