Job Description:
An exciting Investment client of ours is looking for a Legal and Compliance officer to join their team in Johannesburg to support their business. The client is an investment manager and investment bank operating on a Pan-African basis and specializing in private credit and private equity. They are a closed-end fund incorporated in Germany investing in subordinated debt and hybrid debt in Africa. They have leading market positions in middle-market M&A in Africa, as well as private credit advisory.
Responsibilities:
- Money Laundering Reporting Office (MRO)
- Reporting to FSCA
- Corporate secretarial work in South Africa
- Working with the investment banking and investment management teams in terms of reviewing NDAs, engagement letters and terms sheets
- Maintaining internal resources, including internal templates for legal contracts
- Maintaining records of contracts executed by the firm
- Managing any claims or litigation
- Managing relationships with external law firms
- Helping to uphold best practice in the investment banking and investment management teams
- Managing the process of KYC on the client by external parties
- Miscellaneous legal related work, e.g., reviewing employment contracts, employee stock grants
- Reviewing investment agreements and ancillary documents (including legal opinions) and overseeing process for satisfaction of CPs
- Monitoring the relevant legal framework(s) and developments and ensuring compliance of the company and its sub-entities
Requirements:
- Solid academics
- Three years’ post qualification
- Excellent team working skills
- Appetite to work with service providers in multiple jurisdictions
- Appetite to take on new tasks and gain experience in new areas
Caleb Ebrahim
Recruitment Consultant
CA Finance