Latham & Watkins‘ practice ranges from pre-insolvency advice on matters such as conciliation proceedings, to safeguard and reorganisation proceedings during insolvency, as well as related litigation. Furthermore, the team demonstrates noteworthy proficiency in distressed LBOs and debt-to-equity swaps. The department is headed by Alexandra Bigot, a port of call for multijurisdictional restructurings who has vast knowledge of loan to-own strategies and investments in companies in insolvency. Hervé Diogo Amengual covers insolvency and restructuring litigation, while Thomas Doyen handles a busy workload including advice on the restructuring of unitranche bonds, as well as the representation of a client with liquidity issues in negotiation with stakeholders. Eeva Bernard left the firm in June 2025.
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Testimonials
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- ‘A large team with extensive knowledge of complex financing issues, particularly through its presence in London.’
- ‘A perfect understanding of the world and technical specificities of restructuring, while making it very accessible and easy for clients to grasp.’
- ‘Thomas Doyen demonstrated remarkable responsiveness within a very short timeframe to deliver a very high-quality offer.’
- ‘A very technically skilled team.’
- ‘Alexandra Bigot is a perfect lawyer.’
- ‘The team is accessible and highly versatile. It makes itself fully available to its clients despite being involved in most of the firm's cases. The restructuring team can also draw on all the firm's other areas of expertise, both in Paris and abroad, with a responsiveness and consistency in the (very high) quality of service that is extremely rare in the market. Latham Restructuring is therefore, for me, a go-to firm in Paris, particularly for the most complex international situations.’
Key clients
- iQera
- Alcentra
- Colisée Group SAS
- MeiraGTx
- AccorInvest Group SA (Essendi)
- Labeyrie
- Impala
- JP Morgan Securities Inc
- IMC Toys
- Fifteen/Smovego
Work highlights
Advised iQera on its debt-to-equity swap.
Advised Alcentra Limited on the restructuring of Groupe People & Baby, in particular the restructuring of the unitranche bonds issued by Groupe People & Baby to Alcentra.
Advised the Colisee group, on liquidity issues and negotiations to be held with a variety of stakeholders including senior lenders.
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Hervé Diogo Amengual
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Practice head
Alexandra Bigot
Other key lawyers
Hervé Diogo Amengual; Thomas Doyen