Corporate & Private Equity Partner

Nelson Mullins is seeking a Corporate & Private Equity Partner with 8 - 15 years of sophisticated transactional experience to join its Corporate and Private Equity Team. The location of this position is flexible within our office footprint with a preference for Atlanta Charlotte Miami/Boca Raton West Palm Beach or DC. Candidates must be admitted and in good standing in the state where they practice.

The ideal candidate will have significant experience representing private equity sponsors portfolio companies and strategic buyers as well as founders in exit transactions to private equity.

The opportunity is heavily expertise and culture-driven. The opportunity fits within a team with all of the sophistication of the largest firms in the world serving the middle market with enterprise values of transactions that often fall in the $20 - $250 million range. Culture and fit are important the ideal candidate will have high emotional intelligence and will have the opportunity to work in a collegial collaborative environment where everyone can win.

• Represent private equity funds portfolio companies and corporate clients in mergers acquisitions divestitures and other strategic transactions.
• Draft negotiate and manage purchase agreements LLC agreements and related transaction documents.
• Conduct and supervise due diligence reviews and coordinate transaction closings.
• Advise clients on corporate governance matters ownership structures and ongoing business operations.
• Work directly with clients investment professionals lenders accountants and opposing counsel throughout the transaction lifecycle.
• Collaborate with attorneys across multiple practice groups to provide comprehensive legal solutions to clients.

• 815 years of meaningful corporate and transactional experience at a law firm or comparable legal environment.
• Significant experience handling M&A transactions and private equity investments.
• Experience representing sponsors portfolio companies founders management teams or strategic buyers.
• Strong drafting negotiation analytical and client counseling skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple transactions and work effectively in a team-oriented environment.
• Excellent academic credentials and written and verbal communication skills.

At Nelson Mullins we help advance our clients business goals through flexibility business sense and tireless advocacy based on a deep understanding of their business worlds. With more than 1000 attorneys policy advisors e-discovery professionals and other business professionals across offices in California Colorado the District of Columbia Florida Georgia Illinois Maryland Massachusetts Minnesota New York Ohio Pennsylvania Tennessee Texas Virginia West Virginia and throughout North Carolina and South Carolina Nelson Mullins has strong roots in the business community and an appreciation for new directions in the business world.

Our compensation range for this position is $350K - $650K depending on the size of the historical and portable book of business. Additional bonus opportunities are also possible.