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BPCE and Natixis Sell CIFG Stake
- Client News
- July 8, 2016
Paul, Weiss clients BPCE and Natixis completed their exit from CIFG Holding Inc., the first troubled bond insurer to successfully restructure and receive a ratings upgrade after the credit crisis, earning Paul, Weiss an award for "Restructuring Deal of the Year" in 2009 from the International Financial Law Review. Assured Guaranty paid approximately $450 million in cash to acquire CIFG, which had been controlled by our clients prior to the restructuring.
The Paul, Weiss team included litigation partners Martin Flumenbaum and Marc Falcone; corporate partner Kelley Parker; and tax partner Jeffrey Samuels.