Bamgbala, Valera Adunni

Valera Adunni Bamgbala

Associate

valera.bamgbala@lw.com
    Bamgbala, Valera Adunni

    Valera Adunni Bamgbala

    Associate

    valera.bamgbala@lw.com

    Profile

    Valera Bamgbala is an associate in the Corporate Department of the London office of Latham & Watkins and a member of the Capital Markets Practice.

    Prior to joining the firm, Valera completed her legal studies at the University of Virginia School of Law, where she was a member of the editorial board on the Virginia Journal of International Law. She holds a summa cum laude Bachelor’s degree from Northeastern University, Boston.

    She serves on firm organizations including the Black Lawyers Group, in which she serves as the group's London co-local leader.

    Experience

    Valera’s experience includes advising:

    • The initial purchasers in connection with Evri’s first-time Reg S/144A issuance of £725,000,000 senior secured notes, the proceeds of which were used to repay amounts outstanding in connection with Evri’s acquisition by Apollo. The offering was among one of the top 10 largest GBP sterling issuances since 2021.
    • The initial purchasers in connection with Ocado Group’s offering of £450,000,000 Reg S/144A senior secured notes
    • BestSecret in connection with its offering of €550,000,000 senior secured floating rate notes
    • Deutsche Bank and the remaining syndicate of initial purchasers in connection with the offering of US$500,000,000 senior secured notes by Merlin Entertainments, a gaming, leisure, and entertainment company
    • HitecVision in connection with a NOK4.6 billion (US$423 million) accelerated bookbuild offering of shares in Vår Energi ASA
    • Deutsche Bank and the remaining syndicate of initial purchasers in connection with the offering of €700,000,000 senior secured notes by Merlin Entertainments, a gaming, leisure, and entertainment company

    Qualifications

    Bar Qualification

    • New York

    Education

    • JD, University of Virginia School of Law, 2022
    • BA in History & Criminal Justice, International Affairs and Theatre, Northeastern University, 2019

    Languages Spoken

    • English
    • Russian

    Practices

    Industries

    Recognition

    Badges and Logos_Law360_Fintech Group of the Year_2024
    February 20, 2025 Recognition

    Fintech Group of the Year: Latham

    Firm honored by Law360 for advising startups, financial institutions, VCs, digital asset and Web3 participants, and corporations on their most innovative and complex transactions, investigations, litigation, and regulatory matters.