Handling restructuring cases requires the in-depth expertise of a cross-disciplinary practice group combining M&A, banking & finance, dispute resolution, and employment law practitioners.
With this in mind, we advise companies on restructuring, as well as their shareholders or creditors partaking in the negotiations, banking institutions in particular. We also frequently act for investors specialised in turnaround operations to negotiate the conditions for investment in restructured companies.
Gide acts for banks, financial institutions, borrowers, actors in collective actions, specialists in company turnaround operations, state bodies, creditors, shareholders, managers of companies experiencing financial difficulties, and regulators.
We assist clients in all aspects of the safeguard and court-ordered receivership or liquidation proceedings.
Our lawyers are experienced in managing, for French and foreign groups alike, situations resulting from the launch of a collective procedure by one or several subsidiaries in France. Our practice also covers international bankruptcies.
Experience includes:
Well-reputed French firm with a strong background in M&A, banking and capital markets, advising on a range of liquidation proceedings, debt restructurings and distressed M&A. Client base encompasses distressed companies, investors, creditors and shareholders. Offers capabilities in both in-court and out-of-court restructuring processes. Handles crossborder mandates, with added experience acting before foreign courts in the defence of French safeguard proceedings. Clients say: ‘Gide is a well-known French law firm that is highly efficient in restructuring matters.’ Assisted CDC and Natixis as trustee on behalf of the lenders with matters connected to the restructuring of AREVA.
Chambers Europe 2019
Gide Loyrette Nouel represents debtors, lenders and other creditors. The firm has experience handling major cases.
Structured finance expert Eric Cartier-Millon is another key name; he assisted CDC and Natixis acting as a trustee of the lenders with Areva’s restructuring.
Legal 500 EMEA 2019