Bertrand Barrier has acquired a solid experience in Mergers & Acquisitions and assists international clients in their investment projects.
With 20 years of international experience, Bertrand is also involved in the development of large-scale projects and infrastructures, mainly in developing countries, and has developed significant experience in the field of renewable energy.
Skills
Lawyer since : 2001
Bar. : Paris
Language(s) : French - English - German - Russian
Training :
- CRFPA (Regional Bar School) Versailles (2000)
- Postgraduate Diploma (DEA) in Contract Law – University of Sceaux (Paris XI), 2000
- Master’s Degree in Law from – University of Sceaux (Paris XI), 1999
- Diploma in Translation in English and German from ISIT
Member of :
- President of the governing board of the French-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Member of the European Business Association in Ukraine
- French Foreign Trade Advisor (CCE)
- Advised OCEA Navale in connection with the order for 20 patrol boats by the Ukrainian government.
- Advised Alten in the acquisition of a Ukrainian engineering company.
- Advised Airbus Helicopters in the sale of 55 helicopters to the Ukrainian Ministry of the Interior.
- Advised the EIB in the financing of Ukrposhta.
- Advised Stereau/SAUR in the construction of a water treatment plant in Mariupol.
- Advised Van Der Hoeven in connection with the establishment of its joint venture with Limit LLC.
- Advised EuroCape in connection with the development of a 600 MW wind farm.
Jeantet advises DEUTSCHE TELEKOM on its partnership with EQUATIV
Paris, April 25 2024 – Jeantet advised Deutsche Telekom on its partnership with Equativ, the leading independent adtech platform for programmatic advertising, in which Bridgepoint Development Capital is the majority shareholder. This is a strategic alliance between the French adtech company Equativ and the German telecom giant Deutsche Telekom. By combining their strengths and expertise, […]
Paris | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY
Jeantet advises Belfor in connection with the acquisition of EOS Group
Paris, February 2, 2023 – Jeantet has advised the BELFOR group, the world leader in disaster recovery, on the acquisition of the EOS group. This is the third strategic acquisition made by BELFOR this year. BELFOR, which has 12,500 employees worldwide, including 800 in France, is further strengthening its global offering and adding new skills […]
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Jeantet advises Tofane Global on the acquisition of Dimoco Messaging
Paris, January 10, 2023 – Jeantet has advised the Tofane Global group, a global leader in international communication solutions, on its acquisition of DIMOCO Messaging, a leading global SMS aggregator. Tofane Global is accelerating its growth in the booming business text messaging market with the acquisition of DIMOCO Messaging from BaseTech Ventures, a leading global […]
Paris | MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Jeantet advised BELFOR in the sale of its fire protection activities to SPIE Nucléaire
Paris, 1st December 2022 – Jeantet advised BELFOR, the world’s leading provider of disaster recovery services, in the sale to the SPIE group of its fire protection activities for the nuclear sector in France. BELFOR Prévention France, the French subsidiary which Belfor sold, specializes in passive fire protection work (fire-stop sealing of penetrations, fire-stop boxes, […]
Paris | CORPORATE – M&A – PRIVATE EQUITY | MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Business life in Ukraine: suspension, but not destruction, Interview with Bertrand Barrier – LJA Magazine, may 2022
Bertrand Barrier, partner at Jeantet and president of the Franco-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce, was posted in Kiev and was repatriated to Paris at the end of February 2022, when the Russian army invaded Ukraine. He recounts where the Ukrainian legal system stood at the time of the invasion, what the salient issues were at the […]
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Monthly legal update – April/May 2022
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Monthly legal update – March 2022
Sommaire : The program of the evacuation of enterprises from the war zones to western Ukraine The extension of deadlines for submission of tax, financial and other reports Organization of employment relations during martial law Amendments to the tax code of Ukraine Certain issues of state registration during martial law On guaranteeing protection of the […]
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France, a leading partner of Ukraine – Les Echos, 17/11/2021
Quote from Bertrand Barrier in this article by Yves Bourdillon on economic relations between France and Ukraine.
Paris | COMMERCIAL, DISTRIBUTION AND CONSUMER LAW
Monthly legal update – February 2021
Summary : New law liberalizing concession rules and highway construction Resumption of certain tax audits Draft Law on repayment of the debts under the feed-in tariff (FiT) with governmental bonds New Laws on Special Investment Contracts and development of industrial parks Amount of the share capital no longer required to be indicated in the charter […]
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Jeantet announces the promotion of two new partners, confirming its continuous development
Paris, 26th August 2020 – Jeantet is pleased to announce the nomination of Ioana Knoll-Tudor, in International Arbitration, and Bertrand Barrier, in M&A, as partners. Jeantet, one of the most renowned independent French law firms, continues its development in international matters by promoting two of its local partners in Budapest and Kiev to the rank […]
Kyiv, Paris, Budapest
Jeantet advises the French shipyard OCEA as part of the Ukrainian State command of 20 patrol vessels
Paris, August 11th, 2020 – Jeantet advised OCEA Navale, an independent French shipyard for maritime safety, on the order and sale of 20 patrol vessels to the Ukrainian State for €136 million. This order for 20 patrol vessels of FPB 98 (32 m long) intended for the Ukrainian border and coastguard service, and ratified by […]
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Ukraine : Monthly Legal Update – July 2020
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