Associate / Senior Associate, Corporate Private Equity

About the role

Practice group / team This is a great opportunity to join a thriving private equity practice and growing team. The candidate will work closely with the core private equity partners on private equity transactions (MBOs, LBOs, auction sales, management equity arrangements, public to privates and general corporate advice to portfolio companies). The candidate will also have the opportunity to become involved in business development activities (both formal pitches and more socially) as we continue the growth of our private equity offering. This role would suit an English-qualified solicitor or a foreign-qualified lawyer whose predominant practice involves PE transactions. Our private equity team is recognised for advising on upper mid-market private equity transactions. We advise across the full spectrum of private equity transactions including acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, public-to-privates, growth equity transactions, restructurings and recapitalisations. Main areas covered: | PE | Private M&A for PE funds and PE-backed companies | Equity arrangements Key fund clients, include: Aquiline Capital Partners | BlackRock | Blackstone | Cabot Square Capital | Carlyle | CPPIB | Fidelio | Goldman Sachs International Merchant Banking Division | Impilo | KKR | Marcol | Metric Capital | Partners Group | QIA | Three Hills Capital Partners Other clients include private equity backed portfolio companies, including: Ardonagh Group (HPS and MDP) | Moto (USS) | Tandem (Pollen Street) | Trident Energy (Warburg Pincus) Primary objectives - Deliver excellent client service and make an effective contribution to the firm's work by aiming to meet and exceed target hours. - Take responsibility for the delivery and quality of legal work and transaction management. - Act as a role model and contribute to the development of junior lawyers. - Take steps to build a strong reputation in the market and internally and contribute to non-legal firm initiatives and projects.