Legal Counsel – M&A at Safe Life

Join a fast-growing international company with an ambitious acquisition agenda

Safe Life is a global provider of life-saving equipment and safety solutions, helping organisations and communities improve preparedness and response capabilities. Through a combination of organic growth and strategic acquisitions, we have built a leading international platform with operations across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific.

As we continue our growth journey, we are looking for a Legal Counsel to join our headquarters in Stockholm and play a central role in supporting our international M&A activities.

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially minded lawyer who wants to work close to the business and be involved in transactions from start to finish.

As Legal Counsel, you will become part of a small, high-performing team driving Safe Life’s continued expansion. You will work closely with our M&A and finance functions and take ownership of the legal aspects of acquisitions across multiple jurisdictions.

The role is primarily focused on M&A and transaction-related matters, with acquisitions forming a central part of Safe Life’s growth strategy. You will take ownership of legal workstreams across multiple transactions simultaneously and play an important role in driving deals from initial assessment through closing and post-closing implementation.

Alongside M&A, you will support selected corporate, governance and compliance-related initiatives as the organisation continues to expand internationally.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing legal aspects of acquisitions throughout the entire transaction process

• Coordinating and overseeing legal due diligence together with external counsel

• Reviewing, drafting and negotiating transaction documentation, including share purchase agreements and related contracts

• Supporting negotiations with founders, management teams and sellers across international markets

• Driving post-closing legal activities and ensuring effective implementation of agreed actions

• Supporting corporate governance and general corporate legal matters

• Maintaining and developing policies, governance frameworks and compliance initiatives

• Assisting with selected commercial and procurement-related agreements

This role offers extensive exposure to international M&A and the opportunity to take ownership of transactions throughout the entire deal lifecycle – from initial due diligence and negotiations through signing, closing and post-closing execution.

The position is based at Safe Life’s headquarters in Stockholm and reports to the Group General Counsel.

Who We Are Looking For

We are looking for a lawyer who combines strong technical skills with a pragmatic and business-oriented mindset.

You enjoy taking ownership, building relationships and moving projects forward. You are confident in negotiations, comfortable managing multiple workstreams simultaneously and able to balance legal risk with commercial objectives.

To succeed in this role, we believe you have:

• A law degree from a recognised university

• Approximately 3–5 years of relevant experience from a leading law firm and/or an in-house legal function

• Strong M&A experience, including hands-on involvement throughout the transaction lifecycle

• Experience drafting and negotiating transaction documentation, including share purchase agreements

• The ability to independently manage legal workstreams and drive processes forward

• Excellent stakeholder management and project coordination skills

• Fluent English, both written and spoken

Experience working on cross-border transactions is considered a strong advantage.

What We Offer You

At Safe Life, you will join a fast-growing international company where acquisitions play a central role in shaping the future of the business. You will become part of a lean and entrepreneurial organisation, working closely with senior decision-makers and contributing directly to the company’s continued expansion.

This is an opportunity to combine high-quality legal work with real business impact in a dynamic, international environment. We offer significant responsibility, a high degree of autonomy and the chance to grow alongside an ambitious company with a clear purpose.

Contact and Applicaton

In this recruitment process, Safe Life is supported by Law Recruitment. Interviews will be carried out as applications are received. Please apply via . Note that we do not accept applications by email.

If you have any questions, please contact recruitment consultant Helena Woodcock by phone 070-260 36 96, or by email at [email protected]

About Safe Life

Safe Life is a global provider of life-saving equipment and safety solutions, helping organisations and communities improve preparedness and response capabilities.

Since its founding, Safe Life has grown into an international group with operations across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific. Through a combination of strategic acquisitions and organic growth, the company has established a strong position in its markets and continues to expand internationally.

Safe Life operates in the market for defibrillators and related safety solutions, supporting customers through a recurring service and readiness model that helps ensure equipment is always available when it is needed most.

With a clear purpose, ambitious growth plans and a long-term perspective, Safe Life combines the agility of an entrepreneurial organisation with the scale and reach of an international business.

At the heart of everything we do is a simple ambition: helping save lives by making life-saving products and services more accessible to organisations and communities around the world.