Corporate Legal Asset & Portfolio Fund Management Professional

Job Description

Requirements

• At least 4 years PQE experience at a national or international law firm of repute with experience in general corporate and/or commercial contract law matters
• Experience working with infrastructure fund clients preferred, but not essential
• In-house experience preferred (including secondments), but not essential
• Ability to manage and progress workstreams independently, whilst also working within a team environment
• Strong workload management and prioritization skills
• Good communication skills, including ability to distil complex legal matters for the communication and discussion with the investment team members
• Qualified in England and Wales; dual qualification in any European civil law jurisdiction would be beneficial, but not essential
• Language requirements: English (fluent); proficiency in any other European language would also be beneficial

What the job involves

• This role will sit in the DWS Private Equity Infrastructure business ("DWS Infrastructure"), which acquires and manages Equity investments in businesses that provide essential Infrastructure services across the transportation, energy, digital and social infrastructure sectors
• With investment teams located in Europe, the business has a strong European footprint and is focused on managing infrastructure portfolios that can meet the needs of institutional investors and private clients worldwide
• The division has funds under management of c.€24.4 billion
• DWS Infrastructure is looking for a London-based corporate qualified lawyer to join the team on a permanent basis to support the asset management activities of the DWS Infrastructure business
• The candidate will support the full lifecycle of asset management for DWS Infrastructure's portfolio companies
• As a Corporate Legal Asset and Portfolio Fund Management professional you will be providing support to the investment and asset management teams on a variety of legal aspects of asset management and portfolio company related matters
• We currently have c. 17 assets under management, with that number growing as we continue to deploy capital:
• You'll be providing support for our portfolio companies on key commercial contract negotiations eg. project agreements, standard form services or customer agreements including liaising with management teams and legal teams in our portfolio companies
• Providing support on the recruitment process for management team members including review and negotiation of service contracts and employment arrangements, engagement letters with recruiters and appointment of non-executive directors
• Liaising with external counsel on the implementation of management incentive plans including amendments to shareholders agreements, articles of association, share issuances and capitalisation of funding
• Assisting with execution of arrangements for new joiners and leavers to management incentive plans
• Assisting with corporate governance matters for our portfolio companies including liaising with outsourced corporate service providers
• Attending Investment Committee meetings and preparing records of the meetings
• Providing a first point of contact for and managing the relationship with our outsourced service providers and the investment team on negotiations of NDAs, release letters and engagement letters and managing the relationship