Legal Manager

Legal Manager: Corporate – Renewable Energy | Cape Town

Copper Quail is recruiting for one of South Africa's leading IPPs — a serious player in utility-scale renewables with an active deal pipeline and a growing asset portfolio.

This is a senior in-house role for a corporate commercial lawyer who wants to sit where the transactions happen. You'll lead the legal side of M&A, project acquisitions and disposals, corporate finance and energy trading — advising the senior team directly and running your own calls on structure, risk and execution.

What you'll be doing (overview — not the full picture):

• Leading legal workstreams on M&A, disposals, restructures, JVs and project transactions — SPAs, subscription agreements, SHAs, JDAs
  
• Supporting corporate finance: funding, equity investments, refinancing and security documentation
  
• Acting as primary legal advisor to the Sal...