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The Paris Restructuring Team is the leading bespoke restructuring practices, with 12 restructuring lawyers (including 3 partners), whose practice comprises the highest profile, market-leading French-originated matters, as well as significant work alongside our global restructuring practices on UK, US and European-originated matters. The team has a large and diversified practice in insolvency matters: it handles pre-insolvency and insolvency, debt and equity restructuring, litigious bankruptcy proceedings, distressed M&A, LBO and venture capital insolvency and bids on assets of distressed companies.

The team advises a broad client base that includes debtor and creditor, directors, investment funds, senior, mezzanine and subordinated lenders, purchasers and sellers of distressed assets, and substantial bankruptcy litigation.

The team has notably been involved, over the past year, in the largest and the most significant French LBO restructurings such as Vivarte, Camaieu, Sequana, Alma Group and Quick and bankruptcy proceedings such as SNCM, Altia, Mory Ducros and Reader’s Digest.

The department has the capacity to work on all issues faced by clients, no matter the type of client and the framework of the restructuring. The team advises its clients within all the existing range of restructuring framework, including in and out of court, carve-out, refinancing or distressed leveraged buyouts.

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Restructuring/Insolvency - France
1
Band 1
What the team is known for

Weil, Gotshal & Manges is a top-tier firm for advising holding companies, distressed corporates and debtors on restructuring and distressed M&A transactions. The law firm has additional expertise in insolvency, safeguarding and conciliation proceedings and is also well placed to assist creditors and investors. The practice advises on the restructuring of state-guaranteed loans. The team has a strong track record in large-scale financial restructurings in France.

Work Highlights

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  • Weil, Gotshal & Manges advised Casino Group on its debt restructuring and takeover.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Jean-Dominique Daudier de Cassini
Jean-Dominique Daudier de Cassini
Star Individuals

Jean-Dominique Daudier de Cassini is a leading authority in the French restructuring market. He has extensive expertise in corporate recovery and group restructuring operations, with additional skill in safeguard proceedings and the restructuring of state-backed loans.

"Jean-Dominique is extremely helpful. He looks at the business beyond the legal aspect and appreciates the global context. He is extremely useful and a real business partner, so we are extremely happy to work with him."

Céline Domenget-Morin
2
Céline Domenget-Morin
2
Band 2

Céline Domenget Morin maintains a strong reputation in the French restructuring sector. She specialises in financial and debt restructuring mandates and is further well versed in insolvency proceedings. Her expertise is particularly sought out by leading French and international banks. She joined Weil, Gotshal & Manges in November 2023.

"She has been absolutely outstanding. She is able to negotiate with a very large number of participants to make sure everyone converges and comes to a solution. She has been awesome, with a very strong sense of innovation. Céline did a fantastic job."

"Céline is very knowledgeable and a real business partner. She is an expert in handling very complex negotiations."

"Céline is incredible. She has huge experience and practice. She is excellent."

Ranked Lawyers at
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Restructuring/Insolvency

Jean-Dominique Daudier de Cassini
Jean-Dominique Daudier de Cassini
Star Individuals
Céline Domenget-Morin
2
Céline Domenget-Morin
2
Band 2

Members

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Clients

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Butler Industries, Hayfin, Oaktree, Sequana, Sagard, Spir

Industries

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Aerospace, Automobiles, Manufacturing,Energy,Mining, Real Estate, Retail,Transportation,Technology