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Public M&A Associate | 3–6 PQE | Elite US Firm
We are working with an elite US law firm looking to add a 3–6 PQE associate to its growing London Public M&A practice.
The firm has a top-tier global M&A franchise and is investing significantly in its UK public M&A capability. The London team is seeing an increasing flow of sophisticated mandates across public takeovers, take-privates and cross-border M&A.
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Graduate Consultant — 2026 Scheme
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StrongYour economics background and your summer at a regional bank line up with what PwC looks for on the consulting scheme. Applications close in four weeks.
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You’ve got the grades and the economics background, and your bank internship is exactly the experience this scheme looks for. Apply soon — deadlines close within the month.
Experience fit
Your summer at the bank plus your econometrics coursework map directly to the day-one responsibilities on this scheme — client modelling, market briefings, and deal support.
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The practice benefits from a strong pipeline of work originating from the firm's US M&A platform, alongside an exceptional European private equity client base generating sponsor-led public-to-private opportunities.
Associates will gain exposure to:
- UK public takeovers and Takeover Code matters
- Sponsor-backed take-privates
- Cross-border public M&A
- Complex private M&A
- Listed-company and strategic corporate transactions


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This is a standout opportunity for a 3–6 PQE Corporate/M&A lawyer looking for high-end public M&A work within an elite US platform and the opportunity to join a London practice at an important stage of its growth.
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