Description

You will provide practical, business-focused legal advice on complex leveraged and acquisition finance transactions, working with lenders, borrowers, private equity sponsors, and financial institutions on high-value domestic and cross-border deals.

Requirements

• Qualified lawyer eligible to practice in the UK with right to work.
• Experience advising on leveraged finance, acquisition finance, or sponsor-backed transactions within a Banking Finance or Leveraged Finance team.
• Experience drafting and negotiating LMA-based facility agreements, intercreditor agreements, and security documentation.
• Experience gained at leading law firms or high-quality in-house legal teams, ideally with exposure to private equity-backed transactions.
• Strong commercial awareness, excellent negotiation and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice on leveraged finance and acquisition finance transactions, acting for lenders, borrowers, and private equity sponsors.
• Advise on leveraged buyouts, sponsor-backed financings, and recapitalisations, including syndicated and bilateral loan structures.
• Draft, negotiate, and review financing documentation including facility agreements, commitment letters, intercreditor agreements, and security documentation.
• Support multi-jurisdictional leveraged finance transactions, coordinating with lenders, sponsors, arrangers, and external counsel.
• Provide commercially focused advice on debt structuring, covenant packages, and financing terms ensuring regulatory and market alignment.