Mid-to-Senior Venture Debt & Growth Financing Associate

Reed Smith LLP; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Reed Smith LLP is seeking a practitioner to support its Venture Debt & Growth Financing practice, representing banks and private credit funds in cross-border commercial finance transactions.

Ideal candidates will have experience drafting loan agreements, security and collateral documentation, and intercreditor agreements, along with closing documents and familiarity with tech, life sciences, and fintech borrowers.

Qualifications

• Draft and negotiate loan agreements.
• Prepare security and collateral documentation.
• Draft intercreditor agreements and closing documents.
• Experience with lenders in banks and private credit funds.
• Familiarity with borrowers in technology, life sciences, fintech, frontier tech, and digital assets sectors.
• Cross-border transaction experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Represent lenders in commercial finance transactions.

Skills

Loan drafting

Negotiation

Collateral docs

Intercreditor

Closing docs

Cross-border

Job description

Overview

• The role is within Reed Smith's Venture Debt & Growth Financing practice, focusing on representing banks, private credit funds, and other financial institutions on the lender side in commercial finance transactions.
• Required experience includes drafting and negotiating loan agreements, security and collateral documentation, intercreditor agreements, and closing documents.
• Familiarity with borrowers in the technology, life sciences, fintech, frontier tech, and digital assets sectors is strongly preferred.
• Cross-border transaction experience is a plus.