Legal Counsel - Amsterdam

at  SBM Offshore

EDUCATION:

• Law degree common law, or civil law with sound common law working experience
• Fluent in English (spoken and written) is a must. Dutch, French or Portuguese language skills are a plus.

EXPERIENCE:

• A minimum of 3 years’ experience as in-house legal counsel within financial institution and/or in private practice is a must
• Proven track record in debt and/or equity financing
• Experience of working in a commercial environment
• Preferably experience in energy / energy transition / renewables
• Some experience of closing transactions in a team of professionals

PERSONAL SKILLS:

• “Go-out-there” mentality, with a view to building a strong network with the various SBM offices in Monaco, Switzerland, Malaysia and Brazil
• Team player and taking an active role to grow and learn, while reciprocating at the same time by training and educating others
• Good organizational skills, solution focused, pragmatic approach to enable the business
• Proactive and curious
• Financial acumen

• Developing a deep knowledge and understanding of SBM’s debt & equity financing structures for FPSO’s (including sale & leaseback structures)
• Analyzing and understanding the US bond market (regulation S & 144A)
• Working closely with the business as trusted advisor and deal team member in order to close innovative financial transactions, JV structures, restructurings, M&A transactions, liquidity instruments etc
• Providing pro-active, accurate, relevant and timely advice to different stakeholders within SBM on a variety of legal finance related topics in support of all business lines, especially in relation to SBM’s Corporate Finance & Strategic Finance business lines
• Regarding contract negotiations: being the point person for external law firms in multiple jurisdictions (Japan, Switzerland, US, UK, France, Netherlands, Brazil, Guyana, Surinam, Namibia, Malaysia, China)
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating various financial agreements: LMA based loan documents, shareholder loans, shareholder agreements, various cp’s, security docs, NDA’s, derivatives, SPA’s
• Reporting and updating LCCI Leadership Team on key legal issues and risks, including lessons learnt and improvement areas for the business