Bertrand Barrier has acquired solid experience in mergers and acquisitions and assists international clients with their investment projects. With over 20 years of international experience, Bertrand regularly assists French and international companies with mergers, acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures, and other strategic transactions. He also advises on corporate governance and takeover matters.
Bertrand is also involved in the development of large-scale projects and infrastructure. In this capacity, he has developed significant experience in the energy sector.
Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2001, he is a graduate of the University of Sceaux (DEA in contract law) and ISIT as a translator (English and German).
Background
Lawyer since : 2001
Bar. : Paris
Language(s) : French - English - German
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 CCIFU
- French Foreign Trade Advisor (CCE)
- Member of the European Business Association
- Advised Migros on the sale of its subsidiary Idhea to Gyma
- Advised T.Capital on Filigran’s €58 million Series C fundraising
- Advised Carbyne Equity Partners on its €45 million investment in Elicit Plant
- Advised HBX Group on its acquisition of a stake in Perfectstay
- Advised Belfor on the acquisition of the EOS group
- Advised Deutsche Telekom on its partnership with Equativ
- Advised Ancala on its acquisition of Akuo’s biomass power plant in Croatia
- Advised Tofane Global on its acquisition of DIMOCO Messaging
- Advised Belfor on the sale of its fire protection activities to SPIE Nucléaire
- Advised Alten on the acquisition of a Ukrainian engineering company
- Advised Airbus Helicopters on the sale of 55 helicopters to the Ukrainian Ministry of the Interior
Jeantet advised Migros on the sale of its subsidiary Idhea to Gyma
Paris, 12 January 2026 – Jeantet advised the Migros Group on the sale of its French subsidiary Idhéa to Gyma, a French specialist in cold sauces. Based in Hochfelden (Alsace), Idhéa designs, manufactures and packages cold sauces and spices for foodservice professionals, the agri-food industry and mass retail, primarily serving the Swiss and European markets. […]
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Jeantet advises T.Capital on the EUR 58 millions series C fundraising of Filigran
Paris, 8 october 2025 – Filigran is an innovative French start-up operating in the development and marketing of cybersecurity solutions based on open source software, enabling businesses to optimize the management of their cybersecurity systems in order to anticipate any threats and detect any incidents. The investment will enable Filigran to accelerate its expansion in […]
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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 (large & mid cap)
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 (large & mid cap)
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 advised Valeo in the framework of the creation of the joint venture Valeo/Siemens dedicated to high voltage powertrains
Valeo and Siemens announced the closing of the joint venture dedicated to High Voltage Powertrains. With this move Valeo and Siemens create a global leader for the supply of innovative and affordable high-voltage components and systems for the entire range of on road electric vehicles including hybrids, plug-in hybrids and full electric vehicles. The portfolio […]
Paris
Official opening of Jeantet’s Moscow office
Thursday, october, 13th 2016, took place the opening cocktail of our Moscow office in attendance of Jean Maurice Ripert, the Ambassador of France in Russia, partners of our Paris office and around one hundred representatives of the French-Russian business community. The opening of this office is an important step forward for Jeantet, a law firm that is undergoing […]
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OFFICIAL OPENING OF JEANTET’S KYIV OFFICE
Thursday, march, 24th 2016, took place the opening cocktail of our Kyiv office. In attendance of Isabelle Dumont, the Ambassador of France in Ukraine, partners of our Paris office and all the team, this event was successful with 130 guests from international and local companies.
Kyiv
Jeantet advises Avril and Tönnies on the creation of the joint venture Atelier des Viandes de France SAS
Paris, March 9, 2016 – French Avril group and German Tönnies group have finalized, on March 8, 2016, their agreement in relation to Alliance des Viandes de France SAS, a joint venture established in the Normandy region. The purpose of the joint venture is to produce “5F” pork meat (pork born, raised, slaughtered, butchered and […]
Paris, Kyiv
Electrical wholesale: Würth acquires Rexel’s operations in Poland, Slovakia and Estonia
Paris, January 21, 2016 The German Würth Group pursued its external-growth strategy in Eastern Europe by acquiring Rexel’s electrical wholesale operations in Poland, Slovakia and Estonia. The French Rexel group is listed on Euronext (RXL) and active in the wholesale of electrical supplies. The operations in question accounted for sales of EUR 153 million in […]
Kyiv, Paris | MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS (large & mid cap)