Senior Corporate & Private Equity Associate

The Role: You will play a significant role in complex private equity and corporate transactions, including: Leading and managing private equity acquisitions and related M&A transactions. Advising private equity sponsors and portfolio companies throughout the transaction lifecycle. Drafting and negotiating purchase agreements, ancillary agreements and other transaction documentation. Managing due diligence processes and coordinating specialist workstreams. Advising on transaction structuring and commercial deal issues. Managing junior associates and coordinating deal teams. Working directly with clients, counterparties, investment professionals and other advisers. Supporting portfolio company add-on acquisitions, exits and other strategic transactions.

About You: The successful candidate will ideally possess:5–7 years' corporate transactional experience, with substantial private equity M&A exposure. Strong experience handling acquisitions for private equity funds. Demonstrated ability to take meaningful ownership of transactions. Experience managing or coordinating transaction teams. Excellent drafting, negotiation and project-management skills. Strong academic credentials. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Admission to the North Carolina Bar, or the ability to satisfy applicable admission requirements. What’s on Offer? Opportunity to join a nationally recognised private equity practice. Sophisticated middle-market and high-value transactional work. Significant responsibility for transactions and direct client contact. Exposure to an extensive private equity sponsor and portfolio-company client base. Excellent training and professional-development resources. Clear opportunities for progression within a major national law firm. Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits. This is an excellent opportunity for a Private Equity Associate looking to take greater ownership of sophisticated transactions while developing their career within an established corporate practice.