Legal Counsel - Acquisitions
Description
Realty Income aims to be a globally recognized leader in the S&P 100, committed to creating long-term value for all stakeholders. These stakeholders include our dedicated team members, who embody our purpose: building enduring relationships and brighter financial futures. This guiding principle serves as a beacon for our team, influencing every action we take.
Realty Income’s employees consistently invest their time, commitment, and dedication into the company, and in turn, they receive investment returns in the form of purpose, belonging, and opportunities for advancement.
Realty Income is committed to best-in-class corporate responsibility practices through environmental initiatives, governance programs, and community outreach projects. From the boardroom to the breakroom, our team members make a difference every day.
Realty Income is looking for a professional Legal Counsel to support the Senior Legal Counsel in driving the execution of complex transactions with many moving parts across different European geographies. In this role, you will streamline the transaction process to generate greater speed and efficiency, individually manage specific transactions with accountability for delivering the business objectives in a timely fashion, and assist with the legal management and rationalization of the Company’s corporate holding structures.
What you will work on day to day:
Acquisitions:
- Coordinate, analyse, manage, negotiate, document, and close a wide range of multifaceted transactions including (but not limited to): corporate SPV acquisitions, joint ventures, sale & leaseback transactions, asset level real estate acquisitions and developments.
- Manage complex and significant deals that cut across workstreams and teams.
- Management of external law firms and multi-disciplinary transaction teams.
- Assess transactional risks and recommend strategies to mitigate them advising colleagues of issues/opportunities that may have meaningful consequence.
- Progress transactions with careful attention to proceeding on time, on budget and in accordance with deal strategy.
- Input into growth strategy, market intelligence and initial deal terms.
- Collaborate with internal teams to devise optimal approaches in the context of assigned transactions.
- Attend board meetings and present transactions to the Board of Directors, coordinate execution of documents, and assist with entity management responsibilities where required.
- Analyse transactions and structure transactions in the UK and other European countries as necessary.
- Assist with co-ordination of entry into new markets if applicable.
- Review, evaluate, and approve information and reports from external advisors concerning investment transactions.
- Manage and monitor environmental issues from a legal perspective. Review and analyse environmental reports.
- Supervise Legal Analysts performing transactional support.
- Develop and make recommendations to the Legal team regarding improvements to internal policies and procedures for handling transactions.
- Provide clarification on legal language or specifications.
- Research and evaluate different risk factors regarding business decisions and operations.
- Apply effective risk management techniques and offer proactive advice on possible legal issues.
- Communicate and negotiate with external parties (brokers, external counsel, third-party vendors, etc.), creating relationships of trust.
- Provide professional legal counsel and advice to Company executives.
- Promote the external reputation of the Company with tenants, partners and counterparties.
- Excellent record keeping.
Corporate & Finance:
- Assist the Company with projects to rationalize its corporate structure and manage hive-ups and corporate re-organizations as assigned.
- Hands on management of JV partners and building personal relationships.
- Review and draft third-party supplier agreements as assigned.
- Handle miscellaneous and various corporate legal matters including engagement letters etc.
- Work with the acquisition department to coordinate the review and analysis of confidentiality/non-disclosure agreements on the front end of potential acquisition targets.
- Assist with the implementation of equity and debt strategies.
- Preparation of intergroup loan documentation and equity documentation.
What we need from you:
- Strong undergraduate degree.
- Qualified Solicitor (England & Wales).
- Minimum of 3 years post-qualification acquisitions focused legal experience in the real estate or corporate real estate department of a City or US law firm or a real estate focused investment fund; strong candidates outside of this range will be considered.
- Fluent (spoken and written) English; additional European language helpful.
Realty Income is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. If you require accessibility support to submit your application or other reasonable accommodations to participate in the recruitment process, please contact [email protected], or call 800-375-6700. An employee will respond to your message to begin the interactive process. Please note that this phone number and email address are only for individuals seeking a disability accommodation when applying for a job.