Sacha Szmir

Sacha Szmir advises and represents Belgian and international companies, financial institutions, and investors on all aspects of corporate law. His practice centers on domestic and cross-border M&A, divestitures, private equity, and venture capital transactions as well as corporate governance. He is active across the technology, energy, financial services, retail, consumer goods, and industrials sectors.

Sacha advised SAP SE on its acquisition of TechWolf, a Ghent-based AI work intelligence platform, reported to be the largest acquisition of a venture-backed software company in Belgian history. He represented Brussels Airport Company in the indirect transfer of 39% of its shares from Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan to PMV for a reported €2.77 billion. He acted for LDz (formerly Louis Delhaize) on the sales of Delfood SA to Delhaize Le Lion/De Leeuw, Cora SA to Mitiska REIM, and Delitraiteur NV to Colruyt Group. He also assisted FN Browning Group on its acquisition of the Accuracy International Group, Bekaert's takeover of Bridgestone's tire reinforcement business in China and Thailand, Hexagon's buyout of Septentrio, and Dalcq's purchase of Umami Magimix.

Prior to joining Jones Day in 2025, Sacha advised Crédit Agricole on its €1.55 billion acquisition of Bank Degroof Petercam and bpost on its €1.3 billion acquisition of Staci Group. He also acted for Signal Capital Partners on the €280 million disposal of Warsaw UNIT, Europe's largest office transaction of 2024, and for the European Investment Bank on a €475 million loan to the Brussels-Capital Region to upgrade existing tram infrastructure into a fully-fledged metro line.