Senior Legal Counsel Leverage Finance High Yield And Term Loan Bs London, England
Job description
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Legal plays an important role in protecting the Group’s reputation by helping to future-proof the organisation through robust legal risk and issue advisory. Responsible for providing comprehensive legal advice to senior management and all businesses and functions, the team offers a diverse range of legal skills, jurisdictional experience and practice specialisms across all countries and territories in which our businesses operate.
As an HSBC employee in the UK, you will have access to tailored professional development opportunities and a competitive pay and benefits package. This includes private healthcare for all UK-based employees, enhanced maternity and adoption pay and support when you return to work, and a contributory pension scheme with a generous employer contribution.
We are currently seeking an experienced individual to join this team in the role of Senior Legal Counsel – Leverage Finance High Yield and Term Loan Bs.
- negotiate and review contractual documentation relating to leveraged and event finance and to manage documentation risk. Documentation include term sheets, mandate/engagement letters, loan facility, high yield, intercreditor and ancillary documentation for cross-border transactions on primarily cov-lite Sponsor TLB and HY transactions but also corporate lending and Infrastructure deals for EMEA;
- advise on effective structuring of transactions and review and analyse proposed structures/ tax structure papers, demonstrating an in-depth knowledge of security, guarantee, leakage, subordination and intercreditor issues;
- have very close day to day liaison with business origination team, colleagues in Legal and external counsel;
- provide precise instruction and management of external lawyers and external legal costs; and
- lead multiple complex transactions simultaneously and work under pressure to tight deadlines.
To be successful in this role you should meet the following requirements:
- be a qualified banking lawyer (with extensive TLB acquisition finance experience for top tier PE buy-outs as a pre-requisite with in depth knowledge of incurrence style covenants in both the European and US market);
- ability to lead multiple complex transactions simultaneously; ability to prioritise and work under pressure to tight deadlines;
- ability to work independently but also provide support to team colleagues within an experienced team;
- Lateral thinking/problem solving; and
- the ability to be innovative and suggest solutions that work well commercially and within the relevant legal framework.
The base location for this role is London, UK.
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HSBC is committed to being an inclusive employer and providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all. We will provide reasonable adjustments to remove any disadvantage to you being considered for this role. We are proud members of the Disability Confident Scheme, and will offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role.
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