Legal Counsel - Corporate M&A / Private Equity

JR United Kingdom; Slough; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global infrastructure fund seeks a deal-focused Legal Counsel specializing in Corporate M&A and Private Equity in Slough. This in-house position offers the opportunity to handle significant responsibility in a small legal team, focusing on transactional work and collaboration with investment teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4+ years post-qualification experience in corporate transactions.
• Strong background in cross border M&A and private equity.
• Exposure to finance and capital markets (debt or equity) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Drafting and reviewing M&A transaction documents.
• Collaborating on management incentive plans.
• Supporting asset management on portfolio company matters.

Skills

Corporate Transactions

Cross Border M&A

Private Equity

Corporate Governance

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Legal Counsel - Corporate M&A / Private Equity, slough

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Client:

SSQ

Location:

slough, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

31.05.2025

Expiry Date:

15.07.2025

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Job Description:

SSQ is pleased to partner with a Global Infrastructure fund with over $40bn AUM in their search for a deal focused Private Equity / M&A lawyer. If you love doing deals but want to move in-house to an active fund, this is for you!

You will be office based 4 days / week. The legal team in London is small, ensuring maximum responsibility and role variety with a focus on transactional work.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Drafting and reviewing M&A transaction documents, in collaboration with the investment and asset management teams, managing legal workstreams and coordinating with external counsel and assisting with transaction execution.
• Collaborating with investment and asset management teams on the implementation and ongoing maintenance of management incentive plans.
• Supporting the asset management team on portfolio company matters, including bolt-on M&A, corporate governance, HR and financing transactions.

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 4+ years of post-qualification experience in corporate transactions, cross border M&A and private equity, preferably along with some exposure to finance and capital markets (on either the debt or equity side) gained at a leading global law firm. Some experience of infrastructure and / or energy transactions is highly desirable.

For further information please email me at [emailprotected] or apply to the advert. Please be assured of complete confidentiality.