Our client is wishing to recruit a 3-5 yr PQE,
Common Law (preferably English law qualified) Associate based in the Corporate Commercial department. You will be part of the capital markets and M&A team which is responsible for cross-border, local and international capital markets legal advisory in the wider MENA region and transactional acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, listed and unlisted mergers and listed takeovers.
Responsibilities inlude:
- Advising on deal structures and strategy;
- Conducting legal due diligence (M&A or capital markets ) and verification in a capital markets context;
- Preparing and negotiating acquisition agreements, shareholder agreements and joint ventures;
- Showing initiative with respect to client development and wider business development activities.
- Legal project management
- Drafting offering documents (including private placement memorandums and prospectuses)
- Drafting underwriting and ancillary capital markets documents
- Corresponding with regulators
- Advising on corporate governance matters
- Ensuring billing average of 5.5 hours a day and collection targets are met
We are seeking a minimum of 3 years at Magic circle or top US experience (or other high quality Firms) and you will be competitively remunerated working on high level deals. Must also have experience in dual M&A and capital markets (general corporate finance) in both London and UAE.