Legal counsel M&A
Looking for a challenging M&A opportunity within an international corporate company? By joining our clients self-steering legal team in their headquarters (Antwerp) as an M&A specialist, you will play a key role in supporting the company’s growth through acquisitions, investments and other corporate development activities.Your key responsibilities will include:
- Providing legal support for the company’s worldwide acquisitions, investments and other strategic transactions in all stages, from performing due diligence, drafting and negotiating term sheets and definitive transaction documentation, and supporting closing transactions and post-closing integration.
- Drafting and assisting with the preparation of M&A related board and executive committee meeting materials
- Assisting with other special corporate projects, such as joint ventures and management share participations.
- As corporate counsel you will also help, together with the other legal team members, in more general corporate matters.
- Working closely together with our internal M&A team, as well as with external advisors and experts.
- Managing projects effectively, with a team-oriented approach.
- You have obtained a Master Degree in Law from a first rate Belgian or European law school.
- You have at least 5 years of experience as an M&A lawyer within a reputable law firm and/or a legal department of an international company.
- You are fluent in English and Dutch. Knowledge Spanish is definitely a plus.
- You have excellent negotiation and drafting skills
- You are able to be the primary in-house attorney on M&A and other corporate projects, including handling multiple simultaneous transactions or projects.
- You are business oriented with a problem solving / pragmatic approach.
- You work meticulously, have a hands-on mentality and your (verbal and written) communication is very strong.
- You are a self-starter with team attitude.
Offer
- A job full of variety with long-term perspectives in an international environment.
- Cooperation with motivated & skilled colleagues in an open company culture.
- An attractive remuneration package including fringe benefits.
- A nice workspace where you can fully develop your talents.
- International colleagues. More than 30 different nationalities.
A multinational of Belgian origin
Our client, headquartered in Antwerp, Belgium is a leading distributor of chemicals in emerging markets. They complement their Chemical Distribution business with International Trade Services in steel, polymers and several other raw materials.
They have local operations in over 35 countries and 160 locations and employ 2,600 professionals worldwide.
Interested in this position?
Contact judith@legalstaffingexperts.be.
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