Job Opportunity: Associate in Corporate Team
We are looking for an Associate to join our highly regarded Corporate team in Reading. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a well-respected and expanding team with the prospect of a varied and complex workload. You will have the opportunity to work on both national and international deals whilst also becoming involved in some of the region's most significant transactions. We are particularly interested in hearing from candidates with experience of advising on Venture Capital, Private Equity and M&A matters.
The Practice
Osborne Clarke's corporate team is known as the leading firm in the region, with a reputation that leads to us being instructed on the most significant transactions. Providing City-quality, we are the only firm in the Thames Valley covering each specialist area (Venture Capital, Private Equity, M&A/corporate and Corporate Finance) in depth.
The Team
The team is made up of 6 Partners, 1 Legal Director, 3 Associate Directors, 3 Senior Associates, 1 Associate, 2 Trainee Solicitors, 1 Solicitor Apprentice and a Senior Paralegal. We work closely with the Corporate teams in our Bristol and London offices, meaning the department is made up of over 100 lawyers overall.
The Work
Recent transactions led from the Thames Valley office include:
* Acting for Focus Group on the investment by Hg Capital, making Focus a unicorn (a privately held business valued at $1 billion+).
* Advising Highland Europe on its lead investments in Huel, Nothing and ME+EM.
* Advising responsible outdoor clothing brand Passenger on the investment by Growth Partner and others.
* Advising Brompton Bicycle on its £19m investment from BGF and others.
* Advising Cambridge Innovation Capital/Advent Life Sciences on Epitopea's multi-jurisdictional US$13.6 million Series A funding.
* Advising Beech Tree Private Equity and the management team of Redstor in relation to the secondary buyout backed by Bregal Milestone.
* Advising the management shareholders of Southern Communications on its management buyout backed by Ares Management.
* Advising King's College London on numerous spin-out and investment rounds including Zoe Global.
Technical Skills and Experience
You will have a keen interest in providing high quality service and will ideally have previous experience advising on Venture Capital, Private Equity and/or M&A matters. As a guide, due to the nature of the work and the structure of the team, we are looking to appoint an Associate, although we will consider candidates with more or less experience.
Your Career Development
Like all our lawyers, you will benefit from our multi-award winning career development programme. At each stage of your career this provides you with:
* Clear expectations of your role and what it takes to progress;
* High quality clients and work, with early responsibility and client exposure;
* Thorough assessment and individual feedback from a range of experienced colleagues;
* Robust technical training with early skills based development, increasingly tailored to you;
* Reward for your contribution, progression and potential, rather than PQE or tenure.
Salary and Benefits
We offer competitive salaries and generous benefits.
For More Information or to Apply
At Osborne Clarke we welcome direct applications. If you would like any further information about the role, or the firm, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact Rachael Nye in the recruitment team on rachael.nye@osborneclarke.com.
At Osborne Clarke, we are known for our open and inclusive culture. We believe that by investing in the diversity and wellbeing of our people, we create an environment where everyone can thrive and be the best that they can be.
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