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Restructuring & Insolvency
Anticipate. Protect. Recover.
Acting before the options narrow
Economic and financial difficulties call for a rapid assessment of the situation and a sound command of the legal mechanisms available.
GAUTELIER AVOCATS assists businesses, executives, shareholders, creditors and buyers through periods of financial strain, preventive procedures and collective insolvency proceedings. Acting early enough often opens up a much wider range of solutions.
Restructuring & Insolvency
Our services
- Early-warning and prevention
- Ad hoc mandate
- Conciliation
- Safeguard proceedings
- Judicial reorganisation
- Judicial liquidation
- Filing and challenging proofs of claim
- Directors’ liability
- Sale plans
- Court-approved acquisitions of distressed businesses
Your challenges
Is your cash flow under pressure?
We explain the preventive mechanisms available and the obligations incumbent upon the company’s management.
Are you a creditor of a company in insolvency proceedings?
We protect your rights: proof of claim, retention of title claims, security interests and challenges.
Do you wish to acquire a distressed business?
We advise you on the takeover bid, its scope and the conduct of the proceedings.
Preparing for your meeting
For an effective first meeting, please gather where possible:
- Annual accounts
- Recent interim accounts
- Cash position
- Debts and receivables
- Contracts
- Correspondence received