Pauline Bournoville
Herbert Smith Freehills LLPHerbert Smith Freehills LLP‘s restructuring and insolvency team is distinguished by the strength of its creditor-side practice, with robust experience of representing pools of French and international banks in complex, multi-jurisdictional cases. The team is particularly skilled in debt restructurings, although its workload extends to insolvency-related litigation and the disposal of distressed assets. Pauline Bournoville, a specialist in corporate debt restructuring, insolvency and bankruptcy proceedings, leads the practice.
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Key clients
- Banque Fiducial
- BNP Paribas Group
- BPCE/Natixis Group ( including several entities such as Banque Palatine, Banque Populaire Alsace Lorraine Champagne, Caisse d'Épargne Grand Est Europe, Caisse d'Epargne et de Prévoyance Grand Est Europe, Caisse d'Epargne CEPAC, Caisse d'Épargne Centre Est, Caisse d'Epargne Rhône Alpes (CERA), Caisse d'Epargne Loire Champagne, Caisse d'Epargne Ile de France (CEIDF))
- Crédit Agricole Group (including several entities such as Crédit Agricole d'Ile-de-France, Crédit Agricole Alpe Provence, Crédit Agricole Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur, Caisse Régionale de Crédit Agricole Mutuel Centre Loire)
- Commonwealth Bank of Australia
- ENGIE Group
- FRENCH STATE (Délégation Interministérielle aux Restructurations d’Entreprises)
- Groupe Chargeurs
- HSBC Continental Europe
Work highlights
- Advised a pool of banks as lenders in the context of conciliation proceedings, under the supervision of the CIRI, leading to the restructuring of the debts of a French company (Promod) operating in the retail sector (restructured financial debt of around EUR 114 million).
- Advised the pool of banks as bondholders on the restructuring of their bonds (EUR 40 million) within the context of the conciliation proceedings of Atos.
- Advised the pool of banks as lenders in the context of conciliation proceedings, under the aegis of the CIRI, leading to the restructuring of the debts of a French company operating in the manufacture of textiles and technical materials (Porcher Industries).
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Pauline Bournoville