Vice President, Legal

TIAA • New York, NY

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Churchill Asset Management, an investment-specialist affiliate of Nuveen, is seeking an experienced mergers and acquisitions attorney to represent Churchill, its affiliated entities, and managed accounts as investors in direct equity co-investments and private equity secondaries transactions. The role focuses particularly on non-control direct equity co-investments and GP-led private equity secondaries in the sponsor-backed middle market. The attorney will generally oversee external counsel and may independently handle portfolio-management and other transactional matters. The position also offers opportunities to work on LP-led secondaries and junior capital debt financing transactions. Churchill’s accounts include affiliated and unaffiliated institutional separate account clients, private funds, registered funds, and business development companies. The position reports to Churchill’s Deputy General Counsel, who oversees the transactional legal group.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree.
• At least 4 years of experience at a law firm or asset manager working with direct equity co-investors or secondary equity purchasers in the sponsor-backed market, particularly the core middle market.
• Ability to integrate quickly into a dynamic team, collaborate with front-office, operations, fund administration, and tax business partners, and work independently when needed to meet transaction timelines.

Nice To Haves

• Experience acting as transactional counsel to business development companies (BDCs) and other regulated entities.

Responsibilities

• Lead transactions directly and/or liaise with and oversee external counsel in structuring, documenting, and closing sponsor-backed middle-market direct equity co-investments and private equity secondaries, particularly direct equity co-investments and GP-led secondaries.
• Collaborate with the transactional legal group on developments in private capital markets and provide coverage for overflow transactions, including LP-led private equity secondaries and junior capital debt financing transactions.
• Advise on regulatory issues arising from investing and portfolio-management activity in direct equity co-investments and private equity secondaries.
• Represent Churchill in portfolio-management and other transactional matters as needed.

Benefits

• Superior retirement program.
• Competitive health, wellness, and work-life offerings supporting physical, emotional, and financial well-being.
• Depending on the role, participation in a performance-linked incentive program, such as an annual discretionary incentive program or other incentive plans.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree