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Guide Strategic Acquisitions and Complex Company-Side Transactions

San Francisco, California Full time 2-4 years
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Position overview

Our client is seeking an M&A associate with at least two full years of experience representing companies in mergers and acquisitions, particularly strategic acquisitions. Based in San Francisco, this opportunity offers work within a globally connected practice handling transactions from routine matters to complex, transformational deals.

The Work

  • Represent company clients in strategic acquisitions, helping advance transactions in line with their business objectives.
  • Contribute to M&A matters across a range of complexity, from routine engagements to transformational transactions.
  • Work through transaction challenges and help develop practical solutions in a changing global business and regulatory environment.
  • Participate in matters involving cross-border carve-outs, tax-free spin-offs, and multibillion-dollar going-private transactions.
  • Support clients addressing shareholder activism, antitrust challenges, and dynamic regulatory requirements.
  • Draw on related capabilities including capital markets, executive compensation, leveraged finance, and tax advice as transaction needs require.

What You Bring

  • At least two full years of mergers and acquisitions experience.
  • Experience representing companies in M&A matters, particularly strategic acquisitions.
  • Ability to contribute to transaction execution and work toward clients’ commercial objectives.
  • Sound judgment in identifying and working through transaction challenges.
  • Interest or experience in matters involving complex or cross-border transactions is valuable.
  • Familiarity with antitrust issues or changing regulatory regimes is relevant to the practice.

Why Consider It

Join a global M&A platform with experience spanning routine engagements and complex, transformational transactions.

The practice draws on related capabilities in capital markets, executive compensation, leveraged finance, and tax, and its broader private equity work spans the investment lifecycle.

Compensation & Benefits

The firm also describes comprehensive well-being and benefits resources through its well-being program.

Confidentiality

This is a confidential opportunity. Contact Advocates Legal Recruiting to discuss the role and receive additional details about the client and team. All inquiries will be handled confidentially.