Senior Associate, Infrastructure M&a

2 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Herbert Smith Freehills Full time

**LONDON - EXCHANGE HOUSE/SQUARE**

**THE OPPORTUNITY**

**Key internal relationships**
- Supervising partner(s), other group partners, associates, trainees, paralegals, secretarial staff

**Key external relationships**
- Clients, peers, other firms, other professional contacts (e.g. financial advisers, intermediaries, industry bodies, sector experts and local counsel)

**Main areas covered**:

- buy-out transactions | consortium investments and equity arrangements | bolt-ons and carve outs | exits

**Key infrastructure investor clients, include**:

- ADIA | AIMCo | Asterion | AustralianSuper | BlackRock | CBRE Investment Management | CPPIB | DIF | DWS | GIC | Goldman Sachs Asset Management | IFM Investors | InfraVia | John Laing | J.P. Morgan Asset Management | KKR | Macquarie | Meridiam | H.R.L. Morrison & Co. | Partners Group | QIA | QIC | Stonepeak | SwissLife | Wren House

**Selected Recent Work**
- KKR Diversified Core Infrastructure Fund on its 'take-private' of John Laing
- GIC on its investment in Central European Telecoms Infrastructure platform, CETIN
- BlackRock and GIC on their acquisition of North Sea pipeline operator and fuel processor, Kellas Midstream
- Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) on their acquisition, development, refinancing and divestment of over £1.5bn of energy assets
- Antin Infrastructure on the acquisition of Ufinet and their subsequent disposal of Lyntia Networks
- CPPIB in relation to its potential disposal of its stake in Arqiva
- Renewable Power Capital on its joint venture with Eelpower to acquire utility-scale battery storage projects in the UK
- Stagecoach Group plc on the recommended cash offer from Funds advised by DWS
- AIMCo on the consortium investment in Constantine Energy Storage
- Go-Ahead Group plc on its recommended cash offer from Kinetic and GlobalVia
- A global infrastructure investor on its consortium bid for a stake in VTG group
- GIC on its investment in global container terminals operator, TIL
- A global infrastructure fund manager on its bid for Osprey Charging Network
- AIP on its investment in Cross London Trains

**Primary objectives**
- Deliver excellent client service
- Serve 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 business development

**Key responsibilities**
- An ability to lead infrastructure investment transactions for fund managers and other direct investor clients is essential
- Familiarity with key drafting and market practice is also key
- Understanding the drivers of Infrastructure investors and advising them accordingly
- Support the wider team in pitching, marketing and thought leadership activities
- Supervise and develop Junior Associates and Trainees
- Co-ordinate work streams, delegate, and manage work - act as lead associate on some client matters and be willing to be part of senior associate team on others
- Role will include project management; delegation of work to juniors, keeping partners and senior associates informed and assisting partners to monitor and control progress against agreed objectives, scope, timelines and budgets
- Support the firm and others - extend effective relationships across the global network; contribute to the development of team members; uphold the firm’s values; contribute to the firm’s initiatives; take steps to cultivate an excellent reputation and profile in the market and internally; attend marketing/industry events and draft or help prepare articles, precedents and know-how materials; lead the development and delivery of training and presentations
- Comply with risk requirements, firm policies and all relevant professional responsibilities and legislation and contribute to billing, engagement and client acceptance processes.

**SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS**
- Demonstrable experience in private equity-style infrastructure investment work
- Willingness to take responsibility for delivering transactions, with appropriate partner supervision
- Solid legal skills, including drafting, negotiation and project management skills; good people management and business development skills

**Practice group/team**

This is a great opportunity to join our thriving and market leading infrastructure M&A team.
- The team works for some of the world's most high profile and active investors in infrastructure assets throughout the investment cycle and across the range of sub-sectors.- Sub-sectors covered range from mid-stream fuels, power and renewables, and transport to digital infrastructure, waste and water, and social infrastructure.
- Transaction types include buy-out (control) transactions, minority stake consortium investments, bolt-ons, carve outs, restructurings and recapitalisations, and exits.- This role would suit an English-qualified solicitor or a foreign-qualified lawyer whose predominant practice involves PE transactions.**Competencies**:
**Personal leadership**
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