Squadra Avocats established its insolvency practice in September 2022 with the arrival of department head Charles Morel from August Debouzy, whose recent caseload spans significant cases in the media, technology and medical sectors. The team is adept at advising both distressed companies and financial investors, with experience spanning amicable and judicial insolvency proceedings, the acquisition of distressed assets, and insolvency-related litigation.
Testimonials
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‘The team is excellent in the various facets of the practice area: debt restructuring, amicable procedures, distressed M&A and distressed litigation. Responsive, friendly and pragmatic, it knows how to adapt the proposed solution to each case.’
‘Charles Morel is a very involved lawyer, offering his clientele of small, medium and intermediate-sized companies the quality of service of a large firm, which he worked in for a long time.’
‘Very available, close-knit team that does not hesitate to spend time getting to the bottom of a case, putting in in-depth work to clearly understand the situation, find the key to negotiations with each party, and propose a structure that works for the client's objectives. Having direct interactions with experienced practitioners makes all the difference’
‘Charles Morel is a true leader - he provides good advice, and is available, and pleasant to work with.’
‘I place it at the top in terms of skills, quality of service provided and responsiveness/availability.’
‘Charles Morel is particularly highly recommended. He has a lively mind and business sense. He is very pragmatic. He knows the law but also the reality of the business world and knows how to reconcile the two and provide the best advice.’
Key clients
- MAASH
- CARDIORENAL
- SELAFA MJA
- TEREOS
- FA KROSNO
- HEROES MEDIA
- THE APP LAB
- HSK
- GRAFTYS and BIOLOGICS 4 LIFE
- CASH ANGEL (pool of creditors)
Work highlights
- Advised MAASH, a subsidiary of Belgian-listed group Compagnie du Bois Sauvage, on the acquisition of the assets of METEX Nøøvista under a disposal plan approved by the Paris Commercial Court.
- Advising The App Lab in the context of receivership proceedings opened by the Nanterre Commercial Court, after assisting the company under an ad hoc mandate.
- Advised the Graftys group, a company specialising in medical biotechnology, along with its shareholders, during its receivership proceedings.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Charles Morel