Nabrel is seeking a veteran legal strategist to serve as its founding Legal & Compliance Lead. This appointment is crucial and must happen before the first close. The Legal & Compliance Lead is responsible for transactional integrity, regulatory standing, and the AML/KYC framework that supports Nabrel's credibility with LPs and counterparties.
THE ROLE: PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Transactional Law: Lead all legal workstreams for acquisitions, joint ventures, and fund-level transactions — including drafting, review, and negotiation of SPAs, LPAs, and Investment Management Agreements (IMAs).
• Compliance Framework: Design, build, and operationalize robust AML/KYC compliance systems, internal controls, and regulatory compliance programs appropriate for an FCA-regulated alternative asset management platform.
• Regulatory Clearance: Ensure all transactions comply with applicable regulatory standards across multiple jurisdictions by coordinating regulatory filings, approvals, and ongoing reporting obligations.
• External Counsel Management: Appoint, brief, and manage external legal counsel across jurisdictions — maintaining cost efficiency and quality control across the legal panel.
• Fund Structuring Support: Provide legal input into fund vehicle selection (Cayman LP, Luxembourg SCSp, UK LLP), GP structuring, and LP agreement negotiation, working alongside the Head of Capital Markets.
• Corporate Governance: Establish and maintain Nabrel's corporate governance framework, board documentation, statutory filings, and entity management across all operating jurisdictions.
• Risk Management: Identify, document, and manage legal and regulatory risk across the investment portfolio, fund operations, and capital raising activities.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
• Experience: 20+ years of high-level experience in transactional law and institutional compliance — ideally spanning both private practice (Magic Circle or equivalent) and in-house roles within alternative asset management.
• Regulatory Expertise: Deep, current knowledge of FCA regulatory requirements for AIFMs, AML/KYC obligations under UK and EU frameworks, and FATF standards.
• Drafting Excellence: Exceptional skills in drafting and negotiating SPAs, LPAs, IMAs, JV shareholder agreements, and ancillary transaction documentation to institutional standard.
• Cross-Border Knowledge: Command of legal nuances across key jurisdictions relevant to private equity and real assets — including Cayman Islands, Luxembourg, UK, UAE, and Singapore.
• Institutional Judgment: Ability to provide concise, commercially-oriented legal advice — not just risk identification, but pragmatic guidance on how to proceed.
• Compliance Architecture: Experience building compliance programs from scratch within a new or growing fund management platform, including policies, procedures, and training frameworks.
REMUNERATION & INCENTIVE STRUCTURE
Compensation is structured to reward both the critical pre-launch compliance build and ongoing transactional contribution, with milestone bonuses tied to key governance achievements.
Phase I: Operational Activation (Immediate)
Execution fee $20,000 – $25,000 lump sum upon first deal close
Compliance milestone bonus $20,000 upon full AML/KYC framework activation and regulatory sign-off
Governance milestone bonus $15,000 upon completion of fund legal structure and LPA execution
Phase II: Institutional Growth (Post-Capital Trigger)
Annual base retainer $90,000 – $110,000
Transaction closing bonus $20,000 per closed transaction
Compliance continuity bonus $15,000 annual compliance management and regulatory maintenance bonus
Reports to: CEO / Managing Partner
Works with: Head of Capital Markets (fund structuring & LPA); Head of Investments (deal documentation); Finance & Reporting Manager (regulatory reporting)
Location: Remote— with travel as required for cross-border deal execution
Engagement type: Principal engagement
