Restructuring & Insolvency

Our Restructuring, Insolvency & Bankruptcy team has been assisting French and international market players for many years in navigating complex strategic and financial challenges.

We advise distressed companies, their corporate officers and directors, shareholders, and creditors, as well as investors and purchasers looking to seize opportunities in the context of insolvency & bankruptcy proceedings.

Our practice covers the full spectrum of insolvency and bankruptcy law, from preventive out-of-court proceedings to court-supervised restructurings, including distressed M&A transactions.

Our approach

We provide our clients with:

  • Cutting-edge legal expertise in corporate law, insolvency and bankruptcy proceedings, and financing, to design legally secure solutions tailored to operational challenges;
  • Hands-on experience in complex negotiations, liquidity crisis management, and the conduct of insolvency and bankruptcy proceedings;
  • A cross-disciplinary approach combining our corporate, financing, and litigation expertise to deliver comprehensive support;
  • A culture of negotiation and litigation, which enables us to defend our clients’ interests effectively before commercial courts while pursuing pragmatic settlements whenever possible.

Our Added Value

  • A multidisciplinary team combining corporate, insolvency and bankruptcy, financing, and litigation skills;
  • Responsiveness and close working relationships with clients, ensuring swift assistance and support in crisis situations;
  • Proven track record in large-scale matters as well as in SMB and mid-cap company cases;
  • The ability to coordinate cross-border restructurings through our international network of prominent local partner law firms;
  • In-depth knowledge of key market players (court-appointed administrators and creditors’ representatives, funds, banks), facilitating negotiations.

In this context, our expertise covers the following areas:

Prevention and anticipation

We assist our clients in preventive proceedings such as ad hoc mandate and conciliation, before a crisis becomes critical.
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Insolvency and bankruptcy proceedings

We support client at every stage of insolvency and bankruptcy proceedings, whether safeguard judicial reorganization, or judicial liquidation.
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Sale plans and court-approved acquisitions

We have recognized expertise in drafting, structuring, securing, and advocating sale plans before the court, both for distressed companies and for potential buyers.
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Insolvency litigation

We defend the interests of our clients in disputes arising from insolvency and bankruptcy situations.
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Support to stakeholders

We provide support to all stakeholders involved in restructuring situations.
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Distressed M&A opportunities

Soulier Bunch publishes a weekly selection of distressed acquisition opportunities that may be of interest to French and international buyers and investors.
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