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Nicolas Laurent

Nicolas Laurent

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Bredin Prat

Bredin Prat

France

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Insolvency

Bredin Prat demonstrates proficiency across the full range of financial restructurings, asset sales and insolvency proceedings, with the team working together seamlessly with experts from departments such as M&A, litigation or employment. Advising both creditors and debtors as well as investors, the team covers various sectors, including construction, financial services, energy and leisure. Nicolas Laurent is well regarded for his expertise in financial restructurings and distressed M&A deals and leads the department alongside Olivier Puech, whose specialisms extend to judicial proceedings and related litigation.
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Phone
+33 1 44 35 35 35
Email
[email protected]
Profile
bredinprat.com

Profile

Work Department
Restructuring and Insolvency
Position

Partner

Career

Nicolas Laurent, Partner, co-leads Bredin Prat’s team specialized in insolvency and bankruptcy proceedings.

He is active both in the context of amicable proceedings relating to financial restructurings and insolvency collective proceedings representing debtor or bidders.

He is a member of the French Association for Business Turnaround (Association pour le Retournement des Entreprises – ARE) and of the French Association of Turnaround Investors (Association des Investisseurs en Retournement – AIR).

Languages
French, English, Spanish
Memberships
Admitted to the Paris Bar (1998)
Education

Nicolas Laurent is a graduate of the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (DEA in business law and economic law) where he taught insolvency law.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Solid, diligent, pragmatic.’

  • ‘A very efficient, responsive, pragmatic and available team.’

Key clients

  • The consortium formed by Fortress Investment Group and Davidson Kempner Capital Management
  • Arkema

Work highlights

Advised the consortium formed by Fortress Investment Group and Davidson Kempner Capital Management, on the financial and corporate restructuring of Société Phocéenne de Participation (SPP), the holding company of the BOURBON group and its relevant subsidiaries.