Senior Counsel, M&A

LS Power M&A And Financing Attorney

An experienced and highly motivated self-starter to assist and lead various transactions in mergers and acquisitions and financings for LS Power's private equity team. You will have both a meaningful role and an opportunity to develop professionally with the support of collaborative and experienced peers. You will support our M&A, financing and other corporate development activities.

Responsibilities

What you will do:

• Lead mergers and acquisitions and other strategic transactions at all stages, including bids, performing due diligence, drafting and negotiating term sheets and definitive transaction documentation, and supporting closing transactions and post-closing integration, including documentation relating to management teams.
• Assist in preparation of M&A related investment committee meeting materials.
• Lead financing activities relating to M&A transactions and refinancing of existing debt of portfolio companies.
• Collaborate and build strong relationships with cross-functional teams, including finance, tax, regulatory, accounting, asset and energy management and investor relations.

Qualifications

We want you on our team because you…

• Have JD, with at least 8+ years of experience handling complex M&A, financing and other corporate transactions.
• Are able to be the primary in-house attorney on M&A and other corporate transactions, including handling multiple transactions or projects simultaneously.
• Are able to quickly assess business challenges, make timely, pragmatic recommendations under pressure and identify, prioritize and resolve issues quickly and independently while balancing legal risks against business interests.
• Have excellent communication, project management, negotiation and drafting skills.
• Have flexibility to assist the corporate legal team in its activities and its mission as needs arise.

Ideally, you also have:

• Energy/project finance and in-house experience