Director, APAC Legal

Rare opportunity for an experienced transactions lawyer to join a premier global investment firm in a regional role.

• Global alternative investment firm
• Regional role with Asia-Pacific coverage, based in Sydney
• 8-12 years’ PQE

About our client

Our client is a global alternative investment firm. The firm invests capital on behalf of institutional investors, focusing on asset classes tied to structural economic shifts, defensive yield characteristics, and long-term utility.

The role

Our client is seeking a versatile senior lawyer to join its Asia-Pacific legal team in Sydney. The successful candidate will provide legal support across various investment strategies. Key responsibilities include:

• Lead legal due diligence, structure complex investments, and draft/negotiate core documentation, including credit agreements, intercreditor agreements, security packages, loan modifications, and traditional M&A share purchase agreements.
• Advise on private credit origination, asset-backed lending, project finance, and debt restructuring for portfolio companies and third-party borrowers.
• Provide ongoing legal and commercial support for existing portfolio investments, overseeing corporate governance, credit compliance, amendments, waivers, and bolt-on financing arrangements.
• Collaborate with compliance and fund formation colleagues on credit fund regulatory matters, co-investment vehicles, and borrower/lender compliance frameworks.

About you

• 8–12 years of post-qualification experience gained within a top-tier private practice law firm or an in-house role within private credit, private equity, or alternative asset management.
• Fluency in credit documentation, negotiation dynamics, and multi-party debtor-creditor relationships alongside strong corporate M&A fundamentals.
• Ability to balance complex credit risk with commercial business objectives while operating autonomously in a fast-paced transactional environment.
• Admitted to practice as a lawyer in Australia or New Zealand with strong academic and professional credentials.

What this role offers you

This role offers the rare opportunity to join a premier global investment firm’s growing Sydney office. You will work as part of an integrated global legal team, collaborating with colleagues in Asia, the United States, Middle East and Europe, and work on deals across the region.

For further information on this position please contact Nick Robertson:

Ref: 1754002
P: (02) 9241 1199
E: nick.robertson@mahlab.com.au

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