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General Legal Counsel(m/w/x)
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
- German – Business Fluent
- English – Business Fluent
- Spanish – Basic
- Italian – Basic
- French – Basic
Benefits
Flexible Working
- Flexible working hours
- Home office options
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General Legal Counsel(m/w/x)
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
- German – Business Fluent
- English – Business Fluent
- Spanish – Basic
- Italian – Basic
- French – Basic
Benefits
Flexible Working
- Flexible working hours
- Home office options
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About the Company
CERTANIA Beteiligungen GmbH
Industry
Consulting
Description
Das Unternehmen ist eine führende europäische TIC-Plattform, die spezialisierte, wachstumsstarke Unternehmen in attraktiven Nischenmärkten vereint.
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