Private Equity Senior Associate

Description:

Private equity senior associate who wants to work on deals that frequently headline the business press? 📰

One of the largest international law firms in the world is hiring a Private Equity Senior Associate for its growing global Private Equity group in London, where you'd lead key workstreams on large transactions and potentially run smaller ones, depending on your level and experience.

The group advises financial sponsors, including many leading international private equity houses and infrastructure and other investment funds, as well as their portfolio companies and management teams, on:
💼 Investments: private acquisitions, public company takeovers, minority investments and joint ventures
🚪 Exits: trade sales, IPOs and dual tracks
🏢 Portfolio company work: add-on acquisitions, asset sales, refinancing and restructurings
🏆 Band 1 for Private Equity in Chambers UK, Europe and Global 2026, and Tier 1 in The Legal 500 UK and Worldwide 2026.
✅ Key Qualifications:
📚 Strong, extensive private equity transactional experience as a Senior Associate, probably gained at a City firm or a highly regarded overseas common law practice
🎓 Outstanding academic history and first-rate legal skills
🌍 Strong exposure to collaborating with multi-jurisdictional and multi-disciplinary teams
✍️ Excellent document drafting skills
🤝 An appetite for business development, client relationship management and thought leadership
📍 London
🏢 Hybrid