We are partnered with a global financial institution looking for a Legal Counsel to join their EMEA acquisition and leveraged finance business, including private credit.
Key Responsibilities:
- Providing technical legal guidance on leveraged and acquisition financings, including both loan (predominantly) and high yield structures
- Supporting private credit, unitranche, and infrastructure lending transactions
- Reviewing legal due diligence reports and advising on transaction structuring
- Coordinating and reviewing external counsel output, including legal opinions
Candidate Profile:
- Qualified lawyer in England & Wales (or another common law jurisdiction with UK practice experience) – ideally 2PQE+
- Strong experience in leveraged and acquisition finance, gained in private practice or in-house
- Familiarity with a range of lending products, including private credit, general lending, and secondary loan trading
- Working knowledge of LMA documentation (great but not vital)
- Exposure to cross-border transactions, ideally including high yield components
- Experience drafting and negotiating complex financing documentation
- Commercially minded, with the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment
While the core focus is leveraged finance, there is opportunity for exposure beyond just lev fin. There is scope to work across adjacent products and teams, including debt capital markets, M&A advisory, and hedging transactions - but only if broadening scope was of interest.
Please do reach out for further details.