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Investment Funds Senior Associate

Location: 

London, GB

Department or practice area:  Private Equity

Taylor Wessing

 

Taylor Wessing is a global law firm that serves the world's most innovative people and businesses. Deeply embedded within our sectors, we work closely together with our clients to crack complex problems, enabling ideas and aspirations to thrive. Together we challenge expectation and create extraordinary results. By shaping the conversation in our sectors, we enable our clients to unlock growth, protect innovation and accelerate ambition. 

 

With 1200+ lawyers, 300+ partners, 28 offices and 17 jurisdictions we are looking to expand our Private Equity  team, with the addition of a Investment Funds Senior Associate.

 

Key responsibilities

 

  • Advise on the structuring, formation, and promotion of various types of investment funds including private equity funds, venture capital funds, infrastructure funds, credit funds, real estate funds, and other alternative investment vehicles.
  • Assist clients with the negotiation and drafting of fund documentation such as limited partnership agreements, subscription agreements, investment management agreements and side letters.
  • Support fund managers with initial and on-going operational legal issues and advise on fund documentation, including carried interest and co-investment arrangements.
  • Advise institutional investors on fund investments and co-investments, including reviewing and reporting on fund documentation and negotiation of terms.
  • Work collaboratively with colleagues across different departments, including tax, regulatory, finance and corporate teams, as well as third-party service providers such as administrators and depositaries.
  • Keep abreast of market trends and regulatory changes that may impact clients' businesses or fund structures.
  • Develop strong client relationships by providing strategic advice tailored to their specific needs.
  • Contribute to business development activities for the firm's funds practice, and deliver internal training when required.
  • Provide advice and guidance, working closely alongside the firm's regulatory team. on regulatory compliance matters related to funds, including AIFMD, SFDR, SDR and the FCA rules.
  • Conduct legal research on complex issues relating to fund formation, marketing and operation in multiple jurisdictions.

 

Knowledge, skills and experience

 

  • A qualified Lawyer, ideally with 6+ PQE in advising on investment fund matters within a reputable law firm or financial institution.
  • Strong technical knowledge of the legal framework governing investment funds in the UK and other core funds jurisdictions, such as Luxembourg and the Channel Islands.
  • Good understanding of legal structures utilised by investment funds along with familiarity with tax considerations affecting such entities.
  • Excellent drafting skills with meticulous attention to detail.
  • Ability to understand complex structures and provide clear, commercial advice.
  • Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal; capable of engaging effectively with clients at all levels.
  • Proactive approach to work; able to manage multiple priorities while maintaining high-quality standards.

 

Benefits

 

Here are a select few benefits that Taylor Wessing offer; 

  • Hybrid working (Offering the opportunity to work remotely, while maintaining a social boundary by working from our award-winning offices for 3 days a week) 
  • Holiday (Our basic annual holiday entitlement starts at 25 days, with a further discretionary day of paid leave in December. You may also purchase up to five extra days each year (pro rata). 
  • Enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave (After one-year service, you are entitled to up to 26 weeks leave full pay if you or your partner give birth or adopt a child). 

 

Along with these there are many more benefits we offer, with the addition of a comprehensive flexible benefits package available. 

 

Our culture

 

Nurturing a diverse, inclusive culture allows all of our talent to flourish, sparks creativity and powers innovation.  We continue to build a team that exemplifies inclusivity and reflects the firm's core values: creative, excellence, integrity, responsible, respect and team.  We value and celebrate the differences in who we are, what we have experienced and how we think, so all candidates will be treated fairly regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, marital status, neurodiversity, pregnancy, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background.

 

The way we work

 

At Taylor Wessing, we never settle for average. We're creative thinkers, problem solvers and continuous learners who excel at what we do and believe our best work is still ahead of us. We are a firm that's large enough for you to achieve your ambitions, but connected enough to be a true community.  

 

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