McDermott Will & Emery AARPI acts for a growing roster of debtors, buyers, creditors and shareholders in complex distressed situations, with experience spanning financial and operational restructurings, insolvency proceedings and related litigation. In particular, the team is able to draw on firm-wide expertise in the private equity space to advise funds on the acquisition of distressed assets. Practice head Timothée Gagnepain is a high-profile name for French and international restructurings and insolvencies, while Théophile Jomier is also a key member of the team.
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Clients clés
- GiFi
- Bio C Bon
- TriplePoint Capital
- BioSerenity
- Mecalac
- Abenex (Premista)
- Voyager Digital
- US Bank Trustee (iQera)
Points forts
- Advised the GiFi Group, a major retailer of home and family products (turnover of €1.3 billion), as well as its shareholder GPG, on managing the economic consequences of a complex ERP transition.
- Advised U.S. Bank Trustees Limited/iQera, a French leader in management and debt repurchase, which has been facing significant capital structure challenges due to high interest rates, with €100 million debt due.
- Advised Groupe Mecalac, a construction engine manufacturer, in its restructuring, securing with Mecalac’s banks a €12m bridge loan and a rescheduling of circa €60m worth of debts.
Avocats
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Responsable de la pratique
Timothée Gagnepain
Autres avocats clés
Théophile Jomier; Lucille Madariaga