Senior Legal Counsel M&A - PE Backed Education Business

Michael Page Legal; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a mid-to-senior level lawyer for an M&A focused in-house role based in London. This hybrid position offers the opportunity to support global M&A transactions, providing comprehensive legal guidance throughout the deal life-cycle. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in cross border M&A, having trained with an international law firm. You'll collaborate closely with various internal teams and external advisors, ensuring efficient progression on transactions. This role is perfect for a driven legal professional looking to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer with substantial experience in cross border M&A transactions.
• Trained with an international law firm, adept in legal drafting and due diligence.

Responsibilities

• Support growth through M&A projects, ensuring compliance with internal policies.
• Manage relationships with external lawyers and advisors for M&A transactions.

Skills

M&A transactions

legal drafting

due diligence

legal risk assessment

cross border transactions

Education

Qualified lawyer in the UK or common law jurisdiction

Trained with an international law firm

Job description

This is an M&A focused in-house legal role for a mid-to-senior level lawyer based in London (Hybrid).

Client Details

Our Client is a well funded and expanding PE backed Education business with operations and sites throughout the world.

Description

You will support growth of the Group through assisting with the execution of M&A projects by providing comprehensive legal support for all aspects of such transactions throughout the whole deal life-cycle, including:

• drafting and reviewing transaction documents,
• conducting due diligence,
• assessing legal risks,
• record keeping,
• as well as ensuring internal policies and procedures are followed.

You will also:

• work day-to-day to support the Head of Corporate & Commercial on global M&A transactions (principally on the buy side).
• manage relationship and engagement with external lawyers and other external advisors and service providers working on any M&A transactions.
• work closely with internal stakeholders such as Corporate Development, Tax, Finance teams to ensure efficient progression on M&A transactions to meet annual targets

Profile

The successful candidate will be a lawyer, qualified in the UK or another common law jurisdiction.

They will have trained with an international law firm and have substantial experience in cross border M&A transactions through the full life-cycle of deals.

Desirable

• Experience with real estate, greenfield, brownfield development and corporate finance transactions will also be useful.
• Knowledge and experience working with international laws and cross border transactions.

Job Offer

For further information about the package on offer for this role, please apply or contact David Taylor of Michael Page Legal (London).