Practice Area: Corporate M&A / Energy & Natural ResourcesPQE: 3-5 yearsOverviewA leading international law firm is seeking a 3-5PQE Corporate M&A Associate to join its London Energy & Natural Resources practice.The role is focused predominantly on oil & gas and infrastructure M&A, with the successful candidate expected to have strong corporate transactional experience alongside meaningful exposure to the energy and natural resources sectors.This is not a broad renewables-focused Energy M&A position. The practice is particularly interested in lawyers with conventional oil & gas and infrastructure transactional experience, including acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures and strategic investments.The role is principally an M&A position rather than a Private Equity-focused role and offers significant exposure to complex domestic and cross-border transactions.What You'll DoAdvise on public and private M&A transactions.Work on domestic and cross-border acquisitions and disposals.Advise on oil & gas asset and corporate transactions.Work on infrastructure-related corporate transactions.Advise on joint ventures and strategic alliances.Support corporate restructurings.Handle complex commercial arrangements connected with energy assets and businesses.Coordinate due diligence and substantive transaction workstreams.Draft and negotiate transaction documentation.Work closely with specialist teams across Finance, Tax, Competition, Regulation and Disputes.Advise energy companies, infrastructure investors and other institutional clients.Take meaningful responsibility for transaction management and direct client interaction.About YouApproximately 3-5PQE.Strong Corporate M&A experience.Meaningful oil & gas and/or infrastructure transactional exposure.Experience of acquisitions, disposals and joint ventures.Strong understanding of share and asset transactions.Comfortable managing complex transactional workstreams.Strong drafting and negotiation skills.Commercial understanding of energy-sector clients and transactions.Excellent written communication and client-handling skills.Strong academic background, ideally including a minimum 2:1 degree.Experience gained within a respected City, international or sector-focused Corporate practice.Candidates with predominantly renewables or power-focused experience and limited conventional energy exposure are likely to be less suitable. Similarly, generalist Private Equity lawyers without meaningful energy-sector experience or Project Finance lawyers without genuine Corporate M&A foundations are unlikely to match the requirement.Why Apply?Join an established international Corporate Energy practice.Develop genuine sector expertise in oil & gas and infrastructure M&A.Work on significant upstream and midstream transactions.Gain exposure to acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures and strategic investments.Advise on complex cross-border matters across multiple energy markets.Work with major energy companies, infrastructure investors and institutional clients.Build a specialist transactional practice rather than remaining a broad Corporate generalist.Benefit from close integration with Finance, Tax, Competition, Regulation and Disputes teams.Take responsibility for significant transaction workstreams.Build direct client relationships.Gain exposure to both corporate share transactions and underlying asset deals.Work within a strong international platform with access to major global energy centres.Approximately 1,700 chargeable hours referenced as the wider London benchmark.Agile and flexible working arrangements available.Strong option for Corporate lawyers seeking complex international work without moving into a traditional US-firm hours model.
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Corporate M&A (Energy & Natural Resources) Associate in London employer: We are Buchanan
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