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As the Legal Counsel M&A in Sri Lanka, you will work closely with and provide support to the Senior Corporate Legal Counsel M&A based in Stockholm, Sweden, by assisting on global M&A and post-acquisition activities. You will be a key member of IFS Legal team, in which you will be primarily responsible for providing legal support relating to mergers & acquisitions (M&A) – such as deal structures, contract review and negotiations, due diligence, post-acquisition integration, internal corporate restructuring, and corporate management. You will have a coordinating and cross-functional role, if required working together with key internal stakeholders such as Finance, Tax, HR, Sales, Corporate IT, etc as well as external stakeholders. 

Duties & responsibilities:  

Provide accurate and timely support to IFS Senior M&A Counsel with integrity and responsibility in a variety of M&A related legal topics e.g. but not limited to:   

• Support regarding NDAs, offer letters / LOIs, deal structures, ancillaries and aligning contractual terms with applicable IFS corporate contract standards.  

• Review of key commercial agreements (customer, partners, vendors) during the due diligence phase of an acquisition.  

• Corporate restructuring during the integration phase post-acquisition. 

• Develop corporate governance processes and monitoring and keeping track of risks.  

• Corporate housekeeping.   

• Understanding the objectives in a deal and ensure a coherent approach to these goals. 

• Coordinate with outside counsel and cross-functional alignment as necessary during the integration phase.  

• Happy to dive into other ad-hoc corporate tasks and projects as needed with priority to M&A.  

• Keep up to date with changes in applicable local and international law and regulation which have a direct impact on M&A activities and maintain a deep industry knowledge.  

• Keep pace with information technology and AI trends and developments, in the marketplace as well as regulatory.  

• Support in creating and compiling M&A playbooks, templates and other standard documents around legal processes, and keeping these up to date. 

Competencies:   

• A bachelor's degree in law (Sri Lanka or UK), and LL.M. (UK, international).  

• 5+ years' experience as a lawyer in a local law firm, or other international experience or similar in-house role pertaining to M&A, corporate/commercial or within the technology industry. 

• A solid understanding of, and proven experience of corporate and commercial contract review and presentation of key findings and red flags which is essential during the due diligence phase of M&A. 

• An analytical mindset and proven experience in delivering on complex commercial and corporate legal matters.  

• A “roll-up your sleeves” attitude - no project is too big or small for you.   

Essential skills/experience:   

• Professional fluency and excellent communication skills in English.   

• Fluency in using standard Microsoft tools.  

• Excellent analytical, presentation, planning, and time-management skills.  

• Ability and confidence to interact with both internal and external stakeholders.   

• Work effectively individually on minimum instructions with great interpersonal and consulting skills.  

• Team player who is focused on building collaborative relationships, work in a team-oriented process and understanding the pain-points, challenges and goals in a deal-process.  

• Ability to work with complex commercial matters and be able to handle fast-paced cross-border transactional timelines which requires exceptional organizational and prioritisation skills.  

• At IFS Trust, Agility, Collaboration. Integrity and Grit are at the core of our values and these qualities are necessary for building and maintaining a successful and sustainable business.  

Desirable skills/experience: 

• Previous experience in a similar M&A role either from law firm or in-house 

• Experience within a software technology organisation or working with such clients  

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