The Paris office of Eversheds has advised Veolia on the sale of its subsidiary, Bartin Recycling, who specialise in collecting and recycling ferrous and non-ferrous metals, to the Derichebourg group.

Bartin Recycling is a major stakeholder in industrial recycling in France. The company recovers scrap metal, new production waste and demolition material and recycles up to 450,000 metric tons of metal a year over their twenty sites. The operation will be completed after obtaining approval from the French competition authorities.

The team was led by corporate partner Franck Bourgeois and associate Charles Bresson.