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Job Description
Position Summary
B Capital is currently seeking a Legal Counsel to join our Legal/Compliance team in the Singapore office. The individual will report directly into the head of legal in Asia and have a crucial role in providing legal support for our investment activities, deal negotiations, diligence and execution. They will also advise key stakeholders on legal/regulatory risks and mitigations.
Moreover, the role involves participation from a legal angle in our firm’s fundraising initiatives, operational areas such as employment matters, contracts, systems, and regulatory compliance. The role also extends to managing external counsel teams and vendors. Key competencies for this role include strong legal skills and relevant experiences working with investment funds, good drafting skills, business acumen, an entrepreneurial spirit, exceptional interpersonal/communication skills, and a robust work ethic. The candidate should be mature, flexible, willing to learn, and adaptable based on business needs. A proven track record of quickly transforming ideas into action is crucial for this position. Familiarity with multiple jurisdictions across Asia and the US is a plus.
Basic Job Responsibilities
B Capital is a multi-stage global investment firm that partners with extraordinary entrepreneurs to shape the future through technology. With more than $6 billion in assets under management across multiple funds, the firm focuses on seed to late-stage venture growth investments, primarily in the enterprise, financial technology, and healthcare sectors. Founded in 2015, B Capital leverages an integrated team across nine locations in the US and Asia, as well as a strategic partnership with BCG, to provide the value-added support entrepreneurs need to scale fast and efficiently, expand into new markets, and build exceptional companies. For more information, click here.
b Capital Group Core Values
B Capital is currently seeking a Legal Counsel to join our Legal/Compliance team in the Singapore office. The individual will report directly into the head of legal in Asia and have a crucial role in providing legal support for our investment activities, deal negotiations, diligence and execution. They will also advise key stakeholders on legal/regulatory risks and mitigations.
Moreover, the role involves participation from a legal angle in our firm’s fundraising initiatives, operational areas such as employment matters, contracts, systems, and regulatory compliance. The role also extends to managing external counsel teams and vendors. Key competencies for this role include strong legal skills and relevant experiences working with investment funds, good drafting skills, business acumen, an entrepreneurial spirit, exceptional interpersonal/communication skills, and a robust work ethic. The candidate should be mature, flexible, willing to learn, and adaptable based on business needs. A proven track record of quickly transforming ideas into action is crucial for this position. Familiarity with multiple jurisdictions across Asia and the US is a plus.
Basic Job Responsibilities
- You will report and support directly to the Head of Legal/Compliance for the APAC region. Your role will include but not be limited to legal work in support of:
- Key areas of the firm’s investment activity, including investment/divestment processes and ongoing portfolio management
- Deal negotiation, diligence and execution from legal perspective, and advising key stakeholders of legal/regulatory risks and mitigations
- The firm’s important fundraising initiatives, including marketing and investor onboarding from Asia-based (MAS and other applicable ones) regulatory angle
- Operational areas of the business, including employment matters, contracts, systems and regulatory compliance, including MAS and other applicable Asian jurisdictions
- You will manage external counsel teams and other important vendors
- You will have the opportunity be trained and developed by the Head of Legal/Compliance for the APAC region, based in Singapore. You will also work with a global team, and develop relations beyond the Singapore-based office.
- Qualified lawyer with 5 to 10 years of PQE and graduated with Degree in Law (JD/LLM or LLB)
- Trained in a top-tier reputable law firm
- Lawyers coming directly from a law firm should have prior M&A (PE/VC) deal experience
- Lawyers with a mixture of law firm and in-house experience will also be considered
- Understanding of the businesses of an investment fund or any experience therewith is a plus.
- Strong legal skills and relevant experiences working with investment funds
- Good drafting skills and business acumen
- Entrepreneurial spirit
- Exceptional interpersonal/communication skills and work ethic
- Willingness to learn and adaptable based on business needs
- Familiarity with multiple jurisdictions across Asia and the US is a plus
B Capital is a multi-stage global investment firm that partners with extraordinary entrepreneurs to shape the future through technology. With more than $6 billion in assets under management across multiple funds, the firm focuses on seed to late-stage venture growth investments, primarily in the enterprise, financial technology, and healthcare sectors. Founded in 2015, B Capital leverages an integrated team across nine locations in the US and Asia, as well as a strategic partnership with BCG, to provide the value-added support entrepreneurs need to scale fast and efficiently, expand into new markets, and build exceptional companies. For more information, click here.
b Capital Group Core Values
- Generosity: We’re collaborative and always willing to share our time and knowledge.
- Resilience: We’re persistent and determined to succeed, persevering through challenges and seeing change as an opportunity.
- Open-mindedness: We’re curious and welcoming. Our global perspective and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion make our culture stronger and more innovative.
- Will: We believe in the companies we’ve invested in, and we’ll do everything in our power to help them change the world for the better.
- Teamwork: We value our relationships above all. We work hard to build trust and respect with founders, investors, partners and colleagues.
- Humility: We add value by going beyond for founders and LPs. We strive to let our work speak for itself.