August Debouzy advises sports entities on both commercial and corporate matters, with the team’s focus areas extending to restructuring and insolvency matters, litigation proceedings, and the sale and purchase of sports clubs. The team frequently assists assisting clients with sales and purchases of clubs, financing issues and IP topics. Practice head Alexandra Berg-Moussa brings expertise in sponsorship and contracts, and fellow head Laurent Cotret specialises in restructuring matters. Guillaume Aubatier and Pierre Pérot are both active in the practice.
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- ‘The August Debouzy team is highly technically competent; they provide excellent support and demonstrate great availability and responsiveness.'
Key clients
- Consortium of buyers in the judicial reorganization proceedings of Le Coq Sportif
- La Nef Lumière
- Eurosport
- Sorare
- Les Girondins de Bordeaux / La Dynamie (Football club)
- Valenciennes Football Club
- Paname 24
Work highlights
Advised long standing client FC Girondins de Bordeaux and its parent company, La Dynamie, in the development and adoption of their restructuring plans, which were approved on June 24, 2025, by the Bordeaux Commercial Court.
Assisting the consortium composed of ICONIX, NEOPAR, AIRESIS and Marc-Henri Beausire in the judicial reorganisation proceedings of Le Coq Sportif Group.
Practice head
Alexandra Berg-Moussa; Laurent Cotret
Other key lawyers
Guillaume Aubatier; Pierre Pérot