Kudun and Partners has significantly strengthened its domestic and regional capabilities with the integration of Manunya & Associates, led by Manunya Thitinuntawan, and the onboarding of Krissen Pillay as Counsel in the firm’s International Practice.
Manunya & Associates is a well-established corporate and capital markets practice with over a decade of experience advising listed companies, financial institutions and major corporates on IPOs, public offerings, M&As and complex regulatory matters under the SEC and Stock Exchange of Thailand regimes.
Manunya Thitinuntawan brings over 10 years of the firm’s established practice together with her 25 years of professional experience. A highly regarded corporate and capital markets lawyer, she joins the firm after a distinguished career at Allen & Overy (Thailand) and as founder of Manunya & Associates.
Her practice spans complex M&A and equity capital markets transactions, including IPOs and regulatory matters on the Stock Exchange of Thailand, as well as cross-border and multi-jurisdictional deals. Her experience includes advising on high-profile transactions, such as the IPOs of Com7 and PRTR Group, and advising Bangkok Dusit Medical Services on its merger involving Samitivej Hospital.
“I am pleased to join Kudun and Partners, a leading firm in the capital markets sector. I look forward to working with the team to support clients with practical, commercially driven advice in an increasingly dynamic legal landscape,” Thitinuntawan said.
In parallel, the firm has expanded its regional offering with the appointment of Krissen Pillay as Counsel in the firm’s International Practice, where he will lead the firm’s Vietnam-focused offering, with a particular focus on Thai and broader Southeast Asian companies investing in Vietnam.
Pillay has over 13 years of experience across South Africa, Vietnam and Thailand, specialising in M&A, corporate, and banking and finance. He joins from YKVN, where he served as Counsel in Ho Chi Minh City for six years, gaining uniquely intensive experience in both international practice and Vietnam market norm. Prior to YKVN, he worked with Bowmans in Johannesburg and Werksmans in Cape Town.
Pillay brings significant on-the-ground experience in Vietnam, having advised on a wide range of inbound and outbound investments, as well as complex regulatory and transactional matters in one of Southeast Asia’s most active investment destinations. He has particular depth in financial services, logistics, healthcare and real estate transactions, and is experienced in both inbound investment and the structuring of complex multi-jurisdictional deals in the market.
