NextWave Partners USA is working with a global renewable energy player which is backed by a leading international private equity fund through its 5 billion$ impact investment platform.

The client is looking for a highly motivated individual to play a key role in its newly established team. Based in Miami, the legal manager will be responsible for managing all the legal aspects of the investment cycle, including negotiations of PSAs/MIPAs, monitoring the legal aspect of due diligence, coordinating efforts with external legal counsel, as well as managing the firm’s key corporate legal functions. 

Responsibilities

• Overseeing legal due diligence, negotiations and execution of definitive documentation for M&A, co-investments, JV’s, development opportunities, financing arrangements and operations;

• Leading negotiations of transaction documentation such as SPAs, MIPAs, DSAs, etc;

• Overseeing negotiations of project agreements such as EPC, O&M, Asset Management, PPA, financing agreements, etc

• Supporting the internal business teams including M&A, business development, HR, finance, technical and operations as required;

• Managing general business matters such as NDAs, leases, supply agreements, employment matters, etc.

• Staying in front of all energy regulatory frameworks and the commercial impact of legislative changes;

• First point of contact to handle any potential corporate or subsidiary litigation;

• Overseeing shareholder matters across relevant jurisdictions where the company has active business activities;

• Managing all compliance, anti-bribery and corruption, corporate policy implementation and corporate regulatory matters for the company and its subsidiaries;

• Administering the corporate secretarial processes and working closely with relevant bodies to prepare Board and shareholder resolutions;

• Handling corporate governance processes and maintaining all governance documentation for multiple entities - proactively updating when changes occur and creating new corporate entities in various jurisdiction when needed;

• Relationship management with corporate external counsel.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of relevant experience across renewable energy, corporate law, M&A, and private equity/infrastructure investing;

• Excellent technical drafting skills, detail oriented and familiarity with the documents and types of work covered under the role;

• A proactive and highly motivated self-starter with a commercial approach;

• A strong communicator with the ability to deal confidently and build relationships with colleagues, advisors and investors;

• Experience instructing and managing external/local counsel;

• Ability to travel as needed;

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Contact

For a confidential discussion, please send in your CV to Sana Anjum at sana.anjum@next-wavepartners.com or call her at +1 (929) 353-7160 (Direct Line).

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