

Qualified in Hong Kong & New York (US) & England & Wales (UK), 2004
Partner for 4 years
Debt Finance
Banking & Finance
Real Estate Finance
Manas Chandrashekar is a Partner at Kirkland & Ellis, co-heading the debt finance team in the Hong Kong office. With extensive experience in international financing transactions, Manas specializes in acquisition and leveraged financings, investment fund financings, and real estate financings. He has represented leading private equity sponsors such as EQT, Bain, and Warburg Pincus. Recognized as a leading lawyer in Chambers Greater China and a 'Leading Partner' in Legal 500, Manas is praised for his expertise in acquisition and corporate finance. He holds an LL.M. from Cornell Law School and a B.A.; LL.B. Honours from the National Law School of India University.
Manas Chandrashekar's representative experience includes advising:


- Warburg Pincus acquired the target/assets from Acclime in a Private Equity transaction on not available. - Deal value was 3700000000 Sector: Business Services; Location: Global. - On the acquirer side, not available advised, led by Jesse Sheley, Joshua Payne, Yawen Li, Manas Chandrashekar, Dominic McNeil.
Dec 18 2025
4B
Private Equity

Partner
2020 – Unknown
Partner
2019 – 2020
Counsel
2017 – 2019

- Altimetrik acquired the target/assets from SLK Software in a acquisition on not available. - Deal value was 4500000000 Sector: Technology; Location: Global. - On the acquirer side, not available advised, led by Manas Chandrashekar, Ryan Chan, Johnson Man.
Nov 06 2025
5B
Finance
Kirkland & Ellis advised funds advised by Apax Partners LLP and Healthium MedTech Ltd., a leading Indian medical devices company, on definitive agreements announced today to sell a controlling interest in Healthium to KKR. The acquisition will be made by a special purpose vehicle owned by funds managed by KKR which will acquire a controlling interest in Healthium group, including Healthium. Apax Funds acquired Healthium in 2018 and transformed the company from a domestic suture player into a global medical devices leader, expanding its presence from 50 countries to more than 90 today. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to close in the third quarter of 2024. Terms were not disclosed. Read more in the press release The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners Srinivas Kaushik and Jacob Traff and associate Carmella Crinnion; and debt finance partner Manas Chandrashekar; along with debt finance partner John Curran; and tax partner Alan Walker and associate Hugo Coleman.
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LL.M., Cornell Law School
2003
B.A.; LL.B. Honours, National Law School of India University
2002