Senior Legal Advisor: Equity Transactions

1 week ago

Midrand, South Africa DBSA Full time

To proactively provide specialised legal advice and support on equity transactions related to the DBSA’s financing activities. The role will focus on structuring and executing equity investments, ensuring that all actions are legally sound and compliant with regulatory standards, and protecting DBSA's investment portfolio. This role also includes mitigating legal risks, preventing adverse consequences for the DBSA, and offering expert legal counsel across the organisation, particularly in equity-related matters.

**Key Responsibilities**:
**Key Performance Areas**:
Legal Advisory Functions:

- Collaborate with project teams to support Investment Officers in structuring equity transactions.
- Conduct thorough due diligence on equity investment opportunities and transactions to identify any legal risks or issues that need to be addressed
- Provide advice on the structuring, negotiation, and documentation of equity investments.
- Provide strategic legal advice to clients or internal stakeholders on equity-related matters.
- Review and draft term sheets, shareholder agreements, subscription agreements, and related equity transaction documentation.
- Lead negotiations on equity transactions with clients, co-investors, and stakeholders to achieve favourable legal outcomes.
- Monitor and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements related to equity investments.
- Manage relationships with internal and external counsel for complex equity transactions.
- Provide legal support on issues arising in relation to equity exits or restructuring.
- Offer ongoing support in monitoring equity portfolios from a legal perspective.
- Handle disputes related to equity transactions and oversee the legal aspects of governance issues in relation to equity stakes held by the DBSA.
- Provide training to legal staff or other units on equity-related legal issues and best practices.
- Perform other legal services to business as required.

**Key Measurements of Outputs**:
1. Time taken to prepare and or review contracts, agreements and legal opinions.
2. Quality and accuracy of contracts, agreements, opinions and solutions provided.
3. Quality of legal due diligence on equity investments performed.
4. Effective management of legal claims and litigation risks.
5. Management of total case / agreement / opinion / other legal costs.
6. No litigation due to contractual errors and or omissions.
7. Effective monitoring of the contracts and agreements.
8. Clean audit.

**Key Internal Liasion Relationships**:
1. DBSA committees and unit managers
2. Other Professionals in the Legal Unit
3. DBSA Credit Committees

4. Investment team
5. Technical Specialists

**Key External Liasion Relationships**:
1. External Customers and DBSA Suppliers

2. External Counsel

**Expertise & Technical Competencies**:
**Qualifications and Experience**:
Minimum Requirements:
1. A Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB) or Legal postgraduate qualification.
2. Admitted Attorney/Advocate of the High Court of South Africa.
3. A minimum of 5 years post-admission experience in a commercial/finance/banking or corporate law environment gained at a commercial banking, specialist law firm/ corporate or similar institution.
4. Extensive experience in equity investments, private equity structures, asset management funds, en commandite partnerships, including structuring, negotiation, and legal documentation.

Desired Requirements:
1. Experience in public-private partnership projects which include equity components.

**Technical Competencies**:
a) Written communication
- Understands that different writing styles are required for different documents or audiences.
- Write effective correspondence, prepares questions and reports, statements of circumstance and briefing notes.
- Reviews others’ documents for clarity and impact.
- Has a solid mastery of writing principles such as grammar, sentence construction etc.

b) Presentation skills
- Can reinforce key presentation points with examples.
- Is able to translate technical terminology into language understandable to the audience.
- Has insight into the audience’s behavior and motivation and responds appropriately and professionally, adapting communication style as appropriate.

c) Reporting
- Designs / customizes reports to meet user needs.
- Prepares complex or tailored reports, gathers information from a variety of sources, analyses and includes in a report.
- Keeps standard reports under review and proposes improvements to meet user needs.

d) Legal Knowledge
- Extensive knowledge and understanding of the principles of DBSA.
- Wide-ranging knowledge of industry best practice, and keeps abreast of, interprets and informs on developments in the area of new laws and regulations relevant to DBSA.

