Director, Assistant General Counsel (Capital Markets), EMEA

Vantage Data Centers; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Vantage Data Centers in London seeks a Director, Assistant General Counsel (Capital Markets), EMEA to support debt capital raising and related M&A and real estate matters. This highly visible role reports to senior leaders and partners with global finance, tax and development teams.

The successful candidate will manage cross-border financing transactions, advise on structures, supervise external counsel, and drive process improvements to standardize loan documents while mitigating risk.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant legal experience in debt finance transactions.
• Top-tier law firm experience; some in-house experience preferred.
• Experience drafting and negotiating Leveraged Finance, Project Finance, or Real Estate Finance documents.
• Knowledge of the data center or telecommunications industry is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of debt financing transactions from inception to closing, including term sheets and loan agreements.
• Deliver cross-border construction and securitisation financings and advise on financing structures.
• Collaborate with Finance and Treasury to execute transactions and monitor compliance with financing requirements.
• Instruct and manage external counsel and optimise transaction legal fee spend.
• Provide strategic legal advice on capital markets and debt financing to enable business objectives.
• Advise on transfer, assignment, split and change of control issues relating to financings.

Skills

Debt financing transactions

Drafting debt documents

Executive presence

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

Education

Law degree / Bar admission

Job description

About Vantage

Vantage powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.

Location: London (hybrid)

Position Overview

Vantage is seeking a detail-oriented, analytical, initiative-driven Director, Assistant General Counsel (Capital Markets), EMEA to support the company's expanding global capital markets and investment activities and assist with the legal aspects of debt capital raising (acquisition financing, construction financing, securitizations) and related M&A and real estate matters.

This is a highly visible role, supporting the SVP, Capital Markets and Regional General Counsel directly, while also interacting with the Chief Financial Officer, Chief Legal Officer, and Chief Investment Officer, and the teams supporting them.

We are looking for a proactive, business-focused lawyer who enjoys taking ownership, working independently, and moving things forward with confidence. You will bring a growth mindset, curiosity, and fresh ideas to help Vantage continue to improve and succeed.

Key Responsibilities

Debt Capital Raising Initiatives:

• Together with internal stakeholders and external counsel, manage all aspects of debt financing transactions from inception through to closing, including assisting in preparation of term sheets and negotiating loan agreements and securitisation finance documents prepared by Vantage’s counsel.
• Deliver complex cross-border construction and securitisation financings, advise on financing structures and optimise negotiated positions.
• Working closely with Finance and Treasury teams to execute finance transactions and monitor internal compliance with financing requirements.
• Monitor and confirm Vantage’s operational compliance with representations, warranties, covenants, and other terms of loan agreements.
• Post-closing, ensure compliance with lender consent rights and notification requirements (e.g., change in project scope, budget amendments, new tenant leases, etc.).
• Ensure compliance with any Conditions Subsequent.
• Instruct and manage external legal counsel and optimise transaction legal fee spend.
• Proactively identify legal and commercial risks to the business and provide strategic advice on business operations and guidance to business functions from a capital markets and debt financing perspective.
• Act as the point of contact for the Vantage EMEA business on financing terms and requirements.

Process Implementation and Improvement:

• Implement and improve processes to capture information on any borrower or project changes that may require lender consent or notification.
• Implement processes to ensure compliance with ongoing loan terms and fulfilment of conditions subsequent.
• Drive the standardization of loan agreements, including representations, warranties, reporting, and lender consent rights.

Internal Collaboration:

• Interact with the internal Tax, Finance, Company Secretarial, Development and Power teams on organization restructuring and its impact on loan agreements or other material agreements governed by the loan agreements.
• Assist with the preparation and negotiation of amendments and waivers.

Mergers & Acquisitions:

• Advise on transfer, assignment, split, and change of control issues relating to financings.

Legal Services and Risk Management:

• Be a key part of the Legal team in delivering high-quality legal services and risk management, ensuring group-wide requirements are embedded in processes delivering Vantage’s data center developments and operations.
• Support Vantage and be a strategic partner by providing practical, proactive, business-focused, solutions-oriented, and sound legal advice to enable Vantage to achieve its business and strategic objectives while fully and appropriately managing legal risk.
• Instruct and manage outside counsel, especially for legal advice related to the specific laws of various jurisdictions.

Additional Duties:

• Handle additional duties as assigned by Management.

Qualifications & Experience

• Qualified lawyer with 8+ years of relevant legal experience including at a top tier law firm in a department focused on debt finance transactions
• Some in-house experience preferred but not essential
• Good knowledge of and experience in drafting and negotiating debt transaction documents (Leveraged Finance, Project Finance, or Real Estate Finance)
• Experience within the data center or telecommunications industry preferred, but not required

Skills & Attributes

• Strong executive presence and confidence engaging with senior stakeholders
• Well-rounded corporate and commercial lawyer with a practical and business-minded approach
• Effective communicator, including verbal and written comprehension skills.
• Excellent people skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships and work effectively with stakeholders across the business.
• A collaborative working style, with a willingness to partner closely with a variety of colleagues and contribute to shared goals.
• Ability to analyze complex business concepts and documents
• Able to handle sensitive topics, complex inquiries, or concerns with professionalism and timely follow-up.
• Solution-focused and highly organized with the ability to manage multiple high-priority matters simultaneously.
• Impeccable integrity, credibility, character and ethics
• Flexible, adaptable and self-directed; able to work in a variety of circumstances; e.g. remotely, across multiple time zones, cross functionally, by project, etc.
• Travel required is expected to be up to 5% but may increase over time as the business evolves.

Why Join Vantage?

Join one of the world's fastest-growing digital infrastructure companies and play a key role in supporting the financing of mission-critical data centre developments across EMEA.

You will work alongside senior executives on high-value, complex transactions while helping shape the legal and financing framework that supports Vantage's continued growth.

We operate with No Ego and No Arrogance. We work to build each other up and support one another, appreciating each other’s strengths and respecting each other’s weaknesses. We find joy in our work and each other, actively seeking opportunities to inject fun into what we do. Our hard and efficient work is rewarded with an above market total compensation package. We offer a comprehensive suite of health and welfare, retirement, and paid leave benefits exceeding local expectations.

Throughout the year, the advantage of being part of the Vantage team is evident with an array of benefits, recognition, training and development, and the knowledge that your contribution adds value to the company and our community.

Vantage is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Vantage does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firm agencies. Fees will not be paid in the event a candidate submitted by a recruiter without an agreement in place is hired; such resumes will be deemed the sole property of Vantage.