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Own Key Deal Components Across Growth Investments, Recapitalizations, and Venture Exits

New York City, New York Full time 3-6 years
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Position overview

Our client is seeking a Private Equity M&A associate with 3–6 years of experience to join its Private Equity Group in New York City. The position involves a broad range of corporate and transactional matters, with opportunities to contribute as part of deal teams and to manage components of transactions independently.

The Work

  • Work on mergers and acquisitions for private equity clients, contributing to transactions as part of a team and taking ownership of assigned components.
  • Assist with leveraged recapitalizations, managing transaction responsibilities independently as appropriate to experience.
  • Contribute to growth equity transactions, supporting the range of corporate and transactional matters handled by the group.
  • Work on venture capital transactions and exits, with exposure to multiple transaction types within the practice.
  • Handle matters involving equity compensation as part of the group's broader transactional work.
  • Manage relationships and communications with internal and external clients and counsel throughout assigned work.

What You Bring

  • Three to six years of experience in private equity and corporate transactional work.
  • Experience across a broad range of corporate and transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions.
  • Experience working collaboratively on deal teams and managing components of transactions independently.
  • Familiarity with leveraged recapitalizations, growth equity, venture capital transactions, exits, and equity compensation.
  • A proactive approach, strong business sense, and excellent communication skills.
  • Ability to effectively manage relationships with internal and external clients and counsel.

Why Consider It

This opportunity offers a varied private equity transactional practice spanning mergers and acquisitions, leveraged recapitalizations, growth equity, venture capital transactions, exits, and equity compensation.

Associates contribute within deal teams while also managing transaction components independently and developing client and counsel relationship-management experience.

Compensation & Benefits

Estimated compensation is $260,000–$390,000 based on the 2026 Cravath base scale; the range is an estimate and is not firm-stated.

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.