Investment Funds Lawyer

What it's about

We are looking for an investment funds lawyer to join our Structuring Solutions team out of Partners Group’s New York office and contribute to a wide variety of client offerings, focusing on commingled fund structures and separate accounts for our clients in the Americas. Partners Group’s Structuring Solutions team is responsible for developing highly innovative investment structures for institutional and private investors globally. At Partners Group, the Structuring Solutions team plays a pivotal role in fund strategy and development, as well as ongoing servicing and maintenance. Structuring Solutions team members work closely with the firm’s client relations, investment and operations teams, as well as directly with clients, to deliver market-leading private markets product solutions.

Responsiblities:

•    Efficiently managing the design, development, and implementation of innovative structuring solutions in the Americas and beyond, primarily customized separate accounts for insurance companies, pension plans and retirement accounts.
•    Leading side letter negotiations with clients investing in traditional commingled funds, including drafting and operationalizing side letters and negotiating directly and independently with clients and their external counsel. 
•    Leading the launch of customized separate account solutions for international institutional investors, including drafting and negotiating long-form agreements (LPAs, IMAs, subscription agreements) with clients and their external counsel.

•    Efficiently managing the end-to-end launch process for flagship fund offerings, encompassing initial planning with senior stakeholders and pre-marketing guidance, development of key documentation (LPAs, PPMs, subscription agreements) and fund entity setup, coordination of marketing registrations and prefinancing arrangements during launch, and ongoing management of fund governance (including document amendments and corporate actions post-launch).

•    Ensuring compliance with applicable securities laws (including but not limited to Investment Advisers Act, Investment Company Act, AIFMD, MiFID) and considering tax efficiency within the context of delivering bespoke solutions for clients.
•    Developing your own service catalogue with full ownership and high autonomy.
•    Keeping abreast of regulatory/industry developments and providing periodic updates to internal parties.
•    Supporting client-facing business development efforts by contributing to client meetings and presentations.

What we offer

Partners Group is a global financial institution that retains the culture, pace and agility of a start-up. As a growing firm, we are committed to attracting, developing and retaining the very best talent, by offering a workplace where results are truly recognized and rewarded.

Our offerings include:

• Professional, international, and high-performing work-environment
• Challenging, rewarding career within a growing company
• Collaborative environment, with on-the-job training and mentorship opportunities
• Competitive benefits and wellness package, including medical, dental and vision coverage
• 401k (Roth and pre-tax options) with company-match
• 25 vacation days, and 13 holidays annually
• One-month sabbatical after every five years of service
• Company paid life and disability insurance
• Education assistance program
• Lunch stipend
• Domestic and international events, including offsites and volunteer opportunities
• Partners Group compensation has a long-term outlook and philosophy, and our total compensation emphasizes performance based long term incentives. Base pay range for this role is $270,000 -$300,000, and a performance-based bonus are additional parts of the total compensation package.

Make an impact on the organization by taking a leading role in the growth of our US business. Our working environment is humble, inclusive and transparent; the structure of the firm is flat.

At Partners Group, we thrive on new ideas for the benefit of our clients, our employees and our communities. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and support diversity of perspectives.