Global M&A Legal Director — Strategic Transactions

Sibelco Nordic Ab; Antwerpen; Hybride; EUR 120 000 - 160 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Sibelco Nordic Ab is seeking a Director Legal M&A to lead the international M&A workstream across acquisitions, divestments, joint ventures and other strategic transactions. You will structure deals, advise on governance, and drive due diligence from inception through closing and post-closing integration.

Reporting to the Chief Legal Officer, you will negotiate complex agreements, coordinate with external counsel and finance teams, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements across

Qualifications

• Master's degree in law and ability to practice in a relevant jurisdiction.
• 8-10+ years of post-qualification experience in corporate law, M&A and cross-border transactions.
• Experience leading M&A workstreams and negotiating complex agreements across multiple jurisdictions.
• Experience in leading transactions at an international law firm or multinational company.

Responsabilités

• Lead the legal workstream for international M&A transactions, including acquisitions, divestments, joint ventures, minority investments and carve-outs, from inception through closing and post-closing implementation.
• Advise on transaction structure, sequencing, governance and execution strategy, identifying material legal risks and recommending pragmatic solutions.
• Lead legal due diligence, prioritizing material issues and translating findings into clear, commercially focused recommendations.
• Ensure legal risks are addressed through transaction structure, contractual protections, conditions, covenants, warranties, indemnities, insurance or other mechanisms.
• Draft, review and negotiate confidential and exclusivity agreements, term sheets, share/asset purchase agreements, shareholders' and joint venture agreements, investment agreements and related documents.
• Lead negotiations with counterparties and advisers to balance protection with commercial objectives.
• Coordinate signing, closing, conditions precedent and post-closing obligations, including price adjustments where applicable.
• Act as a lead legal adviser on strategic partnerships, business alliances, technology collaborations, joint ventures and minority investments.
• Support Corporate Finance and Treasury projects including debt financing, refinancing, facilities, guarantees, intercompany funding structures and approvals.
• Coordinate legal input on merger control, foreign investment screening and regulatory requirements with specialists and external counsel.
• Support internal governance and approval processes with materials and legal input for senior leadership and the Board.
• Coordinate internal legal resources and external counsel to ensure timely delivery and budgeting.
• Support post-acquisition integration, divestment separation, and governance restructuring.

Connaissances

M&A law expertise

Commercial judgement

Negotiation skills

Formation

Master's degree in law

Qualified to practice law

Description du poste

Sibelco Nordic Ab is seeking a Director Legal M&A to lead the international M&A workstream across acquisitions, divestments, joint ventures and other strategic transactions. You will structure deals, advise on governance, and drive due diligence from inception through closing and post-closing integration.

Reporting to the Chief Legal Officer, you will negotiate complex agreements, coordinate with external counsel and finance teams, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements across