We are seeking an experienced Senior Legal Counsel with a higher legal education, preferably from a Western institution, and substantial experience in M&A transactions and structuring loan agreements.
Responsibilities: • Participation in working groups (partners, investment bankers, financiers) to analyze, structure, and execute M&A transactions. Providing legal advice to the project team. • Full responsibility for the legal aspects of transactions, including interaction with colleagues and counterparties. • Engaging and coordinating external legal consultants at all stages of the M&A project. Setting tasks, controlling, and managing projects. • Risk assessment, preparation of term sheets, structuring transactions, drafting contracts, and conducting negotiations. • High-level management of assets and current obligations, including interaction with shareholders and partners. • Addressing ad-hoc tasks related to requests from shareholders and partners.
Requirements: • Higher legal education from leading universities. A Western legal education will be an advantage. • Significant experience in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions and structuring loan agreements. Experience working in holding companies, banks, or with payment systems. • Deep understanding of sanctions regulations in Russia, the U.S., and Europe over the past three years.
Experience in consulting, family offices, and in-house roles will be an advantage.
• Experience in independent work: drafting contracts, term sheets, structuring transactions. Willingness to continue actively participating in this work and overseeing it. • Management of large projects from a legal perspective. • Experience in conducting complex transactions using leveraged financing and various financial instruments. • Fluent command of English.