Senior Legal Counsel M&A - PE Backed Education Business
About Our Client
Our Client is a well funded and expanding PE backed Education business with operations and sites throughout the world.
Job Description
You will support growth of the Group through assisting with the execution of M&A projects by providing comprehensive legal support for all aspects of such transactions throughout the whole deal life-cycle, including:
- drafting and reviewing transaction documents,
- conducting due diligence,
- assessing legal risks,
- record keeping,
- as well as ensuring internal policies and procedures are followed.
You will also:
- work day-to-day to support the Head of Corporate & Commercial on global M&A transactions (principally on the buy side).
- manage relationship and engagement with external lawyers and other external advisors and service providers working on any M&A transactions.
- work closely with internal stakeholders such as Corporate Development, Tax, Finance teams to ensure efficient progression on M&A transactions to meet annual targets
The Successful Applicant
The successful candidate will be a lawyer, qualified in the UK or another common law jurisdiction.
They will have trained with an international law firm and have substantial experience in cross border M&A transactions through the full life-cycle of deals.
Desirable- Experience with real estate, greenfield, brownfield development and corporate finance transactions will also be useful.
- Knowledge and experience working with international laws and cross border transactions.
What's on Offer
For further information about the package on offer for this role, please apply or contact David Taylor of Michael Page Legal (London).