Expertise - Chapter avocats

COMMITMENT AND PRAGMATISM IN CRISIS SITUATIONS

Our expertise and entrepreneurial mindset enable us to support our clients with pragmatic, rational solutions in complex situations, such as the dismissal of directors, shareholder disputes, liability warranties, breaches of contract, and breakdowns of commercial relationships.

CHAPTER also assists CEOs and senior managers, whose companies are going through difficult times, with prevention strategies (ad hoc mandates, conciliation, mediation with banks), insolvency proceedings (receivership and liquidation), and by providing innovative support services for corporate restructuring plans drawn up in concert with key, relevant stakeholders.

A TECHNICAL AND GLOBAL APPROACH TO EMPLOYMENT LAW

CHAPTER’s expertise in employment law enables it to provide its clients with comprehensive support, taking into account all the issues and potential problems facing employers, in particular:

During information-consultation procedures in the event of new strategic directions, changes in the economic and financial situation, and new working conditions and employment policies,
During corporate restructuring involving large-scale redundancies,
In the proper management of their relations with staff representative bodies, negotiating collective agreements, and with supervisory bodies (Urssaf, Labour Inspectorate, etc),

Our team is also regularly required to provide pragmatic advice for clients regarding individual employment relationships stemming from employment contracts, and with career monitoring, disciplinary procedures, and the termination of the relationship (individual dismissal or negotiated departure).

CHAPTER has developed specific expertise related to mobility, remuneration, equal treatment, health and safety at work, as well as working hours, employee saving schemes, and management packages.

CHAPTER also assists CEOs and senior managers, whose companies are going through difficult times, with prevention strategies (ad hoc mandates, conciliation, mediation with banks), insolvency proceedings (receivership and liquidation), and by providing innovative support services for corporate restructuring plans drawn up in concert with key, relevant stakeholders

TAILOR-MADE APPROACH TO MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

Our team assists clients with their domestic and cross-border equity transactions.
We also advise both large groups and SMEs on capital reorganisation issues.
CHAPTER has developed particular expertise related to companies’ external growth, as well as in their joint venture, carve-out and spin-off activities.

RECOGNISED EXPERIENCE IN PRIVATE EQUITY

CHAPTER advises investment funds on their strategy for acquiring minority and majority stakes, as well as on exit strategies.
We have also developed tailor-made expertise in assisting founders in preparing their fund-raising, LBO and build-up transactions.
CHAPTER also has solid experience in setting up management packages and employee share ownership plans.

A PRAGMATIC APPROACH TO ACQUISITION FINANCE

Our team assists lenders (senior and mezzanine) and borrowers (management and their investors, particularly in the context of LBOs) with their acquisition finance transactions.

Our dual expertise in equity transactions and structured finance enables us to assist our clients with all their investment plans.