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Disposal plan.

The disposal plan allows all or part of the business of a distressed company to be transferred to a buyer, within a judicial framework that secures the transaction (purging of security interests, freezing of liabilities). We support sellers, buyers and the officers of the procedure to structure an efficient disposal and preserve jobs.

→ What we cover

Our scope of intervention.

Preparation of the file

Compilation of the presentation file (information memorandum), identification of the assets, contracts and employees to be transferred, indicative valuation of the business lines.

Search for buyers

Solicitation of potential buyers (industrial players, funds, internal buyers), management of a court-supervised tender process, organisation of the data room.

Negotiation of the offers

Receipt and analysis of the offers, negotiation of the scope (assets, contracts, employees), of the commitments (job retention, investments), of the price and of the timetable.

Selection by the court

Preparation of the choice between offers, hearing before the court, advocacy for the preferred offer, management of any challenges.

Implementation of the plan

Actual completion of the disposal, transfer of the assets and contracts, establishment of the new organisation, management of the liabilities not transferred.

Employment aspects

Information and consultation of the works council (CSE), coordination with redeployment obligations, management of automatic transfers (article L. 1224-1) and any redundancies.

→ Our approach

A proven methodology.

01

Preparation of the file

Audit of the disposable scope, indicative valuation, compilation of the information memorandum and the virtual data room.

02

Search & negotiation

Solicitation of buyers, management of the offer process, negotiation of the key parameters (price, scope, employment commitments).

03

Hearing & selection

Presentation of the offers to the court, advocacy for the selected offer, judgment approving the disposal plan.

04

Completion

Actual transfer of the assets and contracts, payment of the price, formalities, operational setup of the new structure.

→ Who we help

Typical engagements.

Total disposal to an industrial player

Disposal of all the activities to a player in the same sector, preserving most of the jobs, within the framework of a judicial reorganisation.

Partial disposal with carve-out

Disposal of the viable business lines to one or more buyers, isolation and liquidation of the non-viable activities, overall optimisation of the scope.

Pre-pack disposal

Disposal plan prepared upstream in conciliation and executed quickly in safeguard or reorganisation, to minimise the duration of the procedure and preserve value.

Internal takeover by management

An offer by the company's managers to take over the business, structured as an MBO in an insolvency context, with bank financing and a turnaround fund.

→ Q&A

Frequently asked questions.

The continuation plan keeps the company under its existing control with a repayment schedule. The disposal plan transfers the business to a new owner who starts with assets unburdened by the prior liabilities. The court arbitrates according to the solution most favourable to the sustainability of the business and to employment.

Any third party, with the exception of the director and their close relations unless specifically authorised by the public prosecutor (governed by article L. 642-3 of the Commercial Code). This restriction is intended to prevent abuse of the procedure.

The court assesses according to three main criteria: the sustainability of the business, the retention of jobs and the payment of the liabilities. Price is not the sole criterion: a buyer offering less but preserving more jobs may be preferred.

The liabilities not transferred remain in the selling company, which may be placed in judicial liquidation. The creditors are then paid according to the order of priorities on the disposal price and the residual assets. The purging of security interests is one of the great advantages of the disposal plan for the buyer.

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