Financial restructuring & distressed refinancing

Segula Group's financial restructuring and creditor-led takeover (2025–2026)
Representation of Segula and its shareholders in connection with the financial restructuring and creditor-led takeover of the group, a global engineering player.

Bourbon's financial restructuring and creditor-led takeover (2025)
Representation of Davidson Kempner on the financial restructuring and creditor-led takeover of Bourbon, a leading provider of marine and logistics services to the offshore oil and gas industry.

Poxel distressed restructuring and financing by IPF Capital Partners (2025)
Representation of IPF Capital Partners on the turnaround of Poxel, a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of therapies for metabolic diseases, in a distressed context.

Iqera Group's financial restructuring (2024)
Representation of the shareholders of Iqera, a leading French debt servicing and receivables management group, in connection with the financial restructuring of the group, advising on the repositioning of the capital structure and stakeholder negotiations.

Atos Group financial restructuring and tentative takeover (2024)*
Representation of Daniel Křetínský's holding company, as reference shareholder, in connection with the financial restructuring of the Atos group, a European leader in digital services, cloud computing, cybersecurity and high-performance computing, and the structuring of a tentative takeover.

Orpea's financial restructuring (2023)*
Representation of the judicial administrators in Orpea's landmark €7 billion restructuring.

Vallourec's safeguard proceedings and takeover by Apollo (2021)*
Representation of Vallourec, a world leader in premium tubular solutions, in its French safeguard proceedings and in the structuring and implementation of its subsequent takeover by Apollo Global Management, in the context of a comprehensive balance sheet restructuring.

EuropaCorp creditor-led takeover and financial restructuring (2020)*
Representation of Vine Investment on the creditor-led takeover and restructuring of EuropaCorp, the film and entertainment group, including the implementation of a bespoke restructuring plan and downstream acquisition mechanics.

Conforama distressed sale to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (2020)*
Representation of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice as purchaser in the acquisition of Conforama, a major European home furnishing and household equipment retailer, in a distressed M&A context.

In court restructurings & reorganization proceedings

Vencorex reorganization proceedings (2024–2025)
Representation of Vencorex, a specialty chemicals group indirectly owned by the Thai State, in the context of its French reorganization proceedings and subsequent takeover by Wanhua Group.

Phoenix Group exit from French operations through reorganization proceedings (2022)*
Representation of Phoenix Group, a leading European pharmaceutical distribution and healthcare services group, in the reorganization proceedings of its French subsidiaries and in the structuring of their sale through court-supervised processes.

Orchestra Premaman reorganization proceedings and shareholder-led acquisition (2020)*
Representation of Orchestra Premaman, a French retailer specializing in children's clothing and maternity wear, in its French reorganization proceedings and in the shareholder-led acquisition of its assets.

Distressed M&A, in court auction & special situations notable experiences

Nice Matin distressed acquisition by Xavier Niel (2020)*
Representation of Xavier Niel's holding company on the acquisition of regional press group Nice Matin in the context of an in-court auction process for distressed assets.

*Experiences before joining White & Case