At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead legal aspects of private equity fund structures and support high-value transactions.
- Company: Join a top global investment management firm with a strong reputation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, collaborative culture, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Dynamic environment with a focus on responsible investing and tailored solutions.
- Why this job: Be part of a sophisticated team driving innovative secondaries solutions in private equity.
- Qualifications: Experienced private funds lawyer with strong transactional and advisory skills.
The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 £ per year.
Join a leading global private markets investment manager. Our client is a highly regarded independent global investment management firm specialising in private markets. With a long-established international presence and a multi-billion-dollar asset base, the firm invests across a range of private asset strategies and serves a diverse global investor base comprising institutional and private wealth clients.
The firm has built a strong reputation for innovation, responsible investing and delivering tailored investment solutions through a collaborative and entrepreneurial culture. As the business continues to expand its secondaries platform, an opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Legal Counsel to join the London-based Legal team.
This is a rare opportunity for a senior private funds lawyer to join a sophisticated and growing secondaries investment platform. You will work closely with investment professionals, senior management and external counsel on a broad range of complex and high-value transactions, including LP portfolio acquisitions, continuation funds, GP-led and LP-led preferred equity transactions, fund restructurings and other innovative secondaries solutions.
In addition to transactional support, you will play a key role in advising on fund formation, fund structuring and strategic initiatives across the firm's global secondaries business.
Key Responsibilities- Lead and coordinate legal aspects relating to the establishment, operation and governance of UK, US, Cayman and Luxembourg private equity fund structures.
- Partner closely with investment, product and investor relations teams on fund structuring and strategic product initiatives.
- Support the launch of new secondaries funds and bespoke separate managed accounts.
Senior Legal Counsel - Secondaries Transactions (PE) in London employer: Astral Legal
Join a leading global private markets investment manager that champions innovation and responsible investing within a collaborative and entrepreneurial culture. As a Senior Legal Counsel in London, you will have the unique opportunity to work on sophisticated secondaries transactions while gaining direct exposure to senior investment professionals and contributing to the growth of a respected global platform. The firm prioritises employee development and offers a dynamic environment where your legal expertise can significantly influence strategic initiatives across multiple jurisdictions.
