Corporate Associate

at  Osborne Clarke

THE PRACTICE

Osborne Clarke’s corporate team is known as the leading firm in the region, with a reputation that leads to us being instructed on the most significant transactions. Providing City-quality, we are the only firm in the Thames Valley covering each specialist area (Venture Capital, Private Equity, M&A/corporate and Corporate Finance ) in depth. Our leading position is reflected in our work levels.
We are ranked Tier 1 for corporate in the South East region and are recognised nationally as Tier 1 ranked for Venture Capital, and Tier 2 for M&A: Lower Mid-Market (£100m-£750m) and Private Equity: Mid-Market (up to £500m) (all Legal 500 2025). We focus on key sectors, with particular specialisms in Tech, Media and Comms (TMC), Financial Services (including FinTech), Life Sciences & Healthcare (LS&H) and Real Estate & Infrastructure.
The corporate team in the Thames Valley is part of a single team across our three UK offices. The Thames Valley team is home to a key part of our Venture Capital practice, focussing on fast-growing businesses in the LS&H and TMC sectors, from university spin-outs and early stage capital, to later funding rounds and exits. But as part of the corporate team, you will have the opportunity to work on a wide variety of transactions with different partners in our Thames Valley and across our other UK offices on all aspects of corporate advice.
Our UK corporate practice regularly works with our fast growing international network. Associates have opportunities to build international relationships through our International Exchange programme and overseas offsite events.
To find out more about the practice, please see the link below.
http://www.osborneclarke.com/expertise/service/corporate/

TECHNICAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

You will have a keen interest in providing high quality service and will ideally have previous experience advising on Venture Capital, Private Equity and/or M&A matters. As a guide, due to the nature of the work and the structure of the team, we are looking to appoint an Associate, although we will consider candidates with more or less experience.

“Great quality in specialist areas…, which is hard to find outside London” – Chambers UK
We are looking for an Associate to join our highly regarded Corporate team in Reading. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a well-respected and expanding team with the prospect of a varied and complex workload. You will have the opportunity to work on both national and international deals whilst also becoming involved in some of the region’s most significant transactions. We are particularly interested in hearing from candidates with experience of advising on Venture Capital, Private Equity and M&A matters.