Head of Legal

JOB SUMMARY

Leads the legal function and works closely with the Partners to support the execution of

structured finance, project finance, asset finance, and corporate finance transactions, while

overseeing corporate governance and company secretarial matters across our platform.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Transaction & Deal Execution

• Leads legal workstreams on structured finance, project finance, asset finance, and corporate finance transactions.
• Supports transaction structuring alongside sponsors, lenders, DFIs, investors, and advisors.
• Drafts, reviews, and negotiates key transaction documents, including term sheets, mandate letters, facility agreements (senior, mezzanine, ECA, trade finance), security documents, intercreditor arrangements, shareholders’ agreements, investment agreements, leases, PPAs, offtake agreements, concessions, and long term service agreements.
• Coordinates and manages external counsel across multiple jurisdictions, ensuring quality, consistency, and cost discipline.
• Supports capital raises, co-investment structures, and platform-level structuring initiatives.
• Leads the establishment and ongoing management of SPVs, holding companies, investment vehicles, and trusts across multiple jurisdictions.

Legal DD & Risk Management

• Leads and coordinates legal due diligence on advisory and investment transactions.
• Reviews corporate structures, ownership, key contracts, regulatory and licensing frameworks, and security enforceability.
• Prepares and oversees legal DD reports, issues lists, and proposed mitigants.
• Works closely with financial, technical, tax, and ESG advisors to ensure integrated transaction execution and risk management.

SPVs, Structuring & Platform Development

• Leads and coordinates legal due diligence on advisory and investment transactions.
• Reviews corporate structures, ownership, key contracts, regulatory and licensing frameworks, and security enforceability.
• Prepares and oversees legal DD reports, issues lists, and proposed mitigants.
• Works closely with financial, technical, tax, and ESG advisors to ensure integrated transaction execution and risk management.

Company Secretarial & Corporate Governance

• Oversees all company secretarial matters for entities and transaction SPVs.
• Manages board and shareholder processes, including board papers, resolutions, minutes, and statutory filings.
• Maintains statutory registers, corporate records, and compliance calendars.
• Coordinates annual filings, regulatory submissions, and ongoing compliance with local and international corporate requirements.
• Liaises with company secretarial service providers and registrars across

jurisdictions. Contracts, NDAs & General Legal

• Drafts, reviews, and manages NDAs, engagement letters, advisory agreements,

and commercial contracts.

• Establishes and maintains a contract management and precedent system.
• Supports internal legal processes, risk controls, and documentation standards as the firm scales.

Corporate Strategy

• Acts as a trusted legal advisor to the Partners on new business lines, products, and jurisdictions.
• Supports regulatory, licensing, and compliance considerations (including advisory, investment, and SPV structures).
• Develops standard templates, legal policies, and governance frameworks aligned with best-in-class investment banking and private equity platforms.