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# M&A Associate, Bowery Legal at Interplay

- **Company:** Interplay
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Compensation:** $150k–$165k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2025-10-06
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-16
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/interplay/7ed667a1-a540-4ba8-a386-c7abd3511b8c/application

**Skills:** Mergers and Acquisitions, Deal Structuring, SPA, Asset Agreement, Merger Agreement, Loan Agreement, Earn-Out, Workout Agreement, Post-Closing Covenants, Cap Table Management, Data Rooms, Legal Drafting, Project Management, Tax Issues, Intellectual Property, Privacy Law, Employment Law, Regulatory Compliance, Reverse Whip Arrangements, Workout Agreements

> The M&A Associate leads and closes buy-side and sell-side deals while handling corporate work for company and investment fund clients. Responsibilities include drafting and negotiating deal documents, driving diligence, advising clients on structure and risk, and supervising junior staff within a boutique corporate...

## Job description

About Bowery Legal: At Bowery Legal, we combine big-firm Corporate and M&A experience with the focus and flexibility of a boutique practice. Our attorneys have trained at some of the most respected law firms in the world, including Latham & Watkins, Gunderson Dettmer, Skadden, Mayer Brown, Greenberg Traurig, and Baker McKenzie. We are highly-capable, Big Law-trained attorneys who have all decided that there must be a better (and more humane) way to practice law while still being exceptional in our craft. For attorneys out there that feel the same way, Bowery Legal is an oasis in the desert.

About the Role: We’re hiring an Associate, with a proven background and interest in M&A, to lead and close buy-side and sell-side deals across various industries, plus handle the corporate work that surrounds many of our company and investment fund clients (venture financings, reorganizations, commercial agreements, cap tables, and governance). If you love translating legal complexity into business leverage, this role is for you. As part of a general corporate boutique, this position will also be involved in the other areas of our practice, including company formations, financings, commercial drafting and negotiation, and general outside-GC support.

What You’ll Do:

- Own transactions end-to-end: Draft/negotiate deal related documents such as LOIs, purchase agreements (stock/asset), merger agreements, disclosure schedules, ancillaries, earn-outs, rollover equity, TSA, and joinders.
- Drive diligence and closings: Scope diligence, coordinate workstreams, manage timelines, clear issues, and run clean closings.
- Be the practical voice in the room: Advise clients on structure, risk, and trade-offs—grounded in deal reality and growth goals.
- Support the full company lifecycle: Venture rounds (SAFEs/convertibles/Series docs), restructurings, equity plan updates, commercial contracts (SaaS/MSA/DPA), and governance.
- Lead with ownership: Supervise junior attorneys/paralegals, standardize templates/playbooks, and improve how we deliver world-class service.
- Grow relationships: Serve as outside “in-house” counsel for recurring clients; help with thought leadership and BD when it aligns with your interests.

Required Experience:

- Background: J.D. from an accredited law school; admitted and in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction (NY admission or eligibility preferred).
- Experience: 4+ years at a top Big Law firm (AmLaw or equivalent) with 3+ years focused on M&A for private companies (tech/VC environment a plus).
- Expert drafting in SPAs/APAs/merger agreements, reps & warranties, indemnities, baskets/caps, earn-outs, RWI, and post-close covenants.
- Exposure to, and the ability to navigate, a wide range of deal structures preferred.
- Strong project management across cross-functional teams; clear, concise client comms.
- Style: Business-first, founder-friendly, bias to action, crisp judgment, low-ego collaborator.
- Exposure to tax, IP, privacy, employment, or regulatory issues common in tech deals preferred.
- Comfort with cap table tools and data rooms; RWI experience preferred.

## About Interplay

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Interplay is a startup ecosystem that provides venture capital, an accelerator, a studio, and platform services to support founders and innovation at every stage.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Venture Capital & Operating Platform)
- **Headquarters**: New York, New York, United States
- **Founded**: 2012
- **Founders**: Mark Peter Davis (Managing Partner)

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: Venture Capital, Startup Acceleration, Company Building (Studio), Operating Services, Multi-Family Office
- **Target customers**: Early-stage founders, startups (Pre-Seed to Series B), and high-net-worth individuals (family office clients)
- **Mission statement**: “Entrepreneurs are the primary driver of social change. Our goal is to accelerate their journey.”

## Products & Services
- **Venture Capital**: Invests $500K–$2M in early-stage North American tech companies, with a focus on application-layer AI and marketplace businesses. Co-invests in Seed to Series B rounds (sweet spot: Series A).
- **Accelerator**: Provides a $50K cash investment for a 6% equity stake, plus a six-month remote program with hands-on support as interim co-founders. Sector-agnostic but prefers pure software and tech-enabled services.
- **Studio**: Partners with CEOs to build companies from scratch, typically starting from internal ideas. Invests $100K–$10M+ to break the cold-start problem.
- **Platform**: Offers core operating services (accounting, marketing, legal, professional development, outsourcing) and vendor discounts to portfolio companies.
- **Ascend (Multi-Family Office)**: Provides full-service portfolio and investment management, plus advisory services for estate planning, philanthropy, taxes, and more.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly available
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue of $9.0M (as of latest data)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not disclosed; the firm acts as a conviction co-investor and maintains a network of hundreds of executives.
- **Growth Signals**: 28 employees (+25% YoY), 8,319 LinkedIn followers (+16.7% yearly), active job postings (+200% yearly), and a growing presence in Mexico, Pakistan, and the United Kingdom.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Full‑stack ecosystem** – Combines capital, company building, and operational support under one roof, allowing founders to access multiple resources seamlessly.
- **Hands‑on, interim co‑founder model** – In the accelerator, Interplay embeds itself as an interim co-founder, aligning incentives through equity (6% common stock).
- **Network density** – A large pool of executives, engineers, and interns that portfolio companies can tap into for talent and introductions.
- **Conviction co‑investing** – Performs its own underwriting but never leads, allowing it to remain flexible and aligned with market pricing.

## Strategic Focus
- **Investment thesis**: Application-layer AI and marketplace businesses in North America (primarily US, also Canada and Latin America).
- **Studio approach**: Identifies gaps in society’s “social fabric” and builds commercially viable solutions, often recruiting a co-founder/CEO after internal ideation and diligence.
- **Global reach with US focus**: Accelerator is remote and open worldwide, but companies must target US customers; studio companies are built in the US.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Rated 4.6/5 on LinkedIn (Work-Life: 4.5, Compensation: 3.9, Culture: 5.0, Career: 4.7).
- **Work model**: Accelerator program is fully remote; studio and venture teams likely operate in a hybrid environment based in New York.
- **Open roles** (as of search date): Cofounder + CEO (Manufacturing), Associate (AI), VP of Engineering – indicating opportunities for both operators and investors.
- **Perks**: “Unreasonable support” through platform services, access to a vast executive network, and a collaborative environment where employees work directly with founders.

## Sources
1. [interplay.vc – Homepage](https://www.interplay.vc/)
2. [interplay.vc – About](https://www.interplay.vc/about)
3. [interplay.vc – Jobs](https://www.interplay.vc/jobs)
4. [interplay.vc – Ventures](https://www.interplay.vc/ventures)
5. [LinkedIn – Interplay](https://www.linkedin.com/company/interplayecosystem)

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