Manoj Bhundia is a partner in the London office of Latham & Watkins and is a member of the Banking Practice.

Mr. Bhundia’s experience includes advising banks, other financial institutions, and corporate borrowers in relation to a wide range of banking and finance transactions, including cross-border acquisition finance and general bank lending. He has also been seconded to J.P. Morgan's leveraged credit team.

Mr. Bhundia's representative transactions include advising:

Take Private Finance

  • The mandated lead arrangers and the underwriters of the financing relating to the recommended offer for Clinigen Group by Triton
  • The global coordinator, the arrangers, and the underwriters of the financing relating to the proposed delisting of Vedanta Limited    
  • The mandated lead arrangers and the underwriters of the first lien financing relating to the recommended offer for Sophos Group by Thoma Bravo    
  • The lead arranger of the financing relating to the recommended offer for Castleton Technology plc by MRI Software Limited
  • The mandated lead arrangers and underwriters of the acquisition debt financing relating to the recommended offer for Merlin Entertainments plc by a consortium comprising KIRKBI Invest A/S, Blackstone, and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board    

Amend and Extend/Refinancings

  • HSBC and J.P. Morgan as mandated lead arrangers of the refinancing of Archroma
  • BNP Paribas S.A. and Goldman Sachs as mandated lead arrangers of the refinancing of Albéa Beauty
  • The mandated lead arranger of the refinancing of Stada Arzneimittel AG

Private Credit Finance

  • The lender of the financing for the acquisition of Cloud Technology Solutions by Marlin Equity Partners
  • The lender of the financing for the acquisition of Silobreaker by Marlin Equity Partners
  • The lender of the financing for the acquisition of Learning Pool by Marlin Equity Partners
  • The lender of the financing for the acquisition of iBanFirst by Marlin Equity Partners
  • The lender of the financing for the acquisition of Investis Digital by Investcorp
  • The lender of the financing for the acquisition of Lengow by Marlin Equity Partners 
  • The lead lender in connection with the senior loan financing to fund the acquisition of Gen II Fund Services by a consortium comprising General Atlantic, Hg, and IHS Markit
  • The lender of the financing for the acquisition of Unifaun by Marlin Equity Partners    

Leveraged Finance

  • J.P. Morgan Securities plc on the first lien and second lien financing for the acquisition of Euroports by a consortium comprising Monaco Resources Group S.A.M., ParticipatieMaatschappij Vlaanderen NV, and Federale Participatie en Investeringsmaatschappij    
  • The Mandated Lead Arrangers and Underwriters on the additional financing aspects for the acquisition of Stada Arzneimittel AG by Bain Capital and Cinven     
  • Barclays Bank PLC, BNP Paribas Fortis SA/NV, Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Sucursal en España, ING Bank N.V., Sucursal en España and UniCredit Bank AG on the financing for the acquisition of Europea De Madrid by Permira Advisers LLP    
  • Credit Suisse International, Deutsche Bank AG, Lloyds Bank plc, Morgan Stanley Bank International Limited, and Royal Bank of Canada on the financing for the acquisition of Zellis by Bain Capital Private Equity
  • Various investment banks and financial institutions in connection with the commitment paper and bid processes for several European top-tier sponsor-led acquisition debt financings

Investment Grade Finance

  • The global coordinators, the mandated lead arrangers, and the underwriters of the term loan and revolving credit facilities to Flutter Entertainment plc in connection with its acquisition of The Stars Group
  • The mandated lead arranger in connection with the financing supporting 41G’s acquisition of Vodafone Hungary

Special Situations

  • The super senior revolving facility lenders in connection with the cross-border restructuring of CWT consummated through an extraordinary one-day prepackaged chapter 11 case

Bar Qualification

  • England and Wales (Solicitor)

Education

  • LPC, College of Law, London
  • LLB Law, King's College London

Practices