Head of Acquisitions

Job description

Intro description: Legalist is a tech-enabled alternative asset manager that uses proprietary data-driven origination to invest in uncorrelated legal and government-payment assets. Founded out of Y Combinator in 2016, Legalist manages over $1.7 billion for endowments, foundations, and family offices. Legalist is seeking a Head of Acquisitions to lead origination and execution for a new investment strategy focused on partnering with founder-led professional services businesses. This front-end role is responsible for sourcing opportunities, building founder relationships, evaluating acquisition targets, and driving transactions from first conversation through close. Key Responsibilities: - Source and develop acquisition opportunities through direct outreach and relationship building - Build trust with founders, operators, and intermediaries to generate proprietary deal flow - Lead early-stage diligence, opportunity assessment, and transaction qualification - Evaluate businesses across financial, operational, legal, and strategic dimensions - Manage transactions from sourcing through diligence, negotiation, and close - Develop investment recommendations and present to senior leadershi...