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Private Equity Associate (3rd-6th year)
San Francisco or Menlo Park | Sponsor-side deals
Our AmLaw 100 client is building in its Bay Area private equity group and wants a midlevel associate who can run sponsor-side work with real responsibility. This platform stays busy across the cycle and is consistently at the top of global M&A and private equity league tables.
Role summary
- Represent leading PE sponsors and portfolio companies on acquisitions, dispositions, add-ons, and exits.
- Draft and negotiate core deal documents (LOIs, purchase agreements, equity rollover, management incentive, ancillary agreements).
- Coordinate diligence, deal execution, and closings across specialists (finance, tax, antitrust, exec comp) and across offices for cross-border work.
- Exposure to sophisticated carve-outs, take-privates, and complex sponsor mandates when the deal requires it.
Candidate profile
- 3rd-6th year associate (minimum 2 years of private equity transactional experience).
- Strong sponsor-side M&A reps. If your experience is more general M&A but you have meaningful PE exposure, that can still work.
- Comfortable driving workstreams, turning comments quickly, and owning documents without hand-holding.
- California bar preferred for Bay Area-based practice (or a clear plan/timeline to get there).
Why this role
- Deal volume and market access: the PE group runs a massive annual sponsor deal load (500 deals; $500B in aggregate value is the stated scale).
- Training and trajectory: you will work directly with partners who stay close to execution, with room to step up as a true deal lead.
- Platform strength: recognized in Chambers for elite corporate/M&A capability, and regularly credited for top-tier results in major league tables.
- Benefits and support: the firm’s long-running well-being program is built to be used, not just marketed.
- Comp: Cravath-scale base, plus discretionary bonus (posted scale includes $225k to $310k base for the relevant classes).
Interested?
Reply here or message me for a confidential discussion. If you send a resume, include your deal sheet or a short summary of sponsor-side reps.
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Salary : $235,000 - $365,000