Legal & Procurement Counsel

For our impactful M&A team at the Azerion Headquarter in Amsterdam, we are looking for a M&A Legal Counsel.

It is a content, technology, and data company, serving consumers, digital publishers, advertisers, and game creators globally.

Growth through acquisition is a key driver in Azerion’s growth strategy. Over the past years, our lean and versatile in-house M&A team closed 60+ transactions in the entertainment content, advertising, and technology space.

About the team

The M&A team is primarily responsible for managing the full acquisition pipeline from initial scouting to completion and integration. Additionally, the team supports corporate finance projects, occasional divestments, and other special board projects.

As M&A Legal Counsel, you will be involved in M&A transactions throughout the whole process until completion and proceed with post-closing work. In addition to M&A transactions, you will be involved in different legal workflows, such as supporting the internal teams related to various legal topics and taking part in legal-related work on financial transactions of Azerion. As a member of the M&A team, you report to the Vice President M&A.

Delivery of legally and commercially sound advice to the M&A team and management of the group on mergers, acquisitions, divestments, restructurings, takeovers, buy-ins, buyouts, joint ventures, and various types of investments and taking part in execution of such projects.

Actively participate in buy-side/sell-side due diligence processes and documentation of findings.

Present findings to VP M&A, Chief Investment Officer, and management board members.

Draft, negotiate, and review a wide variety of corporate contracts, including share purchase agreements, ancillary documents, disclosure letters, engagement letters, confidentiality agreements, offering memoranda, shareholders agreements, bond terms & conditions, security agreements, factoring agreements, and joint venture agreements.

Provide guidance and support on various corporate policies and corporate governance matters.

Be the go-to person for other internal teams (such as Legal, Finance, Tax, and others) in connection with further legal aspects of the projects you have taken part in.

Support the M&A team’s effort to level up processes, workflows, reporting, and analysis standards to the needs and professional standards in line with those of a publicly listed company.

Degree or equivalent qualification in law, including advanced studies specializing in contract and corporate law.

Qualified lawyer with at least 3 years of post-qualified experience (excluding any mandatory or voluntary internship) in an international environment in either:

a law firm or a consultancy company working for external clients as a legal counsel (preferably with experience working for external clients in the tech sector).

a tech company working as an in-house legal counsel.

M&A and corporate, involvement in preparation and closing transactions for share/asset purchase deals.

Legal due diligence/risk analysis processes for cross-border transactions.

Securities/capital markets law knowledge and experience in EU/Dutch market; Financial law experience, familiarity with loan-related legal documentation and processes.

Good understanding of the tech sector and financial aspects of M&A deals.

mindfulness on “preventive law.”

Co-operative, team-oriented style.

Excellent communication skills in English (both written and oral). Dutch skills are preferred but not essential. Fluency in another main European language is considered a plus.

Room for personal development in a highly skilled and motivated team.

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