Legal Counsel

7 hours ago


London, United Kingdom JMC Legal Recruitment Full time

Legal Counsel - Real Estate Finance | Central London


This highly entrepreneurial business is a well-established Private Equity firm that focuses on investing in the Real Estate, Leisure and Commercial sectors.


The Business

This company is a Real Estate, aviation and private equity-owned family business focusing on asset management and value accretive opportunities. This company is exceptionally entrepreneurial. Its vision and growth are extremely impressive.


You will find a very modern, forward-thinking, creative and responsive team. They make decisions quickly, and quite often, their deals are fast-paced. Their deal sizes vary from £50-200 million. This variety makes for an exciting workload.


The Role

You will work within a collaborative legal team of 3 on a mixture of Real Estate Finance & Corporate Real Estate focused tasks. Reporting into the Legal & Investment Directors and liaising with various teams across the business on a range of tasks, you will add great value to this high-performing legal team.


You will assist in the structuring of financing arrangements, such as senior and mezzanine loans, JV transactions, and equity investments. This will require coordinating with external counsel to tackle loan agreements, security documents, and investment agreements. Another key part of this role is identifying and mitigating any tax risks. Furthermore, working closely with the Finance team to ensure a cohesive and aligned approach to tax matters.


You will also negotiate sale agreements, instruct external counsel to draft these agreements and oversee the due diligence process for potential buyers. You will also review and approve legal documentation related to site acquisitions, conduct due diligence on potential property deals, and work with external counsel to negotiate and finalise purchase agreements and other relevant contracts.


Requirements:

  • You need to be a qualified Solicitor 6+ PQE with experience in commercial property, real estate finance and/or corporate real estate
  • Experience in Funding, Sales & Acquisitions
  • A positive attitude and outlook are essential


Benefits:

  • Above market rate salary, private healthcare, pension, hybrid working (1 day a week from home)


This is an exciting Legal Counsel role with a fast-growing Private Equity business based in the heart of London.


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