M&A lawyers/ advisors required - Underwriter: Warranty & Indemnity Insurance

If you have a keen interest in merger & acquisition transactions, and would enjoy a client-facing role in a fast-paced environment of which a key aspect is to analyse the risks in such transactions – this role is for you.

Warranty & indemnity insurance underwriter

About Euclid Transactional:

Euclid Transactional is the leading global best-in-class agency that specializes in providing transactional insurance products, including warranty & indemnity insurance for mergers & acquisitions. Euclid Transactional has a team of 140 with offices in New York, Chicago, Toronto, London, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Paris, Stockholm, and Singapore.

We are committed to providing superior and commercial service and results to our clients and carrier partners. We engage in open and honest communication, make decisions thoughtfully and adapt to better support our people. We focus on inclusion and relationship building and strive to be respectful and empathetic.

About the Role

If you have a keen interest in merger & acquisition transactions, and would enjoy a client-facing role in a fast-paced environment of which a key aspect is to analyse the risks in such transactions – this role is for you.

We are looking for an underwriter in our fast-growing Singapore office, which serves as our APAC headquarters covering transactions across Asia Pacific, including Australia.

The position will provide the successful candidate with in-depth exposure to a wide variety of M&A deals across jurisdictions and the insurance industry in a client-facing environment. The successful candidate will receive guidance and on-the-job training from the company’s multi-disciplined underwriting team in Singapore as well as in EMEA and New York.

Responsibilities will include:

· Utilizing legal and business skills to analyze risks associated with M&A transactions and make commercial decisions relating to transactional insurance coverage with respect to domestic and cross-border transactions

· Managing deal processes with outside counsel, in-house underwriting professionals and broker partners

· Establishing and expanding relationships with brokers, clients and other deal professionals

· Reviewing and understanding transaction documents and risks associated with M&A transactions

· Communicating and negotiating policy terms with lawyers, clients and brokers

· All aspects of file management

Desired Qualifications, Skills, and Experience:

· Two to six years of transactional experience at a major law firm or big four firm, including experience with conducting due diligence exercises, deal structuring, reviewing and working with transactional documents, negotiations

· Recent working experience in a M&A market such as Australia, Japan, S.Korea, India or North Asia, will be a plus, but not a must.

· Native or full professional language abilities in Chinese, Japanese, Korea will be a plus, but not a must.

· Strong oral and written communication skills

· Strong file management skills

· Familiarity with financial statement analysis a plus, but not a must

· Creative, commercial and practical problem-solving skills

· Entrepreneurial, team-oriented

· Comfortable in a fast-paced environment.

· Ability to have fun whilst juggling transactions

Education Requirements:

· Bachelor’s degree required.

· Law or accounting degree preferred.

Work: Full-time.

Remuneration: Private practice rates

Work Schedule/Location: Singapore office.

Apply: To apply, send your resume to [email protected] or visit our careers site.

In your application, please state your Singapore residency status (or indicate none) and your current salary.