Senior Legal Counsel - M&A - Brussels

As Senior Legal Counsel - M&A, you will act as lead legal adviser on high-profile international transactions.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading the legal execution of domestic and international acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures and strategic investments.
• Managing complex legal due diligence exercises and coordinating specialist legal input across multiple jurisdictions.
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating transaction documentation, including share purchase agreements, joint venture agreements, transition service agreements, NDAs and other ancillary documents.
• Advising on transaction structuring and identifying pragmatic solutions to legal and commercial risks.
• Partnering with internal stakeholders across Corporate Strategy, M&A, Finance, Treasury, Tax, HR, IT and Compliance throughout the deal lifecycle.
• Managing signing, closing and post-closing processes.
• Supporting integrations, carve-outs and corporate reorganisations following completed transactions.
• Coordinating and managing external legal counsel internationally while maintaining ownership of transaction execution.
• Advising senior management on strategic legal considerations impacting investment decisions.
• Contributing to the continuous development of the company's M&A legal function and best practices.