Senior Legal Counsel M&A - PE Backed Education Business

You will support growth of the Group through assisting with the execution of M&A projects by providing comprehensive legal support for all aspects of such transactions throughout the whole deal life-cycle, including:

• drafting and reviewing transaction documents,
• conducting due diligence,
• assessing legal risks,
• record keeping,
• as well as ensuring internal policies and procedures are followed.

You will also:

• work day-to-day to support the Head of Corporate & Commercial on global M&A transactions (principally on the buy side).
• manage relationship and engagement with external lawyers and other external advisors and service providers working on any M&A transactions.
• work closely with internal stakeholders such as Corporate Development, Tax, Finance teams to ensure efficient progression on M&A transactions to meet annual targets