Senior Legal Counsel, Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions

4 weeks ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom Entain Full time
Job Title: Senior Legal Counsel, Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Senior Legal Counsel to join our Group Corporate Legal team. This role will deliver an important contribution to the business in providing legal advice and support on a broad range of corporate and strategic legal matters.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Advise on listed company matters, including assessing and monitoring compliance with the Listing Rules, DTRs, and Market Abuse Regulation.
  • Provide legal support to Entain's Group Investor Relations and Group Tax, Treasury & Finance functions, including group re-organisations, restructurings, and intragroup financing arrangements.
  • Oversee group financing projects, including the raising of new and refinancing of existing term loan and revolving credit facilities, and other ECM/DCM projects.
  • Manage the execution of M&A and other strategic corporate transactions, including acquisitions, disposals, and joint ventures, which will be international in nature.
  • Support on complex, high-profile, and high-stakes legal matters across the group.
  • Drive the design and implementation of best-in-class corporate governance initiatives for a listed business operating in a highly regulated sector.
  • Deliver presentations to senior stakeholders, including the Group General Counsel and Entain Investment Committee, and prepare presentations for the Entain Group Executive Committee and PLC board of directors.
  • Support initiatives to contribute to the learning and development of junior members of the wider Entain legal team.
Qualifications:
  • A UK-qualified lawyer with a transactional corporate background and around 5 years' post-qualification experience at a City law firm or in a similar in-house environment.
  • Knowledge and experience of advising on general corporate matters, including negotiating and executing M&A transactions.
  • A willingness to engage with and evaluate commercial proposals, working with team members to devise alternative approaches that add value and reduce risk.
  • Able to communicate effectively with internal, cross-functional teams.


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