Job title : Senior Legal Advisor: Equity Transactions
Job Location : Gauteng, Johannesburg
Deadline : November 30, 2024
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Key Performance Areas:
Legal Advisory Functions:
- Collaborate with project teams to support Investment Officers in structuring equity transactions.
- Conduct thorough due diligence on equity investment opportunities and transactions to identify any legal risks or issues that need to be addressed
- Provide advice on the structuring, negotiation, and documentation of equity investments.
- Provide strategic legal advice to clients or internal stakeholders on equity-related matters.
- Review and draft term sheets, shareholder agreements, subscription agreements, and related equity transaction documentation.
- Lead negotiations on equity transactions with clients, co-investors, and stakeholders to achieve favourable legal outcomes.
- Monitor and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements related to equity investments.
- Manage relationships with internal and external counsel for complex equity transactions.
- Provide legal support on issues arising in relation to equity exits or restructuring.
- Offer ongoing support in monitoring equity portfolios from a legal perspective.
- Handle disputes related to equity transactions and oversee the legal aspects of governance issues in relation to equity stakes held by the DBSA.
- Provide training to legal staff or other units on equity-related legal issues and best practices.
- Perform other legal services to business as required.
Qualifications and Experience:
Minimum Requirements:
- A Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB) or Legal postgraduate qualification.
- Admitted Attorney/Advocate of the High Court of South Africa.
- A minimum of 5 years post-admission experience in a commercial/finance/banking or corporate law environment gained at a commercial banking, specialist law firm/ corporate or similar institution.
- Extensive experience in equity investments, private equity structures, asset management funds, en commandite partnerships, including structuring, negotiation, and legal documentation.
Desired Requirements:
- Experience in public-private partnership projects which include equity components.
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