Cross Border M&A Associate

Holland & Knight LLP seeks a talented M&A Associate with a minimum of 3 years' experience to join its Cross Border M&A Team. This is an excellent opportunity to work with a leading team on sophisticated domestic and international transactions, with a particular focus on cross-border matters involving the US, Latin America, and other global markets.

The ideal candidate will have meaningful experience advising public and private companies, private equity sponsors, family offices, strategic investors, entrepreneurs, and other market participants on a broad range of complex business transactions. Relevant experience may include domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, minority investments, strategic partnerships, corporate governance matters, and other complex corporate transactions.

The associate will work closely with partners and clients on all phases of transactions, including structuring, drafting and negotiating transaction documents, coordinating diligence, managing deal execution, and advising on corporate and governance considerations in cross-border contexts. Candidates should be comfortable working on matters that involve multiple jurisdictions, sophisticated counterparties, and fast-paced deal timelines.

Key Responsibilities:

• Advise clients on domestic and international mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, minority investments, and other strategic transactions.
• Draft, review, and negotiate purchase agreements, investment agreements, joint venture agreements, governance documents, ancillary transaction documents, and related corporate materials.
• Support transaction structuring and execution for clients operating across the US, Latin America, and other international markets.
• Conduct and coordinate legal due diligence, including review of corporate, commercial, governance, and transaction-related materials.
• Work collaboratively with cross-practice and cross-border deal teams, including lawyers in corporate, tax, finance, regulatory, employment, and other practice areas.
• Advise on corporate governance, entity formation, ownership, control, and post-closing integration matters.
• Communicate effectively with clients, counterparties, local counsel, and internal deal teams.

Job Requirements:

• Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school.
• Must be licensed in the jurisdiction of hiring office.
• This candidate must reside in the designated jurisdiction at or prior to the time of hire. We believe that there is significant value in working together in person and will expect the candidate to work in the office at least three business days per week.
• Meaningful experience in mergers and acquisitions, private equity, joint ventures, minority investments, corporate governance, or other complex corporate transactions.
• Experience with cross-border transactions, particularly involving the US and Latin America, is preferred but not required.
• Strong drafting, negotiation, analytical, and project management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams and meet deadlines in a fast-paced transactional environment.
• Excellent judgment, attention to detail, and written and verbal communication skills.
• Fluency in Spanish is required.

About the Practice:

Holland & Knight’s Corporate, M&A and Securities attorneys advise clients on sophisticated transactions across industries and jurisdictions. The Cross-Border M&A team works with companies, investors, private equity sponsors, family offices, entrepreneurs, and other clients on complex transactions involving the US, Latin America, and international markets. The practice combines transactional experience with cross-border market knowledge to help clients structure, negotiate, and complete strategic transactions.