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Private Equity Associate

Freshfields London senior full-time

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Description

We are seeking ambitious, bright, and motivated associates to join our Private Equity team in London. Our team works on a broad mix of transactions for private equity and other financial sponsor clients, including public and private M&A, carve-outs, buy-outs, joint venture, consortium deals, minority/structured investments, and reorganizations.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Working on large, complex, cross-border corporate transactions
  • Focusing on private equity and other financial sponsor clients across various market sectors
  • Participating in business development initiatives with our financial sponsor clients

Requirements:

  • At least 2 years post-qualification experience as a solicitor in England & Wales, or a similarly experienced common law qualified lawyer with an outstanding academic record
  • Corporate and private equity experience gained at a leading firm, including cross-border transactions
  • Excellent technical legal skills and strong commercial judgement
  • Ability to work effectively as part of a team and supervise more junior lawyers
  • Highly effective communicator (both orally and in writing)
  • Ability to take on a high degree of responsibility and manage a challenging workload
  • Commitment to providing an excellent service to our clients
  • Proactive involvement in business development and knowledge management

Skills

Required

  • private equity
  • M&A
  • corporate transactions
  • cross-border transactions
  • commercial judgement
  • communication

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