Romain de Ménonville
Bird & BirdAdvising creditors and stakeholders is the central pillar of Bird & Bird‘s restructuring and insolvency practice, which has a particularly strong emphasis on representing pools of banks in large-scale financial restructurings. The team is equipped to handle the full range of in and out-of-court proceedings, refinancings and insolvency-related litigation. Nicolas Morelli, who has significant litigation expertise, and Romain de Ménonville, who is well versed in debt restructurings, especially distressed LBOs, lead the team. Finance partner Jessica Derocque is also noted.
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Testimonials
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- 'Complementary and available team. Very responsive and able to make suggestions. Very good understanding of what is expected.'
- 'Excellent relationship with Romain de Ménonville and Pierre-Jean Chenard, contacts with other team members are more occasional but take place in a climate of trust and efficiency.'
- 'A team that listens to customers' needs, is very available, fast and flexible. The team also knows how to move forward autonomously and provide concrete solutions as well as the alternatives available.'
- 'Nicolas Morelli: listens to the needs of the whole team, provides clear solutions and explains decisions and choices in an educational way'.
- 'Perfect knowledge of the market and its players, impeccable technical skills, available and responsive team'.
- 'Availability, very good knowledge of all aspects of the business, regularly offers high-quality training modules'.
- 'A consistent team, with a special mention for the duo of Romain de Menonville and Pierre Jean Chenard, whose availability and skills are unrivalled in the market. Jessica Deroque's contribution to the financial side of the business is very much appreciated. The fact that this firm works almost exclusively for banks is a major advantage when it comes to choosing and negotiating.'
Key clients
- Arkéa Banque Entreprises et Institutionnels
- Barclays Bank PLC
- BNP Paribas
- Bred Banque Populaire
- Banque Européenne d’Investissement
- Crédit Lyonnais
- Fosun
- Groupe Crédit Agricole
- La Banque Postale Asset Management
- Société Générale
- Etat Français / French State
- Banque Palatine
- Bpifrance
- Banque Populaire
- Caisse d’Epargne
- Crédit Coopératif
- Crédit Industriel et Commercial
- Goldman Sachs
- Banco de Sabadell
- Banco do Brasil
- KBC Bank
- HSBC Continental Europe
- La Banque Postale
- Natixis
- Neuflize OBC /ABN AMRO
- Renault Group
- Unicrédit
- UPS France
- Praemia Healthcare
Work highlights
- Advised HSBC Continental Europe, Arkéa Banque Entreprises et Institutionnels, Bpifrance, KBC Bank N.V, Banco do Brasil AG, Banco Sabadell SA et Unicredit on Orpea's debt restructuring through both out-of-court restructuring proceedings and “new regime” accelerated safeguard proceedings (restructured debt amounting to €9bn).
- Advised Bred Banque Populaire on Casino-Monoprix's debt restructuring through both out-of-court restructuring proceedings and “new regime” accelerated safeguard proceedings (restructured debt amounting to €6bn).
- Advised Société Générale, BNP Paribas, Crédit Lyonnais, Bred Banque Populaire, Banque Populaire Rives de Paris, Bpifrance on GPE's group debt restructuring (restructured debt amounting to €100m, 2,850 employees).
Lawyers
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Practice head
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Nicolas Morelli, Romain de Ménonville