Counsel, PE and M&A
1 day ago
London
Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. This range is provided by Aventum Search. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more. Counsel, PE & M&A A major multi-strategy fund is seeking an exceptional PEMA focused mid-level England and Wales qualified lawyer to join its growing private markets investment platform. This is a rare opportunity to move from private practice into a front-line investing role — working on control transactions in sectors where deep regulatory, legal, and structural complexity creates opportunities. The team focuses on strategic investments in financial services, infrastructure, and legal and insurance-related businesses. As part of a lean, high-performing group, you’ll gain full exposure to live deals from day one, with responsibility across origination, deal phase management, execution, and portfolio management. Key Responsibilities: • Support the sourcing, structuring, and execution of control investments and complex M&A transactions, • Work on deals including carve-outs, take-privates, platform consolidations, and special situations, • Apply your legal and transactional experience to assess risk, structure deals, and navigate execution complexities, • Contribute to commercial diligence, financial modelling, and valuation processes, • Develop investment theses and post-acquisition value creation strategies, • Engage closely with senior investment professionals, operators, and portfolio company management teams, • Assist in identifying and executing bolt-on acquisitions to scale platforms, • Prepare investment papers and contribute to internal committee discussions and decisions Candidate Profile: • Mid Level: 3–6 years’ PQE from a top UK or US law firm (e.g. Magic Circle, Silver Circle, top-tier US firm) - more or less experience will be considered., • Extensive experience in M&A transactions, ideally with exposure to private equity or complex cross-border deals;, • Strong interest in financial services, infrastructure, insurance, or adjacent regulated sectors;, • Excellent legal and commercial judgment, with a desire to move beyond legal advisory into active investment ownership;, • Strong communication, relationship-building, and analytical skills;, • Self-starter with an entrepreneurial mindset and high standards of execution., • An institutional yet nimble platform with access to permanent capital and strategic flexibility. Aventum Search is acting as a retained recruitment partner in relation to this vacancy. To register your interest, please use the apply now button to notify the hiring team. • Mid-Senior level, • Full-time, • Legal, • Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Aventum Search by 2x Uxbridge, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago Feltham, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago London, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago London, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago Greater London, England, United Kingdom 2 days ago London, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago Chiswick, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago London, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago London, England, United Kingdom 2 months ago London, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago London, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago London, England, United Kingdom 4 days ago London, England, United Kingdom 4 days ago London, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago London, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago London, England, United Kingdom 1 month ago London, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago London, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago London, England, United Kingdom 5 days ago London, England, United Kingdom 1 month ago London, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago London, England, United Kingdom 1 week ago London, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago London, England, United Kingdom 2 weeks ago We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI. #J-18808-Ljbffr