With more than two decades of M&A experience, Marsh advises on insurance services to buyers and sellers at all stages of an M&A transaction. When assessing the legal and financial risks and consequences of an M&A process, it is also key to prepare from an insurance perspective. In 2023 Marsh PEMA alone has placed more than 80 deals with an aggregate limit of liability of approx. EUR 2bn and a deal value of more than EUR 13bn.
 

What can you expect?
 

Marsh PEMA is looking to expand the team to further increase its market position, following a strong development of Insurance M&A market. The purpose of this position is to be part of the M&A transaction services practice for the Private Equity and M&A market in Italy, to serve as strategic deal advisor to clients during transactions and to support the growth of the business.
 

Your contribution will be on the following activities:

• structure and place Transactional Risk Insurance solutions (i.e. Warranty & Indemnity, contingent Liability Insurances, Litigation Buy Out, Environmental M&A solutions) and manage direct negotiations with Transactional Risk Insurance market. This encompasses handling the entire underwriting process, with specific focus on Italian deals starting with confidentiality agreements, preparing non-binding indications, drafting policies, negotiating contract terms, preparing underwriting requests, and issue of policy documents;

• interact with Private Equity Firms and Corporations, C-Suite members (i.e. CEO, COO, CFO), Law Firms, Investment Banks and other members of the M&A community to source deals;

• building relationships with colleagues in Italy and abroad to serve as strategic deal advisor to clients and support the growth of the M&A insurance business.
   

Requirements:

• Master’s Degree in Law;

• 2 to 4 years of professional experience in corporate transactions in private practice with an emphasis on private M&A. Experience with corporate tax is a plus;

• fluent in written and spoken English (any other language is a plus);

• Strong organizational, project management attitude and attention to details;

• your strengths include strong client orientation, commercial acumen, decision-making power and a high degree of persuasiveness, as well as high motivation and resilience;

• you have already been able to demonstrate your strong team skills, your high sense of responsibility and your flexibility.
   

Why joining our team?

• A leading company with a strong brand and strong results to match;

• international work environment and opportunities to work on cross border deals in multiple industries;

• flexibility and exposure to clients;

• attractive benefits coverage, outstanding learning programs, mentoring opportunities and interaction with counterparts in industry groups and client organizations.