With its holistic approach, CMS Francis Lefebvre's restructuring and insolvency practice guides a diverse client base, including debtors, investors, shareholders, and creditors, through every facet of amicable and insolvency proceedings. Alexandre Bastos, with over 20 years of experience in restructuring and insolvency law, leads the practice, actively overseeing major ongoing cases spanning various industry sectors. One notable highlight is his advisory role in a high-value matter involving multiple jurisdictions for Allicance Green Services. The practice also boasts the expertise of key figures, including Guillaume Bouté.
Testimonials
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‘Alexandre Bastos follows the entire file, including down to the smallest details, and effectively controls the work of juniors.'
‘The team knows how to put its expertise and its network at the service of the company to help it get through this difficult period in the best possible conditions and to find the most efficient solutions with it. She knows how to adapt to the needs of her clients and mobilise the necessary expertise both in France and internationally if necessary.'
Key clients
- ALLIANCE GREEN SERVICES
- ALGONQUIN FRANCE HÔTEL SERVICES
Work highlights
- Advised ALLIANCE GREEN SERVICES, a subsidiary of ARCELORMITTAL group, within the framework of the takeover of the activity of PHOENIX SERVICES FRANCE, a key services provider for the iron making industry market and the subsequent appeal against the judgment adopting the transfer plan.
- Advised ATRADIUS, a credit-insurer, within the framework of the successive conciliation proceedings and the subsequent insolvency proceedings of CNIM, an industrial equipment supplier and assembler under the aegis of the Interministerial Committee for Industrial Restructuring (CIRI).