Paul Lafuste
Osborne ClarkeOsborne Clarke‘s restructuring team takes a cross-disciplinary approach, frequently working alongside the firm’s corporate and employment teams to handle complex cases, ranging from out-of-court preventive proceedings to court-ordered reorganisations, distressed acquisitions and insolvency-related disputes. Nassim Ghalimi, a key adviser to debtors, shareholders, creditors, buyers and corporate managers, heads the practice, while Paul Lafuste is also a name to note.
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Key clients
- Arcole / G2C New Co
- Groupe Philogeris
- CMA CGM Air Cargo
- EDUC-UP
- JLB Group
- W. v. d. Heyde GMBH
- Woodborne European Investments
- Le Gramme / Archives Holding
- Norwegian Airlines / Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA
- PIPM France
- Serel
- Arcole / Allimand
- ZF PWK Mecacentre
Work highlights
- Advised Arcole Industries (specialising for over 15 years in the turnaround of French SMEs and industrial mid-cap distressed companies) on the takeover of the assets and activities of Entreprise André Roux and Elan (Alsos group) by its subsidiary, G2C New Co company (G2C group), under a sale plan.
- Assisted several companies of the Philogeris group, within the framework of their safeguard and judicial reorganisation proceedings opened in March and July 2024, and more generally in the framework of the reorganisation of the group as a whole.
- Advised Le Gramme, a company specialising in the design and sale of high-end jewellery for men, within the framework of its judicial reorganisation proceedings and the preparation of its reorganisation plan.
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Nassim Ghalimi