Solicitor | Private Equity & VC – Sydney (2–4 PAE)

Montgomery Advisory; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Montgomery Advisory in Sydney seeks a Solicitor (2–4 PAE) to join a leading Private Equity & Venture Capital practice. You will work closely with Corporate Partners and a national team on complex M&A transactions.

Responsibilities include acting for PE sponsors and investors, supporting capital raisings from early-stage to pre-IPO, drafting and negotiating key documents, completing due diligence, and coordinating transactions with clients and advisers throughout the lifecycle.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years' post-admission experience within a well-regarded Corporate M&A practice.
• Strong experience in corporate M&A transactions, ideally involving private equity, venture capital or growth equity investments.
• Excellent drafting, analytical and transaction management skills.

Responsibilities

• Act for leading private equity sponsors, venture capital funds, institutional investors and high-growth companies.
• Assist with venture capital and growth equity capital raisings, from early-stage investments through to pre-IPO transactions.
• Draft, review and negotiate key transaction documents, including share purchase agreements, investment agreements and shareholder arrangements.
• Undertake and manage due diligence processes and coordinate transactions through to completion.
• Work directly with clients and other advisers throughout the transaction lifecycle.

Skills

Drafting

Analytical skills

Transaction management

Education

Admission to practise law in Australia or New Zealand

Job description

Montgomery Advisory in Sydney seeks a Solicitor (2–4 PAE) to join a leading Private Equity & Venture Capital practice. You will work closely with Corporate Partners and a national team on complex M&A transactions.

Responsibilities include acting for PE sponsors and investors, supporting capital raisings from early-stage to pre-IPO, drafting and negotiating key documents, completing due diligence, and coordinating transactions with clients and advisers throughout the lifecycle.