Company Secretary

Who We Are

Revantage is a Corporate Services affiliate of The Blackstone Group, the world's largest alternative investment firm. In Pursuit of Better, we deliver exceptional customer experiences to Blackstone and its portfolio companies that enable them to thrive. Revantage provides a highly skilled employee base and state-of-the-art technology to further our key focus on providing best in class Corporate Services to multiple Blackstone real estate portfolio companies. Sectors include Office, Hospitality, Industrial, Logistics, Multi-Family, Retail, Senior Housing, and Manufactured Homes.

Revantage UK is a high-performance consultancy providing expert services in Valuations & Reporting, Legal, Finance, Risk & Insurance, ESG, Technology, Communications, Procurement, and business Transformation to Blackstone's European Portfolio Companies.

Revantage UK is headquartered in London and works very closely with the other Revantage Global Offices in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australasia.

What We Value: Our Culture

The culture at Revantage is built on our shared core values and commitment to be:

• Achievers – We expect high standards for ourselves and enable the success of our teams.
• Enthusiasts – We face challenges with optimism and believe anything is possible.
• Leaders – We commit to continuously improve our performance.
• Learners – We learn from our challenges and successes.
• Partners – We deliver value and positive impact to our partners.

About this role

The CoSec Company Secretary is a key role within the Legal team ensuring the effective and reliable administration and decision-making of our companies. You will interact on a regular basis with Blackstone asset managers and finance, tax and legal teams, Luxembourg corporate officers, cosec and governance teams, UK portfolio companies and third party administrators.

How you will add value

You will be involved in :

• Providing company secretarial services for a range of UK registered and UK tax resident real estate companies;
• Assisting with the management and delivery of services by company secretarial and administrative service providers;
• Assisting with governance matters for UK companies including, but not limited to, the Register of Overseas Entities, Director Identity Verification and other statutory requirements;
• Assisting with Companies House filings;.
• Closely collaborating with cosec and corporate administration teams in Luxembourg and India;
• Arranging and conducting board meetings, shareholders meetings, agendas, board papers and minutes;
• Supporting on the company secretarial and administrative elements of corporate reorganisations, events and transactions;
• Incorporating new companies relating to real estate and M&A projects as well as integration of acquired companies;
• Supporting liquidation and strike off of entities, closely collaborating with the Liquidations Team; and
• Helping to maintain the company database and assisting with the digital archiving process.

What you bring to the role

Required:

• Qualified chartered secretary or qualified solicitor;
• Minimum of 4 years' experience in company administrative matters;
• The ability to engage confidently with boards and challenge recommendations/request further information where required;
• Knowledge of MS Office and ability to work with legal technology solutions;
• Ability to work hard and effectively under pressure;
• Ability to prioritise different demands and to ensure responses to tight timeframes;
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills;
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with Senior Management; and
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Must have a valid Right To Work in the UK.

Advantageous:

• Previous exposure to Project Review and Project Management; and
• Willingness to travel, in particular to Luxembourg.

Benefits

Health Benefits

• Full Bupa Health, Dental and Mental Health cover
• Life Insurance through Canada Life
• Eye Test and Spectacles Vouchers

Wellbeing

• Competitive maternity and paternity leave policies
• Expert counselling, therapy, and executive coaching through our mental health partner, Myndup
• 25 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays
• Birthday Leave
• Work From Anywhere – work remotely anywhere in the world for up to 10 days of the year

Financial

• Private Workplace Pension with Hargreaves Lansdown
• Travel Insurance
• Cycle Scheme
• Technology Scheme
• Season Ticket Loan
• Gym Membership Discount