Senior M&A in-house Lawyer

Everfield buys, builds, and grows European vertical market and specialist software companies, providing them with the tools they need to move to the next level. Our mission is to foster ambition, fuel growth, and unlock opportunities for Europe’s software ecosystem.

Companies in the Everfield ecosystem follow a decentralised model, maintaining their team, brand, and offices, while focusing on what they do best - building products and supporting customers. Everfield provides support in talent acquisition, HR, and a team of experts in building and growing European B2B SaaS companies consult on financial and operational topics from. Founded in 2022, Everfield has an ecosystem presence in 7 countries, and growing.

For our client, an international company operating in private equity environment, we are looking for a Senior M&A In-house Lawyer (m/f/x). The selected candidate will join the in - house legal team and will be responsible for comprehensive transaction support, from structuring to finalization, working directly with the investment team and external law firms.

• Independently conducting M&A transactions, including supervision of the entire transaction process

• Negotiating and preparing key transaction documentation, in particular SPA, SHA, and accompanying documents

• Managing and coordinating the work of external law firms (local and international) at various stages of the transaction

• Working closely with the fund's investment team to structure transactions and assess legal risks

• Participating in due diligence

• Negotiating and reviewing commercial agreements, including agreements relating to software and IT solutions

• Providing legal support to the fund's portfolio companies in corporate and transactional matters

• Minimum 8 years of professional experience in M&A, gained in top international law firms

• Experience in independently conducting complex M&A transactions and negotiating transaction documentation

• Very strong negotiation skills, in particular in the area of SPA

• Experience in negotiating contracts related to the IT industry

• Ability to effectively manage the work of law firms in transaction projects

• Professional title of legal advisor or attorney or equivalent professional qualifications obtained in other jurisdictions

• Very good knowledge of spoken and written English

• Knowledge of German will be an additional advantage

• High level of independence, decisiveness, and ability to work in a dynamic transactional environment