Tax Associate

IDEX Consulting; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

IDEX Consulting is recruiting for a top-tier law firm to appoint a 1-4 PQE Associate into its Transactional Tax team in Greater London. The role focuses on advising on tax aspects of private M&A for sponsors, corporates, and management teams, with cross-border opportunities and exposure to financing, real estate, and capital markets work.

An outstanding academic record and England & Wales qualification are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience drafting and negotiating transaction terms and documents.
• Transactional tax experience, ideally in private equity/M&A.
• England & Wales qualified with 1–4 PQE, preferably from a City firm.

Responsibilities

• Advise on tax aspects of private M&A from sponsors, shareholders and finance providers.
• Provide broader tax advisory work for corporate clients.
• Engage in cross-border tax matters and exposures to financing transactions and real estate deals.
• Assist on IPOs, fundraisings and capital markets transactions where relevant.

Skills

Drafting and negotiating

Private equity tax experience

Cross-border tax advisory

Education

England & Wales qualified (1–4 PQE)

Job description

A top-tier law firm with a market-leading tax practice is looking to appoint a 1-4 PQE Associate into its Transactional Tax team. The firm is recognised for its work advising financial sponsors, management teams, and corporates across private equity, venture, credit, infrastructure and real estate, and the tax group sits at the centre of that offering - regarded as pre-eminent in private equity transactional tax and highly active on cross-border M&A.

This is a genuinely transactional role rather than a pure structuring seat, so candidates should come with experience drafting and negotiating transaction terms and documents alongside structuring and advisory work. The associate will advise on the tax aspects of private M&A transactions from the perspective of financial sponsors, corporate shareholders, management teams and finance providers, together with broader tax advisory work for corporate clients. There's also exposure to financing transactions, real estate deals, restructurings, and management incentive arrangements, as well as tax advisory work on IPOs, fundraisings and capital markets transactions. The team's work regularly crosses over with the firm's Asset Management Group and while there's no requirement to rotate, associates who want exposure to this area - or occasional client and overseas secondments - can generally be accommodated.

The firm is looking for an outstanding academic record, England & Wales qualification at 1-4 PQE (ideally gained at a City firm), and relevant transactional tax experience commensurate with level.

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