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CECERTANIA Beteiligungen GmbH

General Legal Counsel(m/w/x)

München
Full-timeWith Home OfficeSenior

M&A legal due diligence and SPA negotiations at a pan-European TIC aggregator. Fully qualified lawyer with German law degree and solid M&A experience required. Flexible working hours, home office options.

Requirements

  • 5–10 years relevant experience in top-tier law firm (M&A/Corporate) or in-house counsel
  • Fully qualified lawyer (Volljurist) or equivalent international law degree with excellent academic credentials
  • German law degree
  • International law experience (plus)
  • Solid M&A experience
  • Experience in buy & build environment (preferred)
  • Gravitas
  • Strong negotiation skills
  • Strong international network to law professionals (corporate and M&A)
  • Pragmatic mindset
  • Flexibility
  • Can-do attitude
  • Comfort working independently
  • Ability to set up own structures
  • Ownership without large support staff
  • Business-fluent German
  • Business-fluent English
  • Spanish (plus)
  • Italian (plus)
  • French (plus)

Tasks

  • Lead the legal due diligence (DD) process
  • Focus legal DD provider work on critical topics
  • Drive Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) reviews
  • Lead SPA discussions
  • Enforce group standards during negotiations
  • Contribute to positive negotiation outcomes
  • Coordinate and manage external M&A lawyers
  • Oversee efficient and high-quality M&A legal execution
  • Set up articles of association
  • Execute legal mergers
  • Implement changes to the legal structure
  • Draft and review NDAs, credit, HR, and service agreements
  • Partner with HR, Commercial, and Treasury teams
  • Handle day-to-day legal inquiries
  • Conduct Know Your Customer (KYC) reviews
  • Perform ID checks
  • Manage corporate housekeeping, including commercial register updates
  • Coordinate and manage external lawyers as needed
  • Develop and maintain a library of standard contracts
  • Develop and maintain legal playbooks
  • Ensure implementation of legal standards across the group
  • Build and implement Group-wide Risk Management Guidelines
  • Build and implement Group-wide compliance concepts
  • Incorporate sanction lists into compliance concepts
  • Drive data protection strategy
  • Implement Technical and Organizational Measures (TOMs)
  • Apply TOMs across all partner companies
  • Establish strict cost control for external legal advisors
  • Collaborate with Finance to prevent cost overruns
  • Optimize external legal advisor rates
  • Implement and manage a central contract database
  • Ensure transparency and document retention via database

Work Experience

  • 7 - 10 years

Education

  • Master's degree

Languages

  • GermanBusiness Fluent
  • EnglishBusiness Fluent
  • SpanishBasic
  • ItalianBasic
  • FrenchBasic

Benefits

Flexible Working

  • Flexible working hours
  • Home office options
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