Asset Management M&A Associate

Advocates Legal Recruiting; New York (NY); On-site; USD 310,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocates Legal Recruiting represents an AmLaw 100 client in New York, seeking a 4+ year asset management M&A associate to join the Transactions group. The focus is asset manager deals: GP stakes, control transactions, structured equity, and secondaries.

You will advise asset managers, private equity sponsors, banks, founders, and boards on complex transactions, draft and negotiate core deal documents, and coordinate with cross‑border teams.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of asset management M&A experience.
• Direct experience with GP stakes and control asset management transactions is key.
• Ability to manage workstreams, drafting and negotiating core deal documents, and handling client contact.

Responsibilities

• Advise asset managers, private equity sponsors, banks, insurers, founders, and boards on complex transactions.
• Draft and negotiate core deal documents and manage client contact.
• Coordinate with funds, regulatory, tax, and cross-border deal teams.

Skills

Asset management M&A experience

GP stakes experience

Job description

New York, United States | Posted on 07/21/2026

Asset Management M&A Associate | New York

Our AmLaw 100 client is adding a 5th through 8th year associate to its Asset Management Transactions group in New York.

This is a focused corporate seat for lawyers who know asset manager deals: GP stakes, control transactions, structured equity, secondaries, and liquidity solutions. The platform is a serious one, with global deal flow, a deep funds bench, and M&A strength that shows up in the market.

Role Summary

You will advise asset managers, private equity sponsors, GP stakes investors, banks, insurers, founders, management teams, and boards on complex transactions across the asset management industry.

The work includes full buyouts, minority GP stakes, joint ventures, spin-outs, lift-outs, carve-outs, restructurings, succession planning, continuation funds, preferred equity, structured and synthetic secondaries, LP portfolio sales, NAV financings, strip sales, and tender offers.

You will work closely with funds, regulatory, tax, finance, and cross-border deal teams.

Candidate Profile

The right candidate will have 4+ years of asset management M&A experience, ideally in the 2022 through 2019 class range. Direct experience with GP stakes and control asset management transactions is key.

You should be comfortable managing workstreams, drafting and negotiating core deal documents, handling client contact, and spotting the fund-level and regulatory issues that make this work different from general M&A.

Why This Role

New York is the natural seat for this practice. You will be close to sponsors, asset managers, banks, and GP liquidity work, with the benefit of a global platform behind you.

For a corporate associate who wants a sharper lane inside M&A, this is the kind of move that changes the trajectory.

$310,000 to $420,000 for the target class years, plus potential discretionary bonus.

Confidential inquiries only.