Are you interested in moving into the leveraged acquisition space with a market leading firm in HK? We'd like to hear from you if you are a general finance or acquisition finance lawyer at a leading firm in the US, UK, ANZ or currently based in Asia.
Applicants from top US, UK, Australian and New Zealand headquartered firms are encouraged to apply as our search for talent is global.
It would be beneficial if you have banking or leveraged finance-specific experience and familiarity with market precedent (be it Asia, Europe or the US)
The Work
The team acts predominantly for lenders (domestic and international banks and, increasingly, credit funds) on cutting-edge cross-border transactions across all of Asia including:
- private and public leveraged and acquisition finance
- structured and margin lending
- real estate finance
- mezzanine and holdco financing
- bridge-to-bond and debt/bond hybrid finance, super-senior revolving credit facilities
- some distressed, restructuring and insolvency work (alongside the R&I team)
Key Requirements:
- Finance experience
- Excellent drafting and mastery of the fundamentals of contract and finance-related law
- You work independently, with minimal supervision, but you can spot a red flag and you know when to escalate or ask for help
- Commercial instinct (you sense what really matters to clients) and entrepreneurial spirit (you are interested in marketing, business development and relationship building)
- Supervising and managing junior lawyers, strong team player
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- No language skills required
If you think you meet the above requirements and would like to apply please send:
- your CV;
- transcripts; and
- a short cover email to jessica.deery@horizon-recruit.com for us to determine your suitability for this role.
If you’d like to arrange a confidential discussion prior to applying please call our Singapore office on +65 6808 6635 or Hong Kong office on +852 3978 1369.
Please share this opportunity with any colleagues that you think would be interested.
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