Director, M&A Legal

Overview

In this role you will lead practical legal support for mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, growth investments and portfolio activity in Liberty Global’s London legal team. You will work closely with Corporate Development, Finance, Tax, Treasury and Regulatory to guide transactions from evaluation through completion and implementation. You will translate complex issues into actionable recommendations and help build precedents and playbooks across jurisdictions. This is a high-impact, transaction-focused leadership role with opportunities to mentor early-career colleagues.

Pay / Benefits

• Competitive salary and bonus where applicable
• 25 days annual leave (+5
• Wellbeing benefits including Calm app and medical cover
• Matched pension contribution up to 10%
• Volunteer Time Off
• Online learning platform access

Responsibilities

• Provide legal support across acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, growth investments, reorganisations and portfolio transactions
• Manage legal workstreams from confidentiality agreements and term sheets through due diligence, signing, completion and implementation
• Draft, review and negotiate transaction documents and related agreements
• Identify material legal issues and present practical options aligned with commercial objectives
• Partner with Corporate Development, Finance, Tax, Treasury, Regulatory and other specialist teams to deliver coordinated outcomes
• Manage external legal advisers and oversee legal spend in a proportionate, transparent way
• Prepare clear advice, risk summaries and transaction updates for senior stakeholders

Key requirements

• Strong experience in company law, mergers and acquisitions and investment-related work
• Experience supporting transactions through due diligence, drafting, negotiation, signing and completion
• Strong commercial judgement and ability to provide clear, practical legal advice
• Excellent drafting, negotiation, project management and organisational skills
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams, priorities and stakeholders in a transaction environment
• Confidence working with external advisers and coordinating legal input across functions and jurisdictions
• Clear and concise written and verbal communication
• Collaborative approach and the ability to build trusted relationships across legal and business teams

• Collaboration
• Clear communication
• Relationship-building
• Due diligence
• Drafting and negotiating transaction documents
• Managing external advisers and legal spend

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