Overview
This is a contractor/ legal consultant position to support an operating partner within a well known PE firm to conduct asset transaction and carve-out project and set-up work for a global corporate business.
Contract duration will likely be 3-6 months.
Situation
* Carve-out of a mid-sized software business from large global corporate
* Asset deal work support (legal entity set-up and transfer preparation led by the buy-side, over the sign to close phase)
* Business operating in 15+ jurisdictions
Scope/ Role
Global legal entity set-up and compliance to include but not limited to:
* Entity registration & documentation
* Cosec / registered address
* Legal requirements
* Tax registrations
* Statutory filings
* Tax compliance direct & indirect
* Payroll compliance
* Support design for target corporate stack, in coordination with advisors (lawyers, corporate service provider)
* Build detailed corporate stack set-up implementation plan, factoring in local lead-times
* Track implementation of the set-up plan during sign-to-close ; actively manage timing risks
* Map and track entity compliance status (legal, tax, filings, payroll etc.) and coordinate work with external partners and internal functions to fill gaps
* Be the single point of contact for the external corporate service provider
* Coordinate the work with the internal functions (Finance, HR, Legal)
* Centralise and organise the business data required to run the stack going forward (eg cosec docs, local vendors contacts, etc)
Experience Required
* Experience in legal entity set up and compliance
* Experience of carve out projects and the legal, risk and compliance work that comes with such projects
* Experienced solicitor with company secretarial experience and experience in corporate transactions/ asset transactions
* Excellent stakeholder management experience required
* Organisation and communication skillest to be a key strength
Day rate: Competitive – use the above quoted rate as a likely guide
Start date: ASAP
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