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About the Role
We are hiring an Associate Legal Counsel (Debt Capital Markets) to support end-to-end financing strategy and execution across EMEA.
This is a high-priority role at the intersection of Legal, Treasury, and regional leadership, with a functional reporting line to EMEA leadership. You will partner closely with internal stakeholders on early-stage financing strategy, customer contracting, legal due diligence, transaction execution, and post-closing lender requirements.
Your work will be central to supporting complex financing activity across the UK. By helping structure projects effectively from the outset, negotiating and closing transaction documents efficiently, and managing lender obligations with rigor throughout the life of each deal, you will play a critical role in enabling successful financing outcomes.
What you'll be doing
Financing Strategy & Structuring
Support early scoping of financing strategies in partnership with Treasury .
Partner with leadership to address financing needs at the outset of project planning.
Provide early-stage financing strategy support for EMEA projects .
Contracting & Documentation
Work with leadership to incorporate financing terms into customer documents and other key project documents at early stages.
Integrate collateral contract requirements into customer contracting workflows.
Review commercial documentation to align customer arrangements with financing objectives.
Manage negotiation of transaction documents across financing matters.
Diligence & Transaction Execution
Lead legal due diligence for EMEA projects.
Coordinate with Treasury on tax financing diligence.
Oversee external counsel and support coordination across banks and law firms.
Drive timely completion of transaction negotiations and execution workstreams.
Approvals, Drawdowns & Ongoing Lender Management
Oversee authorisations and board approvals required for transactions.
Drive satisfaction of lender conditions precedent for drawdowns.
Handle post-closing lender maintenance, including amendments and waivers.
Maintain legal support across the full lifecycle of financing arrangements.
KPIs
Timely completion of legal due diligence and transaction negotiations
Execution of approvals and lender conditions precedent for drawdowns
Ongoing management of lender amendments and waivers
Early-stage financing strategy support for EMEA projects
About You
3–5+ years of relevant legal experience
Experience in a market-leading project finance, real estate finance, or asset finance law firm practice and/or in-house at a reputable institution
Exposure to a variety of debt products
Ability to manage end-to-end financing transactions across structuring, diligence, negotiation, and closing
Tech-fluent and eager to adopt new tools, including AI tools, PowerPoint, and Excel , to streamline legal execution
Knowledge of data center and GPU financing is a significant advantage
Strong attention to detail and a high standard of execution
Commercial acumen and sound judgment in complex transactional environments
Ability to operate autonomously in a fast-paced environment
What we can offer you
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