Legal Counsel – M&A at Safe Life

Clear Channel Sweden; Stockholms kommun; On-site; SEK 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Safe Life, a global provider of life-saving equipment and safety solutions, seeks a commercially minded Legal Counsel at its Stockholm headquarters to support international M&A activities. You will manage transactions from start to finish, focusing on the deal lifecycle and cross-border structuring.

Based in Stockholm, you will work with the M&A and finance teams, lead due diligence, negotiate agreements, and drive post-closing actions, governance, and compliance as the group expands

Qualifications

• A law degree from a recognised university.
• Approximately 3–5 years of relevant experience from a leading law firm and/or an in-house legal function.
• Strong M&A experience, including hands-on involvement throughout the transaction lifecycle.
• Experience drafting and negotiating transaction documentation, including share purchase agreements.
• The ability to independently manage legal workstreams and drive processes forward.
• Excellent stakeholder management and project coordination skills.
• Fluent English, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Managing legal aspects of acquisitions throughout the entire transaction process
• Coordinating and overseeing legal due diligence with external counsel
• Reviewing, drafting and negotiating transaction documentation, including share purchase agreements and related contracts
• Supporting negotiations with founders, management teams and sellers across international markets
• Driving post-closing legal activities and ensuring effective implementation of agreed actions
• Supporting corporate governance and general corporate legal matters
• Maintaining and developing policies, governance frameworks and compliance initiatives
• Assisting with selected commercial and procurement-related agreements

Skills

M&A experience

Legal project management

Negotiation

Contract drafting

Stakeholder management

Fluent English

Education

Law degree

Job description

Overview

Join a fast-growing international company with an ambitious acquisition agenda. Safe Life is a global provider of life-saving equipment and safety solutions, expanding through organic growth and strategic acquisitions across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific. The role is for a Legal Counsel at Safe Life’s headquarters in Stockholm, supporting international M&A activities.

The Role: A commercially minded lawyer who will work closely with the business and manage transactions from start to finish, focusing on M&A and related matters, with acquisitions central to Safe Life’s growth strategy.

You will be part of a small, high-performing team driving Safe Life’s expansion, collaborating with the M&A and finance functions and taking ownership of legal workstreams across multiple transactions from initial assessment to closing and post-closing implementation. You will also support selected corporate governance and compliance initiatives as the organisation expands internationally.

Responsibilities

• Managing legal aspects of acquisitions throughout the entire transaction process
• Coordinating and overseeing legal due diligence with external counsel
• Reviewing, drafting and negotiating transaction documentation, including share purchase agreements and related contracts
• Supporting negotiations with founders, management teams and sellers across international markets
• Driving post-closing legal activities and ensuring effective implementation of agreed actions
• Supporting corporate governance and general corporate legal matters
• Maintaining and developing policies, governance frameworks and compliance initiatives
• Assisting with selected commercial and procurement-related agreements

This role offers extensive exposure to international M&A and the opportunity to own transactions throughout the deal lifecycle, from due diligence and negotiations through signing, closing and post-closing execution. The position is based at Safe Life’s headquarters in Stockholm and reports to the Group General Counsel.

Qualifications

• A law degree from a recognised university
• Approximately 3–5 years of relevant experience from a leading law firm and/or an in-house legal function
• Strong M&A experience, including hands-on involvement throughout the transaction lifecycle
• Experience drafting and negotiating transaction documentation, including share purchase agreements
• The ability to independently manage legal workstreams and drive processes forward
• Excellent stakeholder management and project coordination skills
• Fluent English, both written and spoken

Experience working on cross-border transactions is considered a strong advantage.

What We Offer You

Safe Life offers a fast-growing international environment where acquisitions play a central role in shaping the business. You will join a lean and entrepreneurial organisation, working closely with senior decision-makers and contributing directly to the company’s continued expansion. You will have significant responsibility, a high degree of autonomy, and the opportunity to grow alongside an ambitious company with a clear purpose.

Contact and Application

In this recruitment process, Safe Life is supported by Law Recruitment. Interviews will be carried out as applications are received. Please apply via www.lawrecruitment.se. Note that we do not accept applications by email.

If you have any questions, please contact the recruitment consultant by phone or email.

About Safe Life

Safe Life is a global provider of life-saving equipment and safety solutions, helping organisations and communities improve preparedness and response capabilities. Since its founding, Safe Life has grown into an international group with operations across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific. Through strategic acquisitions and organic growth, the company continues to expand internationally and supports customers with a recurring service and readiness model to ensure equipment is available when needed. Safe Life aims to save lives by making life-saving products and services accessible globally.