Private Equity Associate

Private Equity Associate: Join this Top 10 US Law firm in their PE team situated at top tier, best known for big-ticket transactional work in the upper market.

The Firm

From their US origins to a global powerhouse - this international law firm is a juggernaut of a firm best known for big-ticket transactional work. The firm was among the first to secure an early-bird ticket to reach over $1B annual revenue. Their innovative, collaborative culture and unparalleled legal expertise have led their meteoric growth to expand further since; now, a Top 10 US firm in London. Their global footprint spans across over 20 offices in 4 continents, representing a broad spectrum of clients including Europe's largest companies, financial and government entities, private corporates, and MNCs.

The firm is situated in the upper/premium market; there are recognised for their unique mix of the US and English law advice and excellence in M&A, Private Equity, Insurance Transactions, Investment Funds, International Arbitration/Litigation, Employment & Banking. You can expect a wealth of ultra-high value transactions and complex cross-border cases in this firm. Fuelled by their exponential growth in the number of associates throughout the decades; the firm expanded their services to clients, including restructuring, finance, real estate, and securities litigation that dominated the legal sector in Europe and Asia-pacific.

The firm's financial metrics are generally significantly above most of its elite competitors. Their London office generates one of the highest revenues among US firms. Joining this firm, you can expect a generous remuneration package aligning to the Cravath scale.

The Role

This is an excellent opportunity for a Private Equity (Mid-level) Associate with 5-6 PQE to join this Top 10 US firm in their City of London office.

The London PE team is an absolute powerhouse and excels in the high value deals space. They are ranked as the leading law firm for private equity by Chambers Global, US and UK and the practice is top tier for leveraged buyouts and PE.

The Private Equity team require a mid-level associate with UK market experience that can immerse themselves in working alongside a pioneering team focusing on high-value cross-border private equity transactions.

The Work

The successful candidate will have solid Private Equity experience, including drafting and negotiating locked box and completion accounts SPAs, management incentive documents (including leaver terms) for European MIPs (with knowledge of US MIPs being an added bonus), co-investor termsheets and shareholders' agreements, alongside supervising junior colleagues on NDAs, engagement letters, disclosure letters, diligence reports and other ancillary documents.

The hiring partner would expect the successful candidate to have experience of the structuring of private equity transactions and reviewing and commenting on structure papers, funds flows and funding documents.
You should also have experience running transactions independently and will be enthusiastic about doing so on complex, cross-border deals.

This role is well suited for a candidate who has had broad experience of Private Equity transactions and is ready to take the next step in their career into leading deals in a pro-active way, reporting directly to partners and counsel in the team and communicating with clients, while leading on the drafting of sophisticated documentation and supervising more junior colleagues on other areas of the typical private equity process.

Requirements

• 3-5 years post-qualified experience in a top tier private equity practice in the London market

This is an exceptional opportunity for a private equity associate to take their career to the next level with this top tier US practice.

Apply now for immediate consideration or call Charlie Simpkin at JMC Legal Recruitment for a confidential discussion.