Director, Senior Counsel - Infrastructure Finance

Page Executive; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Page Executive is seeking a senior legal professional to lead debt-focused transactions across private credit and infrastructure debt, guiding diligence, document negotiations, and related commercial arrangements.

You will advise investment teams on legal, regulatory, structural, and commercial risks associated with debt investments and financing transactions, supporting a wide range of debt strategies and collaborating with internal stakeholders to drive efficient execution.

Responsibilities

• Lead legal workstreams for private credit and infrastructure debt transactions from diligence through execution, including review and negotiation of transaction documentation, confidentiality agreements, and related commercial arrangements.
• Advise investment teams on legal, regulatory, structural, and commercial risks associated with debt investments and financing transactions.
• Support a broad range of debt strategies, including direct lending, project finance, acquisition finance, private placements, unitranche facilities, syndicated loans, revolving credit facilities, mezzanine financings, and other structured credit transactions.
• Partner closely with investment and asset management teams on amendments, waivers, consents, restructurings, and ongoing portfolio matters.
• Provide legal support for product development initiatives, including fund documentation and investment management arrangements.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders across investments, investor relations, compliance, operations, and risk management functions.
• Manage and coordinate external counsel and other advisors to ensure efficient execution of transactions and projects.
• Contribute to the development of best practices, legal processes, and knowledge management initiatives within the legal function

Job description

• Lead legal workstreams for private credit and infrastructure debt transactions from diligence through execution, including review and negotiation of transaction documentation, confidentiality agreements, and related commercial arrangements.
• Advise investment teams on legal, regulatory, structural, and commercial risks associated with debt investments and financing transactions.
• Support a broad range of debt strategies, including direct lending, project finance, acquisition finance, private placements, unitranche facilities, syndicated loans, revolving credit facilities, mezzanine financings, and other structured credit transactions.
• Partner closely with investment and asset management teams on amendments, waivers, consents, restructurings, and ongoing portfolio matters.
• Provide legal support for product development initiatives, including fund documentation and investment management arrangements.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders across investments, investor relations, compliance, operations, and risk management functions.
• Manage and coordinate external counsel and other advisors to ensure efficient execution of transactions and projects.
• Contribute to the development of best practices, legal processes, and knowledge management initiatives within the legal function