Associate or Senior Associate – Corporate – Bristol – Hybrid

Overview

In this role you will lead mid-market M&A work within a Bristol-based corporate team, handling strategy, negotiations, and matter management. You’ll engage with a broad client base, ranging from listed companies to PE/VC-backed businesses, contributing to client development and senior team mentoring. The role emphasizes collaboration within a close-knit group, exposure to full corporate matters, and a culture that supports profile-raising and in-person connection. This is an opportunity to shape significant transactions while supporting growth of the team and firm.

Responsibilities

• Lead mid-market M&A transactions including acquisitions, disposals, MBOs/MBIs and PE/VC investments
• Manage strategy, negotiations and matter progression for transactions
• Work within a close-knit team with exposure to full range of corporate work
• Advise a broad client base including listed and unlisted companies, PE/VC-backed businesses, investors, management teams and founders
• Support business development, networking and profile raising, and mentor junior team members

Key requirements

• Qualified solicitor with around two years’ PQE or more
• Experience in complex corporate transactions
• Confident working independently
• Commercial mindset
• Committed to collaboration

• collaboration and teamwork
• business development orientation
• mentoring junior colleagues
• complex corporate transactions
• M&A strategy and negotiations
• matter management

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