Legal Counsel – US Securities & Regulatory

Location:
Mumbai or Delhi NCR, India | Employment: Permanent, full-time |Designation commensurate with experience

About Us
Agam Capital was founded in 2016 with the vision to create a cutting edge differentiated analytical platform. The execution towards this vision continued with the development of pALM, Agam’s proprietary asset and liability management (ALM) system. Offering the only end-to-end enterprise-wide risk and capital analytic solution, Agam empowers strategic decision makers towards their capital optimization goals. With a fully embedded dynamic strategic asset allocation (SAA) and enterprise risk management (ERM) infrastructure, pALM supports Agam’s ability to offer one stop, turnkey insurance solutions.

Key Responsibilities
• Advise on US federal and Current York securities law for private and structured credit, CLO, MBS/ABS and infrastructure debt investments held by insurance and reinsurance clients.
• Review offering documents and private placement terms, including Regulation D, Rule 144A and Regulation S exemptions and transfer restrictions.
• Advise on Investment Company Act and Investment Advisers Act matters, including vehicle exemptions, adviser obligations and disclosures.
• Review and negotiate investment management agreements, side letters, ISDA/CSA documentation and reinsurance trust and collateral agreements.




• Support compliance monitoring, regulatory filings and responses to regulator and auditor queries, working with Compliance and Risk.
• Coordinate and manage outside counsel in New York, Bermuda and other jurisdictions.
• Track SEC and insurance-regulatory developments and brief management on their impact on asset strategies; mentor junior team members. Basic Qualifications
• Juris Doctor (JD) from an ABA-accredited US law school (required).
• Admitted to the New York State Bar and in good standing (required).
• 2+ years of post-qualification experience in securities, capital markets, structured finance or asset management at a law firm or financial institution.
• Strong working knowledge of the Securities Act of 1933, Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Investment Company Act of 1940 and Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
• Excellent drafting, negotiation and communication skills; able to work with a regular overlap with US Eastern Time. Preferred Qualifications
• Transaction experience in CLOs, ABS/MBS, private credit or infrastructure debt.
• Exposure to insurance and reinsurance asset structures (funds withheld, modco, reinsurance trusts).
• Familiarity with NAIC/NYDFS insurance regulation and the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) framework.
• In-house experience at an asset manager, insurer or investment bank.

📌 Legal Counsel (Mumbai)
🏢 Agam Capital India
📍 Mumbai