European Counsel

1 week ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Rutherford Full time £100,000 - £200,000 per year

Rutherford is working with a fast-growing global private credit fund to hire a strong transactional lawyer with a deep subject matter expertise in direct lending and the broader private credit market. This role is primarily transactional but will also encompass broader corporate legal, regulatory, and compliance responsibilities.

Responsibilities

  • Act as a legal adviser and transaction counsel for European direct lending and private credit transactions.
  • Provide guidance on finance and investment matters, including structuring and negotiating term sheets, mandate letters, and financing agreements.
  • Summarise key terms, risks, and deviations from precedent while managing transaction execution and documentation review.
  • Oversee external legal counsel on investment documentation and broader investment-related legal matters.
  • Proactively identify and mitigate legal risks in transaction documentation.
  • Manage day-to-day regulatory compliance, including compliance oversight, anti-money laundering controls, reporting, policy maintenance, and execution of the firm's compliance framework.

Requirements

  • 6-9+ PQE with experience working within a leading law firm or private credit fund
  • Candidates need to have trained, qualified and practiced in a ranked Leveraged Finance or broader Banking & Finance practice
  • Experience with UK-governed loan documentation commonly used by private equity sponsors, including confidentiality agreements, term sheets, mandate letters, intercreditor agreements, guarantees, and security documents. Acquisition and leveraged finance experience is essential.

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