Transactional Risk Broker (M&A Lawyer)

Marsh is looking for brilliant candidates to join our Private Equity and M&A (PEMA) practice as a Transactional Risk Broker based in Milan.
 

With more than two decades of M&A experience, Marsh advises on insurance services to buyers and sellers at all stages of an M&A transaction. When assessing the legal and financial risks and consequences of an M&A process, it is also key to prepare from an insurance perspective. In 2023 Marsh PEMA alone has placed more than 80 deals with an aggregate limit of liability of approx. EUR 2bn and a deal value of more than EUR 13bn.
 

What can you expect?
 

Marsh PEMA is looking to expand the team to further increase its market position, following a strong development of Insurance M&A market. The purpose of this position is to be part of the M&A transaction services practice for the Private Equity and M&A market in Italy, to serve as strategic deal advisor to clients during transactions and to support the growth of the business.
 

Your contribution will be on the following activities:

structure and place Transactional Risk Insurance solutions (i.e. Warranty & Indemnity, contingent Liability Insurances, Litigation Buy Out, Environmental M&A solutions) and manage direct negotiations with Transactional Risk Insurance market. This encompasses handling the entire underwriting process, with specific focus on Italian deals starting with confidentiality agreements, preparing non-binding indications, drafting policies, negotiating contract terms, preparing underwriting requests, and issue of policy documents;

interact with Private Equity Firms and Corporations, C-Suite members (i.e. CEO, COO, CFO), Law Firms, Investment Banks and other members of the M&A community to source deals;

building relationships with colleagues in Italy and abroad to serve as strategic deal advisor to clients and support the growth of the M&A insurance business.
 

Requirements:

Master’s Degree in Law;

2 to 4 years of professional experience in corporate transactions in private practice with an emphasis on private M&A. Experience with corporate tax is a plus;

fluent in written and spoken English (any other language is a plus);

Strong organizational, project management attitude and attention to details;

your strengths include strong client orientation, commercial acumen, decision-making power and a high degree of persuasiveness, as well as high motivation and resilience;

you have already been able to demonstrate your strong team skills, your high sense of responsibility and your flexibility.
 

Why joining our team?

A leading company with a strong brand and strong results to match;

international work environment and opportunities to work on cross border deals in multiple industries;

flexibility and exposure to clients;

attractive benefits coverage, outstanding learning programs, mentoring opportunities and interaction with counterparts in industry groups and client organizations.

Marsh, a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), is the world’s top insurance broker and risk advisor. Marsh McLennan is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit marsh.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh McLennan is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.