The Legal Counsel is responsible for supporting the corporate venture and transformation strategy to achieve better results.
Supporting the legal team, the role is expected to manage all aspects of the fund's legal operations, including investments, strategic partnerships, and exits, whilst overseeing the fund's governance, compliance, and risk management programmes.
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In respect of the business areas, initiatives, and projects, the role holder is expected to: Support and take a lead in legal work related to managed investments, strategic partnerships/commercial arrangements with the portfolio, and exits.
Assist the legal team and the wider team in preparing recommendations to the Investment Committee, the Standing Committee, or key stakeholders.
Assist in monitoring portfolio companies to ensure interests are protected, e.g., at follow-on investment rounds.
Potentially help portfolio companies with significant legal issues at a strategic level.
Identify major legal, reputational, compliance, and corporate affairs issues and risks, including structuring and contractual issues.
Effectively manage third-party legal support where required, focusing on key legal issues/documentation.
Assist in the negotiation of transaction terms and lead those negotiations where necessary.
Draft legal documentation or manage the drafting of documentation by external advisers.
Engage with the wider Legal team (including compliance) and other functions as required.
Experience Required & Technical / Functional / Leadership Skills Required Venture Capital, M&A, and/or general corporate/commercial experience obtained in private practice and ideally in-house (preferably FMCG but not essential).
Must be a self-starter capable of working without supervision on legal aspects.
Has technical expertise and experience in (Corporate) Venture Capital, private equity, minority investments, and/or M&A.
Contributes to supporting broader business development activities.
Combines legal expertise, emotional intelligence, and creative problem-solving.
Has the credibility and ability to engage and influence external stakeholders.
Understands or has the ability to learn the business/industry to execute effective activities.
Has strong written and verbal communication skills.
Strategic thinker, dynamic, and result-oriented professional.
Has the ability to advise the business commercially on delivering results while managing legal risks.
Education / Qualifications / Certifications Required Professionally qualified as a lawyer with approximately 4 years post-qualification experience in international corporate, commercial, consumer goods, and/or non-contentious law, preferably including extensive in-house experience.
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