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About the Role
Provide practical, business-focused legal advice on complex leveraged and acquisition finance transactions. Work closely with lenders, borrowers, private equity sponsors, and financial institutions to support high-value domestic and cross-border deals while delivering commercially pragmatic legal solutions.
Responsibilities
- Provide legal advice and support on leveraged finance and acquisition finance transactions, acting for lenders, borrowers, and private equity sponsors on complex financing arrangements.
- Advise on leveraged buyouts (LBOs), sponsor-backed financings, and recapitalisations, including both syndicated and bilateral loan structures.
- Draft, negotiate, and review financing documentation including facility agreements, commitment letters, intercreditor agreements, security documentation, and other leveraged finance documentation.
- Support multi-jurisdictional leveraged finance transactions, coordinating with lenders, sponsors, arrangers, and external counsel as required.
- Provide commercially focused advice on debt structuring, covenant packages, and financing terms while ensuring alignment with regulatory and market standards.
Requirements
- Qualified lawyer eligible to practice in the UK with the right to work in the UK.
- Demonstrated experience advising on leveraged finance, acquisition finance, or sponsor-backed transactions within a Banking & Finance or Leveraged Finance team.
- Experience drafting and negotiating LMA-based facility agreements, intercreditor agreements, and security documentation in leveraged finance transactions.
- Experience gained at leading law firms or high-quality in-house legal teams, ideally with exposure to private equity-backed transactions.
- Strong commercial awareness, excellent negotiation and stakeholder management skills, and the ability to deliver pragmatic, business-focused legal advice in fast-paced transaction environments.
Skills
- Leveraged finance
- Acquisition finance
- Banking & Finance
- Sponsor-backed transactions
- LMA-based facility agreements
- Intercreditor agreements
- Security documentation
- Commercial awareness
- Negotiation
- Stakeholder management
Location
- Remote
- Onsite
- Hybrid
Work Type
- Consultant
- Employee
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- Qualified lawyer
Benefits
- Health benefits
- Pension
- Professional development resources
- Learning and development programs
About the Company
- Axiom is the global leader in high-calibre, on-demand legal talent.
- Covering North America, the UK, Europe, and APAC, we enable legal departments to drive efficiency and growth and meet the demands of today’s business landscape with best in breed alterative legal services.
- Axiom is a leader in diversity, inclusion, and social engagement.
- Axiom's legal department is Mansfield certified and is committed to considering at least 50% diverse candidates for leadership roles and outside counsel representation.
- Axiom Global Limited is a company registered in England and Wales. Registered number: 11777468 Registered Office: Challoner House, 3rd Floor, 19-21 Clerkenwell Close, London, UK, EC1R 0AA.
Equal Opportunity
- Axiom ensures equal employment opportunity in recruitment and employment, without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religious creed or belief, political opinion, sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, age, disability, alienage or citizenship status, marital (or civil or other partnership recognized by law) status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, sexual orientation, military service, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
- Axiom prohibits and will not tolerate any such discrimination or harassment.
- Axiom provides reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities who require an accommodation to participate in each stage of the recruitment process.