Funds M&A Lawyer - Real Assets & PE Transactions (Sydney)

Exchange House Services Limited; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holistic wellbeing fund

Home office allowance

Job summary

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer in Sydney is seeking a commercially minded Solicitor to join Robert Bileckij's Funds M&A team. The role deepens expertise in funds-related mergers and acquisitions, private capital transactions and structured investments with real assets, alongside leading practitioners and high-profile clients.

You will advise across the funds life cycle, coordinate due diligence, form fund/club/venture structures, and draft management agreements to support investment platforms.

Qualifications

• Admission to practice as a lawyer in Australia or New Zealand.
• 2-5 years post-qualification experience in a leading corporate legal team.
• Experience in funds, private equity, corporate M&A and/or investment management transactions.
• Strong technical understanding of investment structures and M&A processes.
• Excellent drafting, negotiation and analytical skills.
• Sound commercial judgment and pragmatic problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Managing and supporting the execution of transactions from inception to completion, including coordinating due diligence and signing/closing processes.
• Collaborating with clients and tax, real estate and debt teams to develop investment structures.
• Drafting and negotiating fund and structured investment documents (unitholder/shareholder agreements, mandates, trusts, management agreements).
• Assisting with capital raising for real asset funds and preparing information memoranda.

Skills

Strong drafting

Negotiation

Analytical skills

Client relationship management

Collaboration

Education

Admission to practice in Australia or New Zealand

Job description

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer in Sydney is seeking a commercially minded Solicitor to join Robert Bileckij's Funds M&A team. The role deepens expertise in funds-related mergers and acquisitions, private capital transactions and structured investments with real assets, alongside leading practitioners and high-profile clients.

You will advise across the funds life cycle, coordinate due diligence, form fund/club/venture structures, and draft management agreements to support investment platforms.