Director – M&A & Transaction Solutions, London (Fixed Term Contract)

Be part of a Dynamic team!

Aon’s Mergers & Acquisitions team (AMATS) is seeking a Director to join them on a 12-month Fixed Term contract. The successful candidate will lead the design, structuring, and placing of complex insurance programs and innovative and effective solutions in high-quality cases through the use of insurance capital, usually in an M&A scenario.

This would be an interesting role for a senior lawyer wanting to make a move to a more commercial role, their likely background being in M&A.

Aon is in the business of better decisions!

At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world.

As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive, diverse team, and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

What the day will look like

Executing with excellence on W&I and other Transaction Solutions products
Using your own personal professional network to build on deal flow opportunities.
Acting as a sector subject matter expert to support other client teams develop relationships, win, and deliver engagements, especially within the Financial Sponsor and Corporate space
Building a strong internal network to unlock client opportunities and facilitate the delivery of exceptional client service
Driving placement efficiencies and strategic insurer engagements through managing the delivery of high-quality client service and deliverables
Managing trusted insurer relationships

The growth of AMATS Globally will create opportunities for career progression with the potential to move into leaderships roles, take on greater responsibility, own and drive initiatives either within financial lines or the wider team. More broadly as a global organisation Aon offers significant career opportunities for its high performing talent both domestically and internationally.

How this opportunity is different

The AMATS team provides both deal advisory services and a wide range of transaction solutions to clients undertaking M&A activity across UK and EMEA. The Pan-European team has grown rapidly in the last four years with around 70-80 colleagues in the UK and 250 across EMEA. The team has a diverse range of backgrounds including investment bankers, Big 4, lawyers, actuaries, plus technical specialists including insurance.

The team’s focus is across two core strategies. Firstly, to be the leading provider of specialist Transaction Advisory Services (TAS). In addition to Financial Lines, we have specialist capability in Risk and Insurance, Cyber Security, Human Capital, Intellectual Property and ESG.

Our Transactions Solutions (TS) capabilities deliver structured risk transfer instruments covering Warranty & Indemnity insurance and a range of risk transfer solutions for tax, litigation plus other contingent risks. Finally, we arrange credit/bonding solutions to enable clients to optimise their capital structure.

We have dedicated coverage teams across Financial Sponsors (PE and Infrastructure), Corporates plus Professional Advisors (Investment Banks, Lawyers, Big 4). We support clients across a wide range of transactions including typical buy and sell-side deals, carve-outs, public market transactions (IPO and P2P), distressed M&A plus secondary market deals. Our mix of deals include both UK domestic and international transactions covering the full valuation range from the largest, most complex multi-billion deals to sub-£50m transactions. We also support our financial sponsor clients with portfolio enhancement and optimisation.

Skills and experience that will lead to success

Proven experience in Transaction Solutions, including representations & warranties/warranty & indemnity insurance, tax liability.
Legal qualifications would be highly advantageous.
Previous experience in managing relationships with insurers and clients.
Some project management responsibilities in current or previous roles.
Track record of working across different European markets would be an advantage.

How we support our colleagues

In addition to our comprehensive benefits package, we encourage a diverse workforce. Plus, our agile, inclusive environment allows you to manage your wellbeing and work/life balance, ensuring you can be your best self at Aon. Furthermore, all colleagues enjoy two “Global Wellbeing Days” each year, encouraging you to take time to focus on yourself. We offer a variety of working style solutions, but we also recognise that flexibility goes beyond just the place of work... and we are all for it. We call this Smart Working!

Our continuous learning culture inspires and equips you to learn, share and grow, helping you achieve your fullest potential. As a result, at Aon, you are more connected, more relevant, and more valued.

Aon values an innovative, diverse workplace where all colleagues feel empowered to be their authentic selves. Aon is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

Aon provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran, marital, domestic partner status, or other legally protected status.

We welcome applications from all and provide individuals with disabilities with reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application, and interview process and to perform essential job functions once onboard. If you would like to learn more about the reasonable accommodations we provide, email ReasonableAccommodations@Aon.com

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