Associate

Simpson Judge; New York (NY); On-site; USD 190,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Simpson Judge, a premier V10 firm, is seeking an Associate for its Mergers & Acquisitions practice in New York. The role offers exposure to sophisticated domestic and cross-border transactions across diverse industries and significant responsibility from day one.

Candidates should have 2+ years of M&A or transactional experience, with strong drafting and negotiation skills and admission to the New York Bar or eligibility to waive in.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of M&A or transactional experience.
• Experience drafting and negotiating acquisition agreements.
• Strong analytical and drafting abilities.
• Admission to the New York Bar or eligibility to waive in is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Represent public and private companies, private equity sponsors and strategic investors in M&A transactions.
• Draft, review, and negotiate purchase and merger agreements and related documents.
• Manage transaction processes from structuring through signing and closing.
• Coordinate with advisors across tax, antitrust, employment, IP, and regulatory matters.
• Advise on transaction structuring, governance, risk allocation, and post-closing matters.

Skills

M&A experience

Transactional experience

Drafting skills

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

New York Bar admission or eligibility

Job description

Simpson Judge is delighted to be partnered with a premier V10 firm to offer an Associate opportunity within its market-leading Mergers & Acquisitions practice in New York.

The firm is widely recognized for being at the pinnacle of corporate practice and role advising leading private equity sponsors, family offices, and strategic investors on transformative transactions. Associates benefit from working on sophisticated domestic and cross-border matters, receiving significant responsibility from day one and an industry leading partner track.

The Opportunity

The M&A Associate will join a nationally recognized corporate practice representing a broad spectrum of transactional matters. The group advises on complex mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, growth investments, restructurings, and other strategic corporate transactions.

The firm's integrated platform provides associates with the opportunity to work on market-leading deals across a range of industries, including technology, healthcare, financial services, consumer products, energy, infrastructure, and real estate. Associates are given substantial deal responsibility and mentorship, exposure to every stage of the transaction lifecycle while working alongside some of the most respected corporate lawyers in the market.

The Responsibilities

• Represent public and private companies, private equity sponsors, portfolio companies, and strategic investors in sophisticated mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, and other strategic transactions.
• Draft, review, and negotiate purchase agreements, merger agreements, joint venture agreements, investment documents, disclosure schedules, and ancillary transaction documentation.
• Manage transaction processes and coordinate deal execution from initial structuring through signing and closing.
• Prepare and negotiate letters of intent, confidentiality agreements, exclusivity agreements, and related preliminary transaction documents.
• Advise clients regarding transaction structuring, corporate governance, risk allocation, regulatory considerations, and post-closing integration matters.
• Coordinate with specialists across tax, finance, antitrust, employment, benefits, intellectual property, and regulatory practice groups.
• Work directly with management teams, investment professionals, in-house counsel, and external advisers throughout the transaction lifecycle.
• Assist with private equity platform acquisitions, add-on transactions, minority investments, carve-outs, recapitalisations, and joint venture arrangements.

Required Skills

• 2+ years of M&A, public or private equity, transactional experience
• Experience representing private equity sponsors, strategic buyers, public companies, or emerging growth businesses in complex transactions.
• Experience drafting and negotiating acquisition agreements and related transaction documents.
• Excellent analytical, drafting, negotiation, and project management skills.
• Strong academic credentials and a demonstrated record of achievement in a sophisticated transactional practice.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work effectively within collaborative deal teams.
• Admission to the New York Bar or eligibility to waive in.