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Caroline Texier

Partner, Financial Restructuring

巴黎

电话: 33-1-42-99-04-58
传真: 33-1-78-40-46-58

Overview

Caroline Texier heads the Financial Restructuring department of Paul Hastings in Paris.

She is experienced in restructuring and bankruptcy. Her main areas of focus include insolvency proceedings and debt restructuring.

Caroline Texier has solid experience in restructuring companies in international distress, both in the context of amicable resolution and formal liquidation proceedings, in which she advises all types of parties. Her experience covers all aspects of restructuring, including bankruptcy litigation.

Recognitions

  • Caroline Texier is ranked Band 4 in Restructuring/Insolvency in Chambers Europe 2024.
  • Caroline Texier is recognized in Insolvency and Reorganization law by Best Lawyers (2012-2024).

Education

  • University Paris II Panthéon Assas, DJCE, Business Law, 2000
  • Columbia Law School, LLM, 2001

Representations

  • Advising MA France in its conciliation proceeding and opening of judicial liquidation
  • Advising Manoir Industries and Manoir Pitres in the implementation of the reorganization plans and conversion into judicial liquidation
  • Advising Gap Inc. and Gap Europe Ltd in the insolvency proceedings of their French franchisee, Wilsam, and its guarantor, Financière Immobilière Bordelaise (Groupe Ohayon)*
  • Advising LMLD (Nysa) in a conciliation procedure, followed by a rehabilitation proceeding
  • Advised Valmet Corp. in regard to Allimand's safeguard proceeding*
  • Advised Covéa, a mutual insurance group, in regards to the accelerated safeguard proceeding of Orpéa*
  • Advising ARTEC group, a real estate development group, in their insolvency proceedings*
  • Advising Stripe on the consequences of the opening of insolvency proceedings against various co-contractors*
  • Advised Paper Excellence BV, shareholder of Fibre Excellence (pulp mill), on their safeguard / rehabilitation proceeding and takeover offer by the shareholder; set up new CDC and FDES financing*
  • Advising KKR / Edmond de Rothschild: advising the OPCI River Plaza in conciliation, safeguard and liquidation proceedings*
  • Advised Serta Simmons in regard to the insolvency proceedings of its French distributor, Adova, in safeguard proceedings*
  • Advised BIC in regards to the takeover of AMI in conciliation*
  • Advised CBL Insurance Europe DAC, an insurance company in administration in the UK, on the consequences of the procedure for brokers and insurers in France*
  • Advised La Française, main lessor to Too André and La Halle*
  • Advised Daniel Wellington in insolvency proceedings and closure of the company in France*
  • Advised Lego (main supplier) in Luderix's insolvency proceeding*
  • Advised Investec Bank in the liquidation of a real estate asset in Eze*
  • Advised UGI Corporation, a gas distributor, on the carve-out of its French subsidiary*
  • Advised EBRD in Agrogeneration restructuring*
  • Advised Groupe Partouche on its refinancing and safeguard plan*
  • Advised Financière Partouche on the modification of the safeguard plan*
  • Advised Becoming, a communications group, in regards to its rehabilitation proceeding and takeover by the shareholder*
  • Advised Intesa San Paolo as part of the Accor Invest mandate*
  • Advised Urthecast, shareholder of Geosys, in safeguard proceeding and sale of assets to EarthDaily Holding*
  • Advised Brockwell Energy Limited in regard to CNIM's insolvency*
  • Advising Virgin Stores in its judicial reorganization and liquidation*
  • Advising the ad hoc committee of bondholders of Technicolor*
  • Advising the steering committee of bondolders of Belvedere*
  • Advising Perella Weinberg in the Coeur Défense restructuring*

*Matters handled at previous firms

Engagement & Publications

Publications

Involvement

  • Member, Paris Bar
  • Member, New York Bar
  • Member of the Association pour le Retournement d’Entreprise (ARE)
  • Member of Insol Europe
  • Member of the association Women in Restructuring (WIR)

Practice Areas

Financial Restructuring


Languages

English


Admissions

Paris


Education

Columbia Law School, LL.M. 2001

Universite Paris II: Pantheon Assas, DJCE 2000