Banking & Finance Senior Associate

Interlink Talent Solutions; Warrington; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Professional development

Competitive salary

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Interlink Talent Solutions partners with a leading Manchester practice to recruit a Banking & Finance Associate/Senior Associate with strong leveraged finance background for a high-quality transactional role across the North.

You will advise lenders and borrowers, draft facility agreements and manage transactions through to completion while developing client relationships and contributing to business growth.

Qualifications

• Qualified Solicitor with 3–6 years' PQE in Banking & Finance.
• Strong experience in leveraged finance and cashflow analysis.
• Experience advising lenders, borrowers, sponsors, investors or financial institutions.
• Proven drafting and negotiating finance documentation and managing transactions to completion.
• Commercial, proactive, client-focused with potential for BD and growth of regional practice.

Responsibilities

• Advise lenders, borrowers, sponsors and investors on leveraged and corporate finance transactions.
• Draft and negotiate facility agreements, security documents and other finance documentation.
• Work on sponsor-backed transactions, growth lending, venture debt and wider corporate financing.
• Advise on intercreditor arrangements and collaborate with corporate and restructuring specialists.
• Manage matters through transaction lifecycle and advise on waivers, amendments, refinancings, restatements, bolt-ons.

Skills

PQE 3-6 years

Banking & finance

Leveraged finance

Cashflow analysis

Drafting finance docs

Negotiation

Business development

Client-focused

Education

Solicitor qualification

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Banking & Finance Associate / Senior Associate to join a leading Manchester practice and play a key role in the continued development of its finance offering across the North. This is a particularly strong opportunity for a lawyer with a background in leveraged finance who is looking for high-quality transactional work.

Responsibilities

• Advise lenders, borrowers, sponsors and investors on a broad range of leveraged and corporate finance transactions.
• Draft and negotiate facility agreements, security documents and other finance documentation, including both LMA and bespoke forms.
• Work on sponsor-backed transactions, growth lending, venture debt and wider corporate financing matters.
• Advise on intercreditor arrangements and work closely with corporate and restructuring specialists on complex transactions.
• Take responsibility for matters throughout the transaction lifecycle, as well as advising existing clients on waivers, amendments, refinancings, restatements and bolt-on transactions.

Requirements

• Qualified Solicitor with approximately 3–6 years' PQE and relevant Banking & Finance experience.
• Strong experience in leveraged finance, alongside solid cashflow and general banking experience.
• Experience acting for or advising lenders, borrowers, sponsors, investors or financial institutions.
• Confident drafting and negotiating finance documentation and managing transactions through to completion.
• Commercial, proactive and client-focused, with the ambition to contribute to business development and the growth of a regional practice.

Benefits

• Opportunity to join a leading Manchester Banking & Finance practice with a strong national platform.
• High-quality exposure to leveraged finance, corporate finance, growth lending and sponsor-led transactions.
• Early opportunity to take responsibility for matters and develop long-term client relationships.
• Supportive and flexible working environment with strong investment in professional development.
• Competitive remuneration alongside a comprehensive and flexible benefits package.

Interlink Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer.