Overview

A leading Private Equity fund is seeking a Senior Legal M&A Counsel to oversee the legal aspects of M&A transactions, manage investment deals, and provide strategic legal support for a diverse range of transactions.

Key Responsibilities

• Full legal support for M&A transactions, investment projects, and private equity/venture capital deals
• Participation in deal teams (partners, investment bankers, financial analysts), providing legal advice at all stages of the transaction
• Structuring deals, risk assessment, drafting and negotiating legal documentation (SPA, SHA, term sheets)
• Negotiating with banks, investors, and counterparties in both English and Russian
• Engaging and managing external legal advisors, setting tasks, and overseeing their work
• Overseeing corporate governance and legal matters of portfolio companies
• Handling ad-hoc legal requests from investors and fund partners