PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

• AG's Leveraged Finance practice is one of the most active and successful in the London mid-market. As part of our exciting AG2030 growth strategy, we are thrilled to appoint a Managing Associate to sustain our momentum and further accelerate our growth. 
• Working with an impressive client roster which includes banks, debt funds, direct lenders, private equity sponsors and financial institutions, you will handle market structures such as super senior facilities, first-out, second lien, unitranche and TLB facilities.
• You'll be part of a creditable and reliable team with a bench strength at partner level and below that ensures you will be able to deliver for your clients and to grow and progress in your career. If you are looking for something different and want to make a real impact, this is the place to do it.

THE TEAM

• This role will be primarily working with leveraged finance loan partners, Alex Dumphy and Ewen Scott in London, and will involve collaboration with Private Equity team and their clients as well.
• We advise banks, private credit funds and other lenders, sponsors and portfolio companies on all aspects of financing transactions – from origination, negotiation and documentation to closing. As a firm, we are noted for our expertise in leveraged and acquisition finance, especially advising on bespoke complex transactions.
• Recent experience includes:
  • Acting for Clydesdale Bank plc and AIB Group in respect of the financing of an MBO backed by Graphite Private Equity
  • Advising Barings in relation to facilities in relation to the MBO of a water pump manufacturing company
  • Acting for Alcentra on unitrance facilities to support the ECI backed MBO of Clear Investments
  • Advising on club facilities to support Inflexion's investment in Radius
  • Acting for Tosca Debt Capital on a second lien term facility to support the acquisition of a consumer healthcare business

WHAT TO EXPECT IN THIS ROLE

• Advising clients on a variety of transactions, with a particular focus on leveraged and acquisition finance.  You will work in a collegiate and supportive environment and can expect a good variety of work and high quality of training.
• Working on a consistent and balanced deal flow for creditors and debtors on M&A and refinancing transactions within the energy, transport, real estate, healthcare and financial services sectors.
• Working as part of a team including assisting with the supervision of junior lawyers' work and taking an active part in sharing knowledge and experience with the team. 
• This is a high performing, cohesive and busy team with a strong reputation for providing Managing Associates with high levels of responsibility within a supportive and stretching environment and therefore you can expect to take a leading role.
• Continuous self-development is valued, and you will be encouraged to engage with formal training programmes (whether technical or skills based) and to draw on mentoring, coaching and leadership development programmes available to you.

YOUR AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE 

• Qualified Solicitor with at least 5 years PQE experience in leveraged finance and leading on private equity-backed transactions.
• Experience acting on UK and or European mid-market financings.
•  Familiarity with managing transactions, in particular facility agreements, term sheets, commitment papers and intercreditor arrangements on leveraged finance transactions.
• Initiative and proactive approach with strong service orientation - a "client first" culture.
• Ability to work well and collegially in a team.
• Commerciality and demonstrable business development experience.

OUR FIRM

Addleshaw Goddard is a place where you are valued, encouraged, and challenged to fulfil your potential in a supportive and collegiate environment.  Our culture of improvement, growth and collaboration delivers results, drives innovation, and rewards ambition. 

We not only provide technical excellence and experience but, crucially, demonstrate real insight into our clients and what really matters to them and as such we are natural choice for FTSE100 clients and their equivalents in other markets.

Our success has been built by people from the widest range of backgrounds, locations, and perspectives. We have a number of employee networks that provide space to discuss the differences that make us who we are and celebrate this at AG.

OUR APPROACH: IMAGINE THE BEST YOU CAN BE

Everything we've accomplished can be traced back to our people and the way we work. Our reputation is something we are proud of, and constantly invest in. 

Here, you'll do high calibre work, with high-character colleagues who care for one another and our clients. 

Are you up for the challeng