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Mistral is a full-stack AI company providing frontier models, developer tools, applications, and compute infrastructure. The company partners with enterprises across finance, manufacturing, defense, healthcare, and the public sector to co-create customized AI systems.
As M&A & Equity Financing Legal Counsel, you will report to the Head of M&A and Finance Legal Counsel in Paris and work closely with Business and Finance teams. You will be responsible for structuring, drafting, and negotiating Mistral's external growth transactions and equity fundraisings globally.
Key responsibilities include:
- Drafting, negotiating, and advising on M&A transactions worldwide, including acquisitions, acqui-hires, and internal/external growth projects
- Managing all stages of M&A transactions: deal structuring, due diligence, negotiations, signing, and closing
- Coordinating equity fundraising processes, including investor communications, due diligence disclosure, investment documentation, and closing procedures
- Handling secondary sale transactions for investors and employees
- Drafting and negotiating transaction documentation (LOIs, NDAs, SPAs, shareholders' agreements, investment agreements, ancillary documents)
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams across the organization
- Building internal templates, practices, and guidelines for M&A and equity financing documentation
- Supporting compliance matters related to corporate affairs as needed
The role operates in a fast-paced environment where transaction execution speed and precision are critical to supporting Mistral's growth at the frontier of AI innovation.
Qualifications and Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree or above (LLB, LLM, or Juris Doctor preferred) from an accredited law school in France or another EU country
- Admission to practice law in at least one additional jurisdiction (USA or UK preferred)
- Minimum 4–5 years of relevant legal experience, including at least 3 years at an international law firm
- Substantial experience in M&A, VC, and/or equity financing transactions, including hands-on experience with large- to mid-cap acquisitions from due diligence through closing
- Familiarity with VC/PE-type transaction documentation, including complex shareholders' agreements, management and employee incentive packages, and governance dynamics of venture-backed and PE-backed companies
- Excellent written and verbal communication in both English and French, with ability to present complex legal concepts to non-legal stakeholders
- Knowledge and understanding of artificial intelligence technologies, including machine learning, natural language processing, and their applications
- Adaptability: proactive, flexible, eager to learn, able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Ethical awareness: strong understanding of ethical considerations related to AI (fairness, transparency, accountability, bias mitigation)
