Senior Legal Counsel M&A

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Our organisation

Ageas is a listed international insurance Group with a heritage spanning of 200 years, offering Retail and Business customers Life and Non-Life insurance, and is also engaged in reinsurance activities.
As an international insurance company, Ageas concentrates its activities in Europe and Asia through a combination of wholly owned subsidiaries and long-term partnerships with strong financial institutions and key distributors.

 Ageas ranks among the market leaders in the countries in which it operates. It represents a staff force of about 50,000 people and reported annual inflows of over EUR 17 billion in 2023.

Ageas aims to be a Great p to Grow for all its people, whi.le always staying true to its four values: care, share, deliver and dare. It fosters an inclusive culture, that values diversity and encourages everyone to get the best out of their talents. 

Ageas has been re-certified as Top Employer in 2024.

We are looking for a dynamic and pragmatic team-player to lead the M&A legal team which is part of the Group Legal team and the wider General Counsel office of Ageas Group. On a day-to-day basis, the M&A legal team works with the Ageas Group’s business M&A team. 

Your function

You act as the primary person responsible for legal support on a wide variety of M&A transactions and other key transactions for the Group (including capital markets related projects) as part of a fast-paced international environment.

Your responsibilities include among others:

• Being the lead contact responsible on a day-to-day basis for the management of legal support on a wide variety of international M&A transactions (acquisitions, mergers, joint ventures, corporate restructurings, divestitures, spin-offs, etc.), as well as the ongoing support of our joint venture relationships across the Group.
• This includes responsibility for legal support across all stages of the M&A process;
  • initial structuring analysis;
  • coordindation of full due diligence processes;
  • input into governance papers and non-binding/binding offer documents;
  • negotiation of transaction documents;
  • filings with applicable regulatory authorities as well as all signing and closing formalities;
  • in close cooperation with other functions of the Group as well as the Group’s regions and operational companies.
• Providing legal support to the Group Capital Markets and Treasury department on financial/treasury-related matters, e.g. capital increases, dividend distributions, issuance of various debt instruments, intra-group loan arrangements, KYC and AML requirements and updates, etc.
• Manage and support on a day-to-day basis your colleague Legal Counsel M&A.
• Provide regular briefings to members of the Executive Committee and Management Committee on significant legal topics arising on various M&A transactions across the Group, including the preparation of qualitative legal advice to top management.
• Management of external legal support, including:
  • assisting with the identification and selection of external counsel on new M&A files and ensuring the most appropriate support is provided in the relevant jurisdictions;
  • interacting daily with, and being the primary provider of instructions to, external law firms for M&A transactions (i.e. main contact person). This involves prioritizing Ageas’s needs by ensuring we receive legal advice and support in a timely, cost-efficient and targeted manner;
  • facilitating recurring law firm relationship management between the Ageas Group and preferred firms in relevant jurisdictions;
  • conducting regular law firm and lawyer performance analysis
• Responsible for assessment of legal and compliance risks, irregularities, and/or gaps on M&A files, and the provision of guidance to internal Group functions and senior management in achieving viable solutions to such relevant legal issues.

Our offer

• The possibility of (maximum 50%) home working;
• A dynamic, multicultural working environment;
• An interesting and extensive salary package (including meal vouchers, eco vouchers, hospitalization, disability and group insurance, additional child benefit, mobile allowance and intervention in the internet reimbursement, ...);
• The possibility to optimize part of your salary package through a flexible income plan;
• A corporate culture where you are encouraged to share your views and opinions;
• A flat organizational structure with close collaboration and communication with management and cross departments;
• A company car with charging card;
• An extensive range of learning & development opportunities through our online learning platform;
• The opportunity to further develop yourself and to be part of a great team at a Top employer in Belgium. Find out more about it here.
  

Interested ?

Please apply online. We are looking forward to meeting you.