The Paris commercial court validated on Monday the safeguard plan for the distributor Casino, according to the judgment, paving the way for the restructuring of its debt and its takeover by a consortium led by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky.
The group employing around 50,000 people in France entered into an accelerated safeguard procedure at the end of October in order to restructure its debt which had become unsustainable.
“There is reason to adopt the draft accelerated safeguard plan presented by the company” Distribution Casino France, the court ruled.
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