e) Legal Policy Knowledge
- Ability to represent DBSA in the court of law when required.
- Ability to draft non-standard legal documents per procedures.
- Ability to draft more sensitive policy and legal procedures to be followed by stakeholder

  • Senior Legal Advisor

    2 weeks ago

    Midrand, South Africa Moving Heads Personnel Full time

    **Senior Legal Advisor** **Midrand** To advise on business direction based on legal risk management interpretation and ensure the provision of a quality legal service that fulfils a statutory, reporting and legal advisory service to all business units within the division. **Legal risk management**: - Maintain awareness of ongoing legal risks, new...

  • Senior Legal Advisor

    2 weeks ago

    Midrand, South Africa Rooftop Recruitment Full time

    **Senior Legal AdvisorMidrand**To advise on business direction based on legal risk management interpretation and ensure the provision of a quality legal service that fulfils a statutory, reporting and legal advisory service to all business units within the division. Duties & Responsibilities **Legal risk management**:Maintain awareness of ongoing legal...

  • Legal Advisor

    4 days ago

    Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa Nexio Full time

    ROLE PURPOSEExecute and implement market leading contracts, which will safeguard the company. Create and adapt customer and supplier contracts in a timely manner. Provide governance around complex legal issues.ROLE REQUIREMENTAssume responsibility for the following:Key Performance Indicators: Core, essential responsibilities / outputs of the position...

  • Senior Legal Advisor

    3 weeks ago

    Midrand, South Africa DBSA Full time

    The role of the Senior Legal Advisor is to provide leadership in the delivery of reliable, accurate, timely and well-informed advice to the DBSA on corporate legal issues including labour matters and the potential legal implications of various corporate strategies and business initiatives and projects. To provide guidance and leadership to junior legal...

  • Legal Advisor

    2 weeks ago

    Midrand, South Africa DBSA Full time

    To proactively advise and support clients on the legal aspects of financing activities. The Legal advisor supports the DBSA with timely legal advice on all financing matters including, contract, commercial, governance and regulation. **Key Responsibilities**: - As a member of core project teams, assist Investment Officers in the structuring of various...

  • Senior Legal Advisor: Investments

    1 week ago

    Midrand, South Africa DBSA Full time

    To proactively provide legal advice and support to clients on the financing activities of DBSA, ensuring that all actions, initiatives, and investments are legally sound and protect the investment portfolio. Mitigate legal risks and prevent adverse reputational or other negative consequences for DBSA. Provide guidance and leadership to junior legal advisors,...

  • Legal Advisor

    3 weeks ago

    Midrand, South Africa Six Sense Full time

    Gauteng, Midrand - R R 600 000.00 CTC Well established business seeking Legal Advisor. The incumbent will provide arbitration, litigation and mediation support to the organization. Acquire and develop knowledge regarding all statutory requirements that the Group of companies need to adhere to and manage and ensure continuous compliance. Review and provide...

  • Senior Legal Counsel

    3 days ago

    Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa Nexio Full time

    The Senior Legal Counsel will play a crucial role in Nexio's Commercial Legal function, ensuring the successful delivery of commercial legal services in context of a rapidly changing technology environment. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of the technology industry and excellent verbal and written communication skills.Key...

  • Transacting Specialist X2

    2 weeks ago

    Midrand, South Africa DBSA Full time

    The Transacting Specialist is responsible for relationship management and compliance to contract requirements and prevention of risk of on non-performance. Ideation and identification of new equity investment opportunities in key strategic sectors / investment themes; Evaluate the feasibility of investment opportunities / project transactions with a view to...

  • Legal Liabilities Advisor

    2 weeks ago

    Midrand, South Africa MiWay Full time

    Who are we? Looking for a new challenge? We are looking for a Claims Liability Advisor in our Legal Department. This role involves analytical assessment of merits and quantum on claims in order to negotiate with insurance companies, brokers, attorney firms and uninsured other parties on third party claims received. What will make you successful in this...

