Senior Associate, Infrastructure M&a - London, United Kingdom - Herbert Smith Freehills

Herbert Smith Freehills

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Description

LONDON - EXCHANGE HOUSE/SQUARE

THE OPPORTUNITY

Key internal relationships

Supervising partner(s), other group partners, associates, trainees, paralegals, secretarial staff

Key external relationships

Clients, peers, other firms, other professional contacts (e.g. financial advisers, intermediaries, industry bodies, sector experts and local counsel)

Main areas covered:

- buy-out transactions | consortium investments and equity arrangements | bolt-ons and carve outs | exits

Key infrastructure investor clients, include:

ADIA | AIMCo | Asterion | AustralianSuper | BlackRock | CBRE Investment Management | CPPIB | DIF | DWS | GIC | Goldman Sachs Asset Management | IFM Investors | InfraVia | John Laing | J.P. Morgan Asset Management | KKR | Macquarie | Meridiam | H.R.L. Morrison & Co. | Partners Group | QIA | QIC | Stonepeak | SwissLife | Wren House

Selected Recent Work

KKR Diversified Core Infrastructure Fund on its 'takeprivate' of John Laing
GIC on its investment in Central European Telecoms Infrastructure platform, CETIN
BlackRock and GIC on their acquisition of North Sea pipeline operator and fuel processor, Kellas Midstream
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) on their acquisition, development, refinancing and divestment of over £1.5bn of energy assets
Antin Infrastructure on the acquisition of Ufinet and their subsequent disposal of Lyntia Networks
CPPIB in relation to its potential disposal of its stake in Arqiva
Renewable Power Capital on its joint venture with Eelpower to acquire utilityscale battery storage projects in the UK
Stagecoach Group plc on the recommended cash offer from Funds advised by DWS
AIMCo on the consortium investment in Constantine Energy Storage
Go-Ahead Group plc on its recommended cash offer from Kinetic and GlobalVia
A global infrastructure investor on its consortium bid for a stake in VTG group
GIC on its investment in global container terminals operator, TIL
A global infrastructure fund manager on its bid for Osprey Charging Network
AIP on its investment in Cross London Trains

Primary objectives

Deliver excellent client service
Serve as a role model and contribute to the development of junior lawyers
Take steps to build a strong reputation in the market and internally and contribute to business development

Key responsibilities

An ability to lead infrastructure investment transactions for fund managers and other direct investor clients is essential
Familiarity with key drafting and market practice is also key
Understanding the drivers of Infrastructure investors and advising them accordingly
Support the wider team in pitching, marketing and thought leadership activities
Supervise and develop Junior Associates and Trainees
Coordinate work streams, delegate, and manage work act as lead associate on some client matters and be willing to be part of senior associate team on others
Role will include project management; delegation of work to juniors, keeping partners and senior associates informed and assisting partners to monitor and control progress against agreed objectives, scope, timelines and budgets
Support the firm and others extend effective relationships across the global network; contribute to the development of team members; uphold the firm's values; contribute to the firm's initiatives; take steps to cultivate an excellent reputation and profile in the market and internally; attend marketing/industry events and draft or help prepare articles, precedents and knowhow materials; lead the development and delivery of training and presentations
Comply with risk requirements, firm policies and all relevant professional responsibilities and legislation and contribute to billing, engagement and client acceptance processes.

SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

Demonstrable experience in private equitystyle infrastructure investment work
Willingness to take responsibility for delivering transactions, with appropriate partner supervision
Solid legal skills, including drafting, negotiation and project management skills; good people management and business development skills

Practice group/team
This is a great opportunity to join our thriving and market leading infrastructure M&A team.

The team works for some of the world's most high profile and active investors in infrastructure assets throughout the investment cycle and across the range of subsectors.
Subsectors covered range from midstream fuels, power and renewables, and transport to digital infrastructure, waste and water, and social infrastructure.
Transaction types include buyout (control) transactions, minority stake consortium investments, boltons, carve outs, restructurings and recapitalisations, and exits.
This role would suit an Englishqualified solicitor or a foreignqualified lawyer whose predominant practice involves PE transactions.

Competencies:

Personal leadership
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