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Corporate M&A Associate - Hong Kong

Employer
QED Legal
Location
Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island
Salary
£70000 - £105000 per annum
Closing date
3 Dec 2018
Reference
BBBH21598

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Practice area
Corporate/Mergers and acquisitions
Contract type
Permanent
Hours
Full time
PQE
2 years
Position
Solicitor
Sector
Private practice

Job Details

My Magic Circle client who have retained their tier 1 status for their Corporate Practice are looking for an Associate to join their highly successful M&A / private equity (PE) team in Hong Kong.

The role will involve working for a range of clients on public and private M&A and PE transactions in Asia Pacific, including takeovers/PIPEs involving Hong Kong listed companies, growth / pre-IPO investments, joint ventures, leveraged buyouts and auction sale transactions.

Ideal candidates should be 2-5 PQE with recent PE/M&A experience in top tier Hong Kong private practice, although quality candidates without experience in Hong Kong will be considered.

Candidates should be a self-starter with an aptitude for client engagement and development, a strong team player and be able to lead deals while managing different work-streams. You should also possess strong drafting skills and Chinese/Mandarin would be helpful but not a pre-requisite for the role.

Company

QED
An acronym of the latin phrase quod erat demonstrandum which translates as "thus it is demonstrated" or "that which was to be demonstrated". It is most often used as an annotation at the end of a complex mathematical, scientific or philosophical argument to show that the author had proven what he had set out to prove. In recent times it has also been translated as "Quite Easily Done".

As a recruiter you have to network and speak to large amounts of people and lots of law firms to really understand the market and have the connections to match people with opportunity quickly when the time arises. A good recruiter needs to be Quick, Excellent and Dynamic in everything that they do. Allow the team at QED to demonstrate what they can do for your firm or your career.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
• Partner moves – both full equity and fixed share equity
• Team moves
• Firm Mergers / Bolt-on’s
• Succession / retirement planning
• In House Counsel
• Patent / Trademark Attorneys
• Other jurisdictions – placing lawyers into and from other countries
• Professional Support Lawyers
• Associate moves – focusing not just on team and culture fit but also client and work quality and room for future advancement.
• Assistant moves – lawyers cannot afford to make mistakes with their career moves. In the crucial early years exposure to the correct mentor and clients is essential.
• Legal professionals – FILEX, MILEX, ILEX, Licenced Conveyancers, paralegals, legal assistants and fee earners
• Support services - practice managers, COLP / COFA – regulatory and compliance, office managers, IT developers, case management specialists, law costs draftsmen and negotiators, legal secretaries, legal cashiers

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