  • Senior Legal Counsel

    15 hours ago

    Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa DSV Full time

    Degree in Law : LLB, Bproc or BUirus DegreeIntermediate computer literacy in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OutlookContract management systemsJob Related Requirements5 Post Qualification years relevant experience in a senior positionWholistic knowledge of law, including Contract, Corporate, Civil, Interpretation of statutesAdmission as an AttorneyExperience...

  • Legal Advisor

    1 week ago

    Midrand, South Africa Macrocomm Telecommunications Full time

    Job purpose: Provide guidance in matters relating to law. Researching and evaluating different risk factors and offering proactive advice on possible **legal** issues, whilst ensuring legal compliance for the Company and its subsidiaries. Tasks and duties: - Provide support and advice on all legal matters - Draft legal opinions, memoranda and briefing...

  • Legal Advisor

    7 days ago

    Midrand, South Africa Lovisa Full time

    Lovisa is fast-fashion Retail Lovisa is global, and its growth is infectiously energetic Are you a talented legal professional with a flair for practicing law within the retail space? Do you have experience in international law? We're looking for someone to provide expert legal guidance in our fast-paced environment at Lovisa Accessories. **The...

  • Legal Advisor

    15 hours ago

    Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa Lovisa Full time

    Lovisa is global and its growth is infectiously energetic.See us at careers.lovisa.comAre you a talented legal professional with a flair for practicing law within the retail space? Do you have experience in international law? We're looking for someone to provide expert legal guidance in our fast-paced environment at Lovisa Accessories.The roleThe Legal...

  • Senior Legal Counsel

    12 hours ago

    Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa DSV Full time

    Job Overview:We are seeking a skilled Senior Legal Counsel to join our team at DSV. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering a legal service to the business, including furnishing and implementing legal advice to management and the business in respect of commercial and corporate law matters.

  • Senior Technical Advisor

    4 days ago

    Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa Sabenza IT Recruitment Full time

    We are seeking a Senior Technical Advisor to join our team at Sabenza IT Recruitment. As a Senior Technical Advisor, you will be responsible for providing technical guidance and advice to stakeholders on various projects.About the RoleProvide technical expertise to stakeholders on project-related matters.Work closely with stakeholders to understand their...

  • Legal Advisor

    2 weeks ago

    Midrand, South Africa Six Sense Consulting Full time

    **REQUIREMENTS**: - Must come from Construction background and be familiar with all related contracts. - LLB degree & Admitted Attorney - At least 3 years relevant experience (practicing law or in the business environment). - Sound Knowledge and Experience in JBCC, NEC and FIDIC construction contracts. - Computer Literate. - Strong arbitration experience -...

  • Legal Business Partner

    3 days ago

    Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa Nexio Full time

    Nexio's Commercial Legal function is seeking a highly skilled Legal Business Partner to join our team. As a key member of our function, you will be responsible for providing legal advice and opinions to stakeholders, managing contracts, and ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures.Main ObjectivesTo provide legal advice and opinions to...

  • Junior Legal Counsel

    6 days ago

    Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa Premier FMCG (Pty) Ltd Full time

    Job Purpose:Premier FMCG is seeking a highly skilled Junior Legal Counsel with 1 to 3 years of post-qualification experience (PQE) to provide expert legal advice, ensure regulatory compliance, manage contractual matters, and mitigate legal risks. This role requires a strategic thinker with strong negotiation and communication skills to safeguard Premier's...

  • Legal and Compliance Officer

    4 weeks ago

    Midrand, South Africa Top Vitae Full time

    The Legal and Compliance Officer is responsible for ensuring that the organization operates in full compliance with legal, regulatory, and ethical standards. This role involves providing legal guidance, overseeing compliance programs, and mitigating legal risks to protect the organization’s interests. The officer will collaborate with internal teams,...