Legal Counsel
il y a 3 jours
We are currently recruiting a Legal Counsel (m/f/x), to enforce our legal department. This person will be based in Antwerp as part of our Central Services team. The Central Services team is located in Antwerp (Belgium), Bussum (the Netherlands), Hamburg and Munich (Germany) and London (the United Kingdom), and consists of more than 50 specialists who are responsible for the legal, reporting, accounting, tax, investor relations, technology and HR functions of Waterland.
What will be your impact?
The Legal Counsel will:
- Provide legal advice to Waterland team members in Belgium, France and Spain (including in relation to M&A, transaction structuring, corporate governance, compliance, etc.).
- Draft, review and benchmark transaction documentation (SPA, SHA, NDA, etc.).
- Manage relationships with legal advisors.
- Evaluate and advice on business decisions and operations from a fund and (regulated) fund manager perspective.
- Monitor compliance with group policies, and laws and regulations (including AML/KYC, and anti-bribery and corruption).
- Act as portfolio liaison: information sharing and sounding board towards management of portfolio companies with regard to legal topics.
- Assist portfolio management on legal matters.
The role is highly varied and involves working in a supportive, dynamic and vibrant atmosphere. The projects you could work on offer continuous learning, increase your knowledge of the PE industry, and support you in growing your future career with us.
Be your true self
We are seeking candidates (m/f/x) who can meet the following requirements:
- 3 to 5 years' experience in a legal role in a business environment, including a business law firm.
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of corporate law (including M&A).
- Comprehension of the regulatory framework of private equity would be an asset.
- High degree of professional ethics and integrity.
- Sound judgement and ability to analyse situations and information.
- Outstanding communication skills.
- Fluent in French and Dutch with excellent proficiency in English.
- Master's degree in law with excellent degrees (additional education abroad and/or advanced master's in Corporate/Business/Tax Law is a plus).
As regards your personality:
A down-to-earth and open team player, having good communication skills, decisiveness, a creative yet pragmatic attitude, initiative-driven, curious and passionate.
Well-organized, hands-on, proactive, detail-oriented, ability to multi-task, commercial mindset, and work to tight deadlines.
Taking responsibility for tasks at hand. Ability to apply strong theoretical knowledge on practical situations, taking the company risk profile and goals into account.
You want to know more?
The role will be based in our Antwerp office.
We commit ourselves to encouraging true team spirit and creating an inclusive and dynamic working environment in which each team member can pursue the knowledge needed to boost their career.
Work-life integration and hybrid working are important to us.
About us
Waterland is an independent private equity investment group that supports entrepreneurs in realizing their growth ambitions. With substantial financial resources and committed industry expertise, Waterland enables its portfolio companies to achieve accelerated growth both organically and through acquisitions. Waterland is an active investor in the financial, strategic and operational sense.
In the current dynamic business environment with an increasing number of mergers and acquisitions, Waterland is a partner that provides entrepreneurs with a powerful position in the increasingly competitive international arena. Since the start in 1999, the firm has made investments in more than 1200 companies. Waterland currently manages more than € 14 billion of investor commitments.
Investments are made in markets with attractive characteristics for a consolidation strategy: consistent growth, sufficient size, sustainable profitability, fragmentation and (indication of) consolidation. Waterland focusses on industries that are undergoing change as a consequence of one or more of the following trends: ageing population, digitalization and outsourcing, leisure and wellbeing, and sustainability.
Waterland employs more than 200 professionals. Our teams are based in Antwerp (Belgium), Barcelona (Spain), Bussum (the Netherlands), Copenhagen (Denmark), Dublin (Ireland), Hamburg (Germany), London (United Kingdom), Manchester (United Kingdom), Munich (Germany), Oslo (Norway), Paris (France), Warsaw (Poland) and Zurich (Switzerland) and operate across Europe.
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