Bruno is heading the firm's tax group in Paris.
He advises clients on corporate and transactional tax matters with an emphasis on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, including acquisitions and disposals of real estate assets, business transfers, joint ventures and group reorganisations.
His expertise extends to tax litigations before the French tax authorities and tax courts.
Bruno has substantial experience advising on the tax aspects of capital market transactions (cross-border securitisations, securities lending, bond issues, etc.) and structuring management packages for executive directors and entrepreneurs. He has a strong expertise in advising on the structuring of all types of real estate transactions, including acquisitions, disposals, investments, joint-ventures, developments, financings, and funds setting ups and incorporations in a tax-efficient manner. He also advises on project finance (renewable energy, mining) and on tax-driven financings, notably in Africa and overseas.
Accolades
- "Bruno Knadjian and Romain Martinez who stand out for their sense of customer service and the quality of the work rendered." Legal 500 EMEA 2024 - Tax
- Recognised by Best Lawyers 2025 for Tax Law in France (since 2021)
- 'At Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Bruno Knadjian has a great capacity to deal with a wide range of matters. The practice provides key support to the firm’s transactional M&A and debt capital markets departments. The tax team recently worked on major domestic transactions in the banking, renewable energy and telecoms infrastructure sectors. It was also involved in some large DCM transactions. In addition, the tax team has excellent tax real estate expertise and also handles work related to Africa, notably contentious matters in the oil and gas sectors.' Legal 500 EMEA 2023 - Tax
- ‘Pragmatic, efficient, very professional team.’‘Practical. High availability’.‘The team is practical.’ Legal 500 EMEA 2023 - Tax
Background
Bruno joined Herbert Smith Freehills Paris in September 2018. Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2005, Bruno Knadjian holds a Master degree in Corporate Taxation from the University Dauphine in Paris, a DEA Business and Economics Law from the University in Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, and a LL.M from the University College in London.
Experience & expertise
Selected matters
- Nexity, the leading integrated French real estate group, in the acquisition of a 55% stake in the capital of the Angelotti group, the regional leader in property development and development in Occitanie
- OneWeb, a low earth orbit (LEO) broadband satellite communications company, in its proposed combination with Eutelsat Communications, a listed French company that is one of the largest satellite operators in the world
- Téléperformance SE on its bond buyback offer and its issue of sustainability-linked bonds for an amount of 500 million euros
- Diageo plc, a major beverage manufacturer and marketer, in relation to the sale of its European 'Picon' orange bitters brand to Campari Milano, another key player in European beverage manufacturing, for an aggregate consideration of approximately €119 million
- Hartwood on the sale of AFD.TECH to Accenture
- Korian, Europe's leading healthcare group serving the elderly and vulnerable, on the conclusion of a long-term real estate investment agreement with several BAE Systems Pension Funds, advised by Elevation, an asset manager specializing in healthcare real estate
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