Villey Girard Grolleaud

What Villey Girard Grolleaud does

VGG & Associés is an independent French business law firm founded in 2013 and headquartered at 15, avenue d'Eylau in Paris's 16th arrondissement. The firm operates as an AARPI (association d'avocats à responsabilité professionnelle individuelle) with a compact team of 11 professionals: 4 partners, 1 counsel, 5 associates, and an office manager. The three founding partners (Pascale Girard, Yann Grolleaud, and Frédéric Grillier) and subsequent additions (Frédéric Fuchs, Lucile Delahaye, and several junior associates) were previously at elite French and Anglo-Saxon firms including Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier, Cleary Gottlieb, Herbert Smith Freehills, and Ayache.

The firm's practice is organized around five core areas: Mergers & Acquisitions, Capital Markets, Corporate Governance, Tax Law, and Competition-Distribution. Services are delivered through compact teams that ensure direct and continuous partner involvement, targeting listed and unlisted groups (including family-owned businesses) as well as investment funds on their strategic operations. Recognized by Chambers, Legal 500, Best Lawyers, Décideurs, GCR 100, Who's Who Legal, and Lexology Index, the firm is positioned in the French market for high-end transactional work, including transactions exceeding €500M and mid-cap LBO mandates. International matters are executed via a flexible correspondent network selected per engagement rather than through owned foreign offices.

VGG & Associés generates revenue exclusively through professional fees on an engagement-by-engagement basis, with pricing not publicly disclosed. The firm is fully independent with no parent company, subsidiaries, external investors, or venture capital involvement. There are no disclosed technology products, AI capabilities, or proprietary platforms; the underlying technology stack is "not applicable" for a professional services partnership of this type. Distribution is direct, with demand generated primarily through partner reputations, directory rankings, and professional referrals.

Name

Villey Girard Grolleaud

Legal name

VGG & Associés

Website

https://vggassocies.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

VGG & Associés is an independent Paris-based business law firm founded in 2013 that advises listed and unlisted groups, family-owned businesses, and investment funds on M&A, capital markets, corporate governance, tax, and competition matters through compact, partner-led teams.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Law Services

akta.pro primary industry

Strategic Partnerships, Alliances & JVs Advisory (BPAHADAI)

Keywords

• Corporate legal advisory
• Mergers and acquisitions law
• Capital markets advisory
• Competition distribution law
• Transaction tax advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Advisory Services: Professional legal services billed on a project/engagement basis for M&A transactions, capital markets operations, corporate governance, tax advisory and litigation, and competition/distribution law matters. Revenue is generated through professional fees for legal counsel and representation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

VGG & Associés is an independent French business law firm delivering high-end legal advisory services across five core practice areas: Mergers & Acquisitions, Capital Markets, Corporate Governance, Tax Law, and Competition-Distribution. The firm advises listed and unlisted groups, family-owned businesses, and investment funds on the definition and execution of their strategic operations, with engagements structured around compact teams that ensure direct, continuous partner involvement.

Product overview

VGG & Associés is an independent French business law firm offering legal advisory services structured around five core practice areas: Fusions-Acquisitions (M&A), Opérations de marché (Capital Markets), Gouvernement d'entreprise (Corporate Governance), Fiscalité (Tax Law), and Concurrence-Distribution (Competition-Distribution). The firm advises listed and unlisted groups, family-owned businesses, and investment funds on their strategic operations. The practice is organized around compact teams ensuring direct partner involvement across all matters.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mergers and Acquisitions (Fusions-Acquisitions)
• Capital Markets (Opérations de marché)
• Corporate Governance (Gouvernement d'entreprise)
• Tax Law (Fiscalité)
• Competition - Distribution (Concurrence-Distribution)

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Correspondents in FranceminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2013Independent firm retains full freedom to select the most suitable correspondents in France for areas not handled internally by the firm, ensuring comprehensive coverage of all legal matters.
• International CorrespondentsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2013For international matters, the firm selects correspondent law firms based on the specific nature of each matter, maintaining flexibility in cross-border transactions.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• August Debouzy: Independent French business law firm advising listed and unlisted groups, family-owned businesses, and investment funds on M&A, capital markets, tax, and competition — very similar boutique-style model to VGG.
• Bredin Prat: One of France's leading independent business law firms, with deep practices in M&A, capital markets, tax, antitrust, and corporate governance — directly comparable positioning to VGG's offering, though at larger scale.
• Lacourte Raquin Tatar: Independent French business law firm specializing in M&A, private equity (LBO), tax, and capital markets — a closely comparable boutique competitor for high-end French transactional mandates.
• Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier: Elite independent French business law firm where VGG's three founders (Pascale Girard, Yann Grolleaud, Frédéric Grillier) were previously partners. Same compact-team, partner-led model and same core practice areas (M&A, capital markets, tax, competition).
• Ayache: Independent French business law firm with strong corporate, M&A, tax, and competition/distribution practices. Frédéric Fuchs and Lucile Delahaye both came from Ayache — directly comparable boutique peer.

Broad incumbents

• Gide Loyrette Nouel: Major French-headquartered international law firm with extensive M&A, capital markets, tax, and competition practices and a wide network of international offices — a larger incumbent serving overlapping French corporate and PE clients.
• Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton: Elite US-headquartered international law firm with strong Paris presence in M&A, capital markets, and competition law. Pascale Girard and Frédéric Grillier both trained at Cleary — it is a benchmark competitor for premium French mandates.
• Linklaters: Global magic-circle law firm with significant Paris presence in M&A, capital markets, tax, and competition — a broad incumbent serving the same French and international corporate and PE client base.
• Sullivan & Cromwell: Premier US law firm with leading Paris practice in M&A, capital markets, and competition — competing with VGG for the largest French and cross-border corporate transactions.
• Herbert Smith Freehills: Global law firm with a major Paris office covering M&A, capital markets, competition, and dispute resolution. Partner Frédéric Grillier was previously at Herbert Smith Freehills — a direct competitor for cross-border M&A and competition mandates.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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