Corporate Legal Counsel (in-house)
£120K-£140K + bonus
London - hybrid working
Seeking an experienced corporate lawyer to support M&A plan, equity arrangements, and other corporate projects.
* Supporting Group acquisition activity including:
* Assisting Corporate Development team with early stage activities eg NDAs, exclusivity arrangements, heads of terms and high level due diligence
* Managing all legal aspects of acquisition process, including:
* Liaising with external counsel
* Co-ordinating legal due diligence and acting as the legal liaison for inter-connects with other functions, such as Finance, HR, Risk and IT
* Supporting transaction negotiations and completion of
* Leading legal aspects of post-acquisition integration
* Advising on post-acquisition aspects eg earn-out, management incentive schemes, etc and adjustments to them
* Oversight of management equity schemes which consists of a mixture of strip and incentive equity, which are widely distributed amongst management. This includes legal oversight of:
* New issues of strip and incentive equity
* Buy back arrangements for leavers
* Valuations
* Providing guidance and advice to Share Plan Manager
* Advising in respect of other corporate activities:
* Reorganisations
* Incorporation of new entities/branches
* Winding-up of entities
* Name changes and rebranding
* Assisting Head of Legal on other ad hoc projects, eg:
* Dispute resolution
* Investigations and regulatory enquiries
Requirements
* Qualified solicitor with at least 3 years PQE
* Extensive experience of acquisitions and other corporate transactions
* Preferable – experience of private equity/private equity share structures
* Preferable – experience of multi-national transactions
* Comfortable working in a fast paced environment and excellent communication skills with senior stakeholders.