Kuvare is a growth-oriented insurance platform that delivers diversified annuities, life insurance, and supplemental products to the middle-income and mass-affluent consumer segments through its acquisition-led growth strategy. Kuvare provides proven capabilities, strategic support, substantial resources, and patient capital to help insurance companies pursue and achieve sustainable growth opportunities. With its patient capital, Kuvare targets differentiated annuity and life insurance companies to bring into its family of brands.
Summary/Objective
The Senior Counsel will join Kuvare’s newly-created Kuvare Strategic Investments (KSI) unit, which is tasked with managing Kuvare’s $40+ billion investment portfolio, including supervision and monitoring of external advisers. The successful candidate will be primarily responsible for supporting the KSI business team in connection with the origination and management of private debt and equity transactions, including reviewing and negotiating transaction documents, assisting in deal structuring, and advising with respect to amendments, waivers and consents. In addition, the senior counsel may (a) assist with corporate governance activities, including taking meeting minutes, drafting resolutions and consents, and preparing committee charters; (b) support KSI compliance activities, including drafting policies and procedures, and (c) advise on special projects, including M&A activity. This is a dynamic, high-profile position for a self-starting lawyer willing to dive into a number of new and challenging projects.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Supporting the KSI business team to structure, negotiate and close private credit and equity transactions across a variety of asset classes, including corporate private placements, structured finance, and private equity and venture capital
- Collaborating with KSI’s operations team and Kuvare’s treasury department to facilitate trade management and settlement activities
- Overseeing all secondary trades of private assets
- Assisting with the development, preparation and implementation of policies, procedures and protocols, and managing corporate governance matters, including preparing committee charters, resolutions and meeting minutes
- Performing legal research, as needed
Upon request, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Knowledge & Experience:
- Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school
- Admitted to practice before a state bar
- 3+ years of relevant experience with a law firm or in-house at a financial institution, including specific experience in one or more of the following areas: corporate private placements, bank loans, structured finance (including ABS, RMBS, and CMBS), and/or private equity transactions. Familiarity with investment advisory and/or insurance company investment regulations is a plus.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively and efficiently manage outside counsel.
- Superior verbal and written communication skills, with proven business acumen.
- Excellent organizational skills, and ability to complete projects and other assignments efficiently, timely and with minimal supervision.
- Strong customer service orientation.
- Ability and desire to work in an environment that emphasizes information sharing, collaboration, teamwork, mutual respect and integrity.
In addition to the foregoing core skills and qualifications, the ideal candidate is someone who is flexible and excited about learning and applying new skills in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Physical Demands:
- Normal office working environment
- Occasional evening and weekend hours to meet deadlines
- Occasional travel is required
- Ability to sit for extended periods of time
- Ability to type / perform data entry
- Ability to read from a computer screen and paper reports
- Express ideas and otherwise communicate with the spoken word
Kuvare company is an equal opportunity employer that makes hiring decisions based on merit, qualifications, and the business need. We are dedicated to a policy of nondiscrimination in employment on any basis including age, sex, color, race, creed, national origin, religious persuasion, marital status, political belief, or disability that does not prohibit performance of essential job functions. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply.