NOTAIRES FOCH

What NOTAIRES FOCH does

Groupe NOTAIRES FOCH is a French network of four notary offices operating under the legal entity SAS NOTAIRES FOCH, organized as a private simplified joint-stock company (SAS). The firm traces its origin to 1553 in Montpellier and was formally constituted as a multi-office network in 2018 with the opening of its Paris office, followed by Marseille and Béziers in 2020. It serves individual clients (particuliers), property developers, business owners, public actors, social housing operators, and agricultural/viticultural estates across the Mediterranean arc and Paris region.

The group delivers six interconnected practice areas: residential real estate, professional real estate, family estate law, business law, business transmission, and rural/viticultural/forestry law. Service delivery is supported by a digital layer comprising an electronic data room platform, a client portal (mondossiernotaire.fr) for real-time file tracking, electronic signature capability, virtual meeting rooms, and an electronic safe for document conservation. Headcount stands at approximately 60 staff, including 9 notary associates and a broader team of notaires and collaborators with specialized expertise across real estate, family law, business law, and rural law.

The business model is anchored in regulated notary fees (emoluments) set by Décret n° 2016-230 and identical across France, supplemented by the collection of taxes and duties on behalf of the French Treasury. Revenue is transaction-based with a pay-as-you-go cadence. The firm does not disclose financial metrics and operates without external investment or a parent company. Distribution is direct through four physical offices supplemented by digital tools, with referral flow from professional partners (accountants, lawyers, wealth managers, family offices, private banks) and cultural patronage (Mécénat) supporting brand visibility.

Name

NOTAIRES FOCH

Legal name

SAS NOTAIRES FOCH

Website

https://notairesfoch.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Groupe NOTAIRES FOCH is a French network of four notary offices (Montpellier, Paris, Marseille, Béziers) providing regulated notary services in real estate, family law, business law, and rural law to individual and professional clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Notary Services

NAICS

Offices of Notaries (541120), Offices of Notaries (54112), Title Abstract and Settlement Offices (541191)

akta.pro primary industry

Notary & Signing Agent Services (Remote/Onsite) (BPAJAOAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Document Preparation & Recording Services (Deeds, Liens) (BPAJAOAG), Estate Administration & Probate Services (FSAAANAE)

Keywords

• Notary services
• Real estate law
• Estate planning
• Business transmission
• Family law

Headquarters

HQ city

Montpellier

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Notary Fees (Emoluments): Regulated fees (tarif réglementé) charged for notary services. Fees are set by law (decree and ministerial orders) and are identical across all of France. Notary receives emoluments for services rendered and collects taxes and duties on behalf of the state.
2. Tax Collection: Notary collects various taxes and duties on behalf of the Treasury: registration fees, capital gains tax, property publicity tax, security contribution, VAT, etc.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Groupe NOTAIRES FOCH is a network of four French notary offices (Montpellier, Paris, Marseille, Béziers) providing regulated notary services across six practice areas: residential real estate, professional real estate, family estate law, business law, business transmission, and rural/viticultural/forestry law. The firm drafts authentic acts, provides legal and tax advisory, and manages property transactions, successions, company formations, and rural land operations for individuals and professionals.

Product overview

Groupe NOTAIRES FOCH is a network of four notary offices (Montpellier, Paris, Marseille, Béziers) providing legal services since 1553. The firm operates as a unified service organization offering six interconnected practice areas: Immobilier des particuliers (residential real estate), Immobilier des professionnels (commercial real estate), Droit patrimonial de la famille (family estate law), Droit des affaires (business law), Transmission d'entreprise (business succession), and Droit rural, viticole et forestier (agricultural law). These services are delivered through integrated teams of notaries, lawyers, and collaborators who share expertise across offices to provide comprehensive legal and fiscal advisory to individuals, families, and businesses.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Immobilier des particuliers (Residential Real Estate) Notary services for individuals covering residential property transactions including acquisition, sale, financing, and rental arrangements.
• Immobilier des professionnels (Professional Real Estate) Professional real estate legal services for property developers, investors, property traders, public actors, social housing operators, and urban planners.
• Droit patrimonial de la famille (Family Estate Law) Family estate law services including matrimonial regimes, donations, wills, successions, divorce, adoption, and estate planning strategies.
• Droit des affaires (Business Law) Business law services covering commercial transactions, business transfers, corporate restructuring, company formation, and business leadership advisory.
• Transmission d'entreprise (Business Transmission) Business succession and transfer services including Pacte Dutreil tax advantages, family buyouts, holding structures, and progressive transmission strategies.
• Droit rural, viticole et forestier (Rural, Viticultural and Forestry Law) Rural, wine, and forestry law services covering agricultural business transfer, farmland acquisition, vineyard transactions, and forest asset management.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced inheritance duties through Pacte Dutreil: 0.75% of company value vs 16.51% without (example: 75,776€ vs 825,552€ on 5M€ donation)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Fondation de l'Entreprise du Jardin des Plantes de MontpellierminorOthersCultural sponsorship for renovation of the orangery and rehabilitation of the intendance at the Jardin des Plantes de Montpellier.
• Fondation de l'Entreprise du Musée Fabre de MontpellierminorOthersCultural sponsorship for acquisition of major works to complement the museum's current collection.
• Mécènes du SudminorOthersNetwork supporting contemporary artistic creation in the south of France.
• Orchestre de Chambre du LanguedocminorOthersSponsorship support for the Chamber Orchestra of Languedoc.
• Cercle des Arts et de la CultureminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the Cercle des Arts et de la Culture promoting and representing artists from the Sète scene including Robert Combas, Hervé Di Rosa, Topolino, Marc Duran, and others from the 'figuration libre' movement.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bignon Lebray: French independent law firm with multiple offices across France, providing corporate, real estate, and legal advisory services. Comparable to NOTAIRES FOCH in mid-sized French professional services firm profile with regional offices.
• LPA-CGR Avocats: French business law firm with multiple offices in France and selective international presence, providing corporate, real estate, and tax services. Comparable to NOTAIRES FOCH in multi-office French professional services model.
• Bredin Prat: Bredin Prat is a leading French business law firm based in Paris, providing high-end corporate, transactional, and dispute resolution services. Comparable to NOTAIRES FOCH as a top-tier French professional services firm serving sophisticated enterprise and family clients.
• De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés: French full-service law firm with offices in Paris and major French cities, providing corporate, tax, and legal advisory. Comparable to NOTAIRES FOCH in multi-office French professional services coverage of enterprise clients.
• Fidal: Fidal is France's largest independent business law firm with a national multi-office network, providing corporate, tax, and legal advisory to enterprises. Highly comparable to NOTAIRES FOCH as a French multi-office professional services firm serving both enterprise and individual clients with regulated/advisory expertise.
• Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier: One of France's most prestigious business law firms based in Paris, providing corporate, transactional, and tax advisory. Comparable as a high-end French legal services firm targeting sophisticated enterprise clients and family-owned businesses.

Others

• Lexbase: French legal information, news, and jurisprudence platform serving legal professionals. Adjacent ecosystem participant — provides research tools used by notaries and lawyers rather than competing legal services directly.

Broad incumbents

• CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats: CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats is the French member of CMS, a top global law firm. Provides overlapping legal services in France (corporate, tax, real estate) as part of a broader international portfolio, comparable in professional services structure but broader in scope.
• Gide Loyrette Nouel: One of France's leading international law firms with global presence, providing corporate, transactional, and dispute resolution services. Comparable in core French legal services but broader in geographic and practice scope.
• Fiducial: Fiducial is a major French professional services group with national network offering accounting, legal, payroll, and advisory services to SMEs and individuals. Comparable as a large multi-office French professional services firm, though broader in scope than NOTAIRES FOCH.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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