Associate Transactional Risk Manager

**We will count on you to**:

- Become an expert on the various transactional risk insurance solutions available, the insurers that are able to provide such insurance, and all other related matters.
- For any given M&A transaction, utilising the skills and experience gained from legal practice and in both supporting and lead capacities:

- Provide advice on the availability and appropriateness of such solutions, market conditions, insurance marketing and placement strategy, pricing, the applicable terms and conditions of coverage, and the information, documents, process and timeline required.
- Execute the insurance marketing and placement for our clients. This includes obtaining indicative terms from insurers, designing an insurance programme to meet the client’s requirements, working with insurers’ underwriters to bring our clients and other deal parties through the underwriting process, negotiating with the insurers to ensure our clients obtain optimal coverage (especially where there are complex coverage issues involved) at competitive prices, and finalising the insurance placement.
- Support the local and regional PEMA teams in seeking and building strong relationships with private equity and corporate clients (and their lawyers, accountants and other advisors in the legal / corporate finance community) with a view to obtaining successful transactional risk engagements and generating new business revenue.
- Develop and maintain good personal relationships with insurers’ underwriters to ensure we can provide our clients with effective transactional risk insurance solutions and superior underwriting outcomes for their M&A transactions, above and beyond what our competitors in this area can offer.
- Participate in all relevant business development initiatives in connection with the above, including giving presentations to, conducting workshops for, and attending meetings with, clients and their professional advisors, interacting regularly with insurers’ underwriters, and attending relevant industry conferences, networking events, and other professional events.
- Work within our regional Transactional Risk team in Asia, supporting a senior team of 4-6 former M&A lawyers based in Singapore and other colleagues locally and abroad. The team’s sole focus is warranty & indemnity (W&I) insurance and other M&A-related insurance products. You will be one of the pioneer members of a new team of 2-3 former M&A lawyers to be based in Bangkok, Thailand.
- The Transactional Risk team is part of our wider Private Equity and M&A (PEMA) Practice in Asia, which has over 40 risk management specialists located in key business centres across the region (including 5 existing colleagues based in Bangkok, Thailand). Drawing on their experience in insurance, M&A, corporate law, taxation, investment banking, and accounting, the PEMA Practice provides risk and insurance advisory services and insurance solutions to clients making acquisitions and divestments, helping clients de-risk transactions and maximise value.
- You will report to the Transactional Risk Practice Leader for Asia and the PEMA Practice Leader for Thailand, and will receive ongoing training, mentoring, and coaching to develop your skills and thrive in the role.
- Contribute to the growth of our business and ongoing success as the leading transactional risk insurance broker in Asia. You will help clients, their professional advisors, and fellow colleagues navigate the complex realm of transactional risk insurance in an international and cross-cultural context. Additionally, you will collaborate closely with colleagues and insurers across different geographies to place insurance solutions that protect our clients’ interests and mitigate the risks arising from their M&A transactions throughout Asia and other parts of the world.

**What you need to have**:

- Tertiary qualifications and 4-5 years’ PQE practicing in a reputable local law firm, with substantial prior experience in corporate and M&A work including:

- Conducting legal due diligence and preparing legal due diligence reports.
- Advising on, drafting and negotiating (or supporting the negotiation of) sale and purchase agreements, share subscription agreements and other M&A-related transaction documents (including representations and warranties, indemnities, limitations of liability and other key terms and conditions).
- Other meaningful client-facing advisory work and project management responsibilities.
- Strong interpersonal skills including written and verbal communication (with excellent proficiency in English), relationship-building and networking, teamwork, empathy, conflict resolution, leadership and adaptability.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, a keen attention to detail, the ability to work well and independently under pressure and be comfortable managing multiple projects and initiatives simultaneously in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment, accountability, integrity, initiati