Aprajita Dhundia
Overview
Aprajita goes above and beyond in every way on a deal.” - Legal 500, 2023
Aprajita advises private equity funds and other financial sponsors and their portfolio companies on a wide range of cross border transactions, including leveraged acquisitions, disposals, consortium and joint venture arrangements, management incentive plans 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
K1 Investment Management on strategic growth investment in Board Intelligence
K1-backed Simpro Group on the acquisition of BigChange
Aleph and Crestview on its investment in Saber Interactive
Cloudbreak Health, a portfolio company of GTCR, on the acquisition of Voyce
Lyra Bidco on the acquisition of Hipgnosis
AppLearn International on its sale to Permira-backed Nexthink
Carlisle Companies Incorporated on the sale of Carlisle Interconnect Technologies
Centerbridge Partners on the sale of its majority interests in APCOA
Apex Fund Management:
- on the acquisition of the Maitland fund services business
- on the acquisition of the FundRock Group
EW Healthcare Partners:
- on the acquisition of a majority stake in Grundium Oy
- and other shareholders on the €750 million sale of EUSA Pharma to Recordati
Blackstone:
- backed Hipgnosis Song Management on the acquisition of Justin Timberlake’s entire catalogue of more than 200 songs
- on its $1 billion partnership with Hipgnosis Song Management
- on the acquisition of a majority stake in VFS Global, a global leader in visa outsourcing services
Hipgnosis Songs Capital on its proposed acquisition of 29 music catalogs from SONG
Crystal Almond Holdings Limited on the sale of Greek telecoms operator Wind Hellas to United Group
Genstar Capital and its portfolio company 2020 Technologies on the agreement to merge 2020 with Compusoft, creating a leading provider of space planning solutions
Bain Capital Credit:
- on the launch of employee benefits and pensions administration services businesses Aptia through acquisitions from Mercer
- 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 its entry into a strategic partnership with Beat Capital Partners Ltd
- 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
Francisco Partners:
- on its 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, the experts in intelligent audio technology, in connection with iZotope’s newly formed partnership with Native Instruments
- and its portfolio company Metaswitch Networks on the sale of Metaswitch, a leading provider of virtualised network software and voice, data and communications solutions, to Microsoft Corporation
- on the DKK 3.7 billion acquisition of EG, a leading Scandinavian software company from Axcel
- and its portfolio company, NMI, on the acquisition by NMI of the Creditcall group
- on the sale of eFront, a leading software provider of solutions for the financial industry, to Bridgepoint
- on the sale of the Masternaut group, a pan European telematics business, 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
Montagu Private Equity:
- on the $700 million acquisition of Johnson Matthey’s medical device components business
- on the acquisition of the Education Software Solutions business of Capita plc. and on the agreement to invest in ParentPay
- on its acquisition of the Clinisys diagnostics equipment group from ECI Partners (2013) and subsequent sale to Roper Inc.
Travelodge on its high-yield refinancing and shareholder distribution
Brookfield Business Partners on the agreement with Everstone to purchase Everise
Genius Sports Group on its $1.5 billion business combination with dMY Technology Group, Inc. II
Hospital Topco, majority owned by Centerbridge and KKR, on the c.£1.8 billion disposal of BMI Healthcare and the GHG Group
KKR on its $1 billion acquisition of the Crosby and Acco groups from Melrose Industries
KKR Credit:
- as selling shareholder in the initial public offering of Telepizza (2016), and its successful takeover offer for Telepizza
- and its portfolio company Selecta, on the acquisitions by Selecta of Pelican Rouge and Gruppo Argenta
Apax Partners:
- on the acquisition of Genius Sports
- on the acquisition of a controlling stake in Healthium MedTech Private Limited
GTCR:
- on the acquisition of the Callcredit group, from Vitruvian Partners (2014) 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 its £462 million sale of Premium Credit Limited, a leading finance company, to Cinven Partners LLP. This transaction was named “Financial Services Deal of the Year” at The M&A Advisor 2016 International M&A Awards
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
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