Legal Counsel (6+ PQE), M&A – Investment Platform

About the role

A leading Asia-headquartered investment platform is recruiting a Legal Counsel to join its established regional legal team. This is a highly transactional role focused on M&A, investments and strategic transactions across Asia Pacific, and suits a senior associate from a leading corporate or M&A practice looking to move in-house.

Key responsibilities

• Advise on M&A and investment transactions across multiple APAC jurisdictions.
• Support acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, strategic investments and corporate restructurings.
• Manage transactions end to end, from structuring and due diligence through negotiation, documentation, signing and completion.
• Draft and negotiate transaction documentation, including SPAs, shareholders' agreements, joint venture agreements and other investment documents.
• Work with investment, finance, tax and other internal stakeholders on transaction execution.
• Coordinate complex cross-border transactions and manage external counsel across relevant jurisdictions.
• Identify legal and commercial risks and give pragmatic, solutions-oriented advice.
• Support other strategic corporate initiatives as required.

Required profile

• Qualified lawyer with 6+ years' PQE, ideally at senior associate or equivalent level.
• Strong corporate/M&A experience at a leading international or top-tier law firm.
• Experience representing financial sponsors, private equity funds and/or corporate clients on M&A transactions.
• Pan-APAC and cross-border transactional experience highly regarded.
• Prior in-house experience in an investment platform or multinational is welcome but not essential.

Required skills

• Strong drafting, negotiation and transaction management capabilities.
• Commercially minded, comfortable working directly with investment professionals and senior business stakeholders.