Corporate Associate / Senior Associate

London, England, United Kingdom

11/13/2024

Description

Role overview

The team

Our highly regarded corporate team is recognised for the quality of its transactional and advisory work.

Our business is of a scale and quality which can comfortably handle large matters whilst still retaining a personal touch and the flexibility to assist on daily business. From guiding tech start-ups through their financing rounds to acting for household name clients, we are resourced to handle matters of any scale or complexity.

The team is ranked Band 1 in Chambers 2025 (Corporate M&A: £10-100 million, London), recognised for providing advice that is both practical and strategic - a team able to think outside the box.

We are well known for our trusted relationships and specialist sector expertise including technology, media, retail and consumer, to insurance and financial services. We act for some of the largest and best-known brands across the retail and consumer sector, including fashion and high-end luxury brands, FMCG businesses, beauty and cosmetics and leading food and drink businesses. Award winning at the Luxury Law Awards, we are band 1 ranked in Retail and consumer (Legal 500 2025). As one of the go-to law firms for big tech, our market-leading technology, media, and telecoms (TMT) practice enables some of the world's largest, most innovative tech platforms, media companies and network operators to stay ahead.

We have a people first approach; we are committed to nurturing our home-grown talent as well as investing in key lateral hires. With plenty of opportunity at all levels, you can be assured that we will be an enthusiastic supporter of your development and keen to help you progress through your career.

The role

We are looking for an Associate / Senior Associate to join our successful team as we continue to build on our strong position in the market. You will have previous experience, or an interest in, the technology and /or retail and consumer sectors and be keen to develop sector expertise.

We encourage breadth of experience, and we will work with you to ensure that you have the right spread of work. With a focus on private M&A, there will be opportunity to be involved in some public M&A, JVs and corporate advisory matters depending on deal flow at any given time.

Recent Examples Of Deals Include

• Acted as corporate adviser to FTSE listed Frasers Group on multiple domestic and international transactions (public and private).
• Advised Tropic Skincare's Suzie Ma on reclaiming full ownership of the business, assisting in their 50% buyout from Lord Sugar.
• Acting on the acquisition of a global luxury brand of household goods and jewellery.
• Advised the shareholders of Wireless Social, a leading provider of guest Wi-Fi, analytics and marketing solutions to the UK hospitality sector.
• Advised Dellner Polymer Solutions, part of Sweden's Dellner Group, on its acquisition of high-end engineering supplier Ferrabyrne Ltd, a YFM Equity Partners backed business.
• Advising each of the participating clubs on the formation of Premier Women's Rugby, the league for professional women's rugby in England.
  
  

You will be encouraged and supported to help drive the business and will have a high degree of autonomy and client involvement. You will have opportunity to work with our Technology & Media, as well as Retail & Consumer pillars being a group of cross practice specialists, operating at the cutting edge within their sectors.

Knowledge, Skills And Experience

• 3-6 years of PQE, with a strong grounding in corporate law and in particular private M&A.
• Delivers legal and commercial solutions and establishes collaborative working relationships with clients and colleagues to provide an outstanding client experience.
• Supports the team to manage the client experience, develops trusted relationships and interacts with clients confidently to achieve the best outcome for the client.
• Committed to business development to further grow their network and the practice spotting opportunities and sharing these with the team.
• Works efficiently and commercially and understands the importance of financial hygiene.
• Collaborative and works effectively in a team.
• Understands how to develop junior team members and support their ambitions.
• Committed to being part of a supportive, inclusive and collaborative firm culture.
  
  

Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging

We are problem solvers. Whether in front of clients or behind the scenes. To solve problems creatively for clients, we need diverse collaborative thinking; drawing on different experiences, backgrounds and perspectives. That means that everyone who either applies to, or works for, the firm is treated equitably. Webelieve in removing barriers to equal access not least because our people define us and define what we do. If you need support and adjustments to do your best work, whether that's during the recruitment process or throughout your time at RPC, we're here to help.

Flexible working that supports your commitments outside of work is an important part of our culture and, where possible, we will support this across all roles. Please get in touch with our recruitment team if you have any questions about our hybrid working approach or flexible working policy.