Leads mergers and acquisitions from letter of intent through closing, including drafting and negotiating transaction agreements, conducting due diligence, evaluating acquisitions and partnerships, managing closing processes, and delegating work to paralegals and support staff. The role requires independent transaction execution, strong legal drafting and analytical abilities, organization, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple projects.
What is Teamshares?
Teamshares is a tech-enabled acquiror of high-quality businesses, intending to be a permanent home for businesses. Part holdco, part fintech, Teamshares programmatically acquires companies with $0.5 to $5 million of EBITDA from retiring owners, integrates them with the Teamshares platform, and helps employees earn company stock. Founded in 2019, Teamshares operates subsidiaries with consolidated revenue of over $400 million across over 40 industries and 30 states.
What you will do:
- The Associate M&A Attorney will be leading the transaction process from LOI to Closing in the acquisition of new network companies.
- Responsible for drafting, reviewing and negotiating transaction agreements independently
- Managing multiple aspects of day-to-day transaction execution
- Drafting, reviewing letters of intent and related agreements. Experience with private equity transactions is a plus.
- Overseeing the closing process for newly acquired entities
- Substantial responsibility for closing M&A and related transactions
- Conducting due diligence reviews
- Delegate to paralegals and other support staff
What you bring:
- 5+ years of M&A experience
- Experience in drafting documents related to mergers and acquisitions and conducting due diligence in preparation for such transactions.
- Experience evaluating and analyzing potential acquisitions and partnerships
- Strong drafting and analytical skills, great attention to detail, high level of organization, strong verbal and interpersonal skills, and ability to manage multiple projects
Why you should join us:
We believe in supporting every team member with a competitive salary and a generous benefits package, including equity for all employees, exceptional medical/dental/vision benefits plans for employees and their families, 401k plan, and paid parental leave. We value time off and actually take our vacations, and we have a healthy work-life balance culture that checks egos at the door and truly unplugs at the end of the day. We embody a growth mindset and provide the support you need to grow in your career.
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