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Bertrand Nzabandora

Associate

Bertrand advises clients on complex commercial agreements, intellectual property and information technology, primarily in the technology sectors.

Bertrand provides this advice across all transaction types and sizes, including Series A - C investments, multi-billion dollar / pound mergers and acquisitions, and standalone commercial projects. Bertrand also has experience of advising clients in a wide range of sectors, such as sports, gaming and financial institutions.

Further, Bertrand has advised clients on data protection and outsourcing matters. Bertrand previously spent three years in the London office.

Experience

Representative matters

  • Savvy Gaming Group on its $1.5 billion acquisition and merger of ESL Gaming and FACEIT.
  • Forevision Holdings Limited on its $70 million acquisition of a controlling stake in Block Bond Holdings, Inc.
  • Specialized mobility investment company on its acquisition of a British electric vehicle engineering and design business focused on ultra-exclusive supercars.
  • US financial services company on a long-term global outsourcing agreement with a British insurance company.
  • US travel company on an agile software development and maintenance agreement with a British security technology company.

Pro bono

  • Mentoring university students through the Black Aspiring Solicitors Scheme. Advising a multi-disciplinary performance poet and artist on a publishing agreement.
  • Advising a mental health charity on data protection relating to its licensing of one of its mental health applications to a US health insurer.
  • Advising an international children’s charity on a subscription-based framework services agreement for the electronic point of sale software, hardware and support services for the charity’s retail shops.
  • Advising an international work experience enterprise on their website’s privacy policy.

Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations

  • Solicitor, The Law Society of England & Wales

Qualifications

Admissions

Solicitor, England and Wales, 2020

Attorney-at-Law, State of California, USA, 2023

Academic

BA, Law with European Law, University of Oxford, 2016
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.