Corporate and Finance ESOP Associate

Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP; Indianapolis (IN); Vor Ort; USD 140.000 - 190.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP seeks an Associate to join its ESOP practice, focusing on middle-market lending and transactional work across diverse industries. The role involves representing clients in complex business transactions, preparing term sheets, and conducting due diligence.

Candidates should have experience in entity formation, governance, and commercial financing, including working capital lines and term loans; ESOP transaction experience is preferred but not required.

Qualifikationen

• Experience with entity formation and governance.
• Experience with commercial financing and lending facilities.
• Experience with due diligence and drafting term sheets.
• Experience drafting transaction documents including purchase agreements, loan documents, collateral documents, seller notes, board resolutions, and employment agreements.
• ESOP transaction experience preferred but not required.

Aufgaben

• Draft term sheets and prepare due diligence reports.
• Draft transaction documents including purchase agreements, loan documents, collateral documents, seller notes, and employment agreements.
• Assist on ESOP transactions and broader middle-market deals across industries.

Kenntnisse

Entity formation and governance

Commercial financing

Due diligence

Drafting term sheets

Drafting transaction documents

General transactional work

Ausbildung

Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent

Jobbeschreibung

Overview

• The role focuses on middle-market lending, ESOP, and general transactional work, with the Associate serving as a key member of Taft's ESOP practice.
• The position involves working on sophisticated transactions across a broad range of industries.
• Required experience includes entity formation and governance, commercial financing (including working capital lines of credit, term loan facilities, and asset-based lending), and other complex business transactions.
• Responsibilities include drafting term sheets, conducting and preparing due diligence reviews and reports, and drafting transaction documents such as purchase agreements, loan agreements, collateral documents, seller notes, board resolutions, and employment agreements.
• ESOP transaction experience is preferred but not required for candidates.