Legal Counsel (m/f/d)
To further strengthen our well-established global corporate legal team we are looking for additional legal support in our Amsterdam office.
This role offers an ambitious junior – mid level associate the exciting opportunity to join a diverse and growing investments business and gain exposure to a broad range of complex, international legal matters. You will join the Amsterdam office, working as part of the wider Aurelius legal team based across our global offices on a broad range of interesting and challenging corporate legal matters.
Responsibilities
- Contract drafting and negotiation, for equity issuances, reductions, redemptions, buybacks and dividends, as well as intercompany loans and cashflow reconciliation letters
- Corporate governance matters, including director appointments/resignations, changes of company names/details and Companies House filings
- Maintaining company registers, and records of contracts
- Drafting documentation to assist with reorganisations and/or solvent liquidations
Qualifications required
- Qualified English lawyer
- Min. 3+ years of legal work experience (preference for background in corporate, M&A, PE or debt finance)
- Profound knowledge in English corporate law
- Strong technical aptitude and commercial ability
- Versatility and adaptability – ability to undertake a broad and varied range of work
- Ability to quickly and effectively understand, analyse and communicate complex structures and issues
- Structured and thorough but pragmatic and result-oriented working methodology
- Strong negotiation, communication and presentation skills
- High motivation and commitment to professional development
- Results-orientated personality in timely manner/pro-active, highly developed sense of responsibility
- Strong team player, but able to operate independently
- Business fluency in English, other language skills are an advantage but not essential
Please apply online including all relevant application documents and stating your earliest possible starting date and salary expectation.
To further strengthen our investment team in Amsterdam, we are looking for you to join us!
As a member of AURELIUS’ Amsterdam Private Equity team, you will assist your colleagues and actively engage in all stages of the investment process of Benelux, pan-European, and global transactions.
Responsibilities
- Conduct due diligence activities in the context of corporate acquisitions, e.g., analysis of company data (balance sheets, income statements, etc.) and reviewing business models
- Formulating strategic concepts and conducting corporate evaluations
- Assistance in negotiating and completing transactions
- Participation in planning and realization of financing strategies
- Prepare contract negotiations
- Support exit processes
Skills required
- Excellent academic track record. University degree in economics, finance, business administration or related field
- 1 – 3 yrs. of professional experience in Management Consulting,, Transaction Services, Private Equity, or Investment Banking
- Experience with analysis and modelling of integrated P&L/Balance Sheet/Cash Flow statements, and a strong grasp of IFRS/local GAAP accounting concepts
- Strong analytical skills and ability to present conclusions in a concise and compelling manner
- Pro-active problem solver, result-oriented, highly developed sense of responsibility, and teamwork focused
- Entrepreneurial personality, open communicator
- Very good MS Office skills (especially Excel and PowerPoint)
- Fluent in Dutch and English, further language skills welcome
Benefits
- An attractive remuneration package, including success- and performance-based components
- A highly motivated and interdisciplinary work environment with flat hierarchies
- International and dynamic team setting
- Impact-oriented atmosphere with long-term prospects
Please apply online, including all relevant application documents (cover letter, CV, and certificates), and stating your earliest possible starting date, and salary expectation.