Colas Inc. is looking to hire an M&A attorney to expand its 9-person in-house legal team based in Morristown, NJ (with satellite offices located in Anchorage, AK, Brea, CA, and Greenville SC). This role, based in Greenville, SC, will primarily support Colas’s strategic growth initiatives, including mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, divestitures, and other corporate transactions for Colas’ operating infrastructure subsidiaries throughout the U.S., by drafting and negotiating NDAs, IOIs, LOIs, term sheets, definitive purchase agreements (asset and stock), and ancillary transaction documents; coordinating and conducting legal due diligence; drafting and reviewing disclosure schedules, advising on deal structuring and closing mechanics; managing regulatory and compliance items (including antitrust/HSR compliance, applicable licensing/permit transfers and third party consents); supporting post-close integration and dispute resolution processes; and developing and improving internal processes, checklists and templates for efficient transaction execution. The M&A attorney will also provide legal and business support to the 4 non-legal business professionals that are part of the Colas M&A department in connection with M&A transactions and other business development opportunities. The role will also provide legal advice and assistance on operational matters related to road construction, including negotiating, drafting, and reviewing public and private road construction contracts, purchase orders, aggregate extraction/supply agreements and other commercial and transactional agreements related to infrastructure operations. This is an excellent opportunity for the right candidate to join our in-house team who will report directly to the Senior M&A Counsel/Deputy General Counsel of Reeves and Delta Companies.
