What Archers does

Archers is a Paris-based independent French business law firm operating under the AARPI (Association d'Avocats à Responsabilité Professionnelle Individuelle) structure, headquartered at 28 rue Dumont d'Urville in the 16th arrondissement. Founded in 2009 and rebranded under the Archers name in September 2014 (previously Godet Gaillard Solle Maraux & Associés), the firm employs between 11 and 50 people and offers integrated legal counsel across nine practice areas: Banking & Finance, Private Equity, Taxation, Litigation & Arbitration, Corporate M&A, Wealth Management & Family Office, Real Estate, Restructuring & Insolvency, and the newly launched Employment & Labour Law practice (January 2026).

The firm's client base spans French and international corporations, investment funds (private equity, real estate, sovereign), financial institutions, and family offices, with notable mandates for Mercialys, Savills Investment Management, Sofidy, La Banque Pictet, Mata Capital IM, Union Investment, Naxicap, Siparex, Aareal Bank, Natixis, and Talan, among others. Transaction work includes the €125M Sofidy retail portfolio acquisition, the €525M Cegereal mortgage financing, the €80M Chasse Sud acquisition, multiple private equity LBOs and capital reorganizations (Groupe Passman, MK Direct, Groupe Vulcain, Groupe Point Vision, Artelia). Archers holds Band 1 Chambers France rankings in Corporate/M&A and Real Estate Finance, with additional Band 2-4 rankings across Real Estate, Restructuring, and Global recognition for US-into-France corporate work.

Revenue is generated through professional services billing on a quote-based, per-engagement model (hourly rates and fixed fees for defined transactions), typical of French business law firms. The firm operates a sales-led, relationship-driven GTM focused on referrals, industry events (MIPIM, Fès Restructuring Days), and rankings-driven inbound from prospective institutional clients. There is no proprietary technology platform; the firm delivers legal advisory through partner-led teams at its single Paris office, supported by LinkedIn presence, legal directory visibility, and thought leadership publications in Dalloz, LJA, and Le Monde du Droit.

Name

Archers

Legal name

Archers AARPI

Website

https://archers.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Archers is an independent Paris-based French business law firm (AARPI) serving corporations, investment funds, financial institutions, and family offices with integrated counsel across Corporate M&A, Banking & Finance, Real Estate, Tax, Restructuring, PE, Wealth Management, Litigation, and Employment Law, recognized with Chambers Band 1 rankings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

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 primarily through hourly rates and fixed fees for specific transactions, including M&A advisory, real estate transactions, restructuring, banking & finance, tax advisory, litigation, and employment law services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Archers is an independent French business law firm (AARPI) providing integrated legal advisory services across nine practice areas: Banking & Finance, Private Equity, Taxation, Litigation & Arbitration, Corporate M&A, Wealth Management & Family Office, Real Estate, Restructuring & Insolvency, and Employment & Labour Law. The firm advises French and international corporations, investment funds, financial institutions, and family offices on complex domestic and cross-border transactions, disputes, and advisory matters. Services are delivered through partner-led teams at its Paris headquarters under hourly-rate or fixed-fee engagement models.

Product overview

Archers is an independent French business law firm (AARPI) offering integrated legal services across multiple practice areas. The firm operates as a unified platform of practice specialties including Banking & Finance, Private Equity, Taxation, Litigation & Arbitration, Corporate M&A, Wealth Management, Real Estate, Restructuring, and Employment Law. These practices work collaboratively to provide seamless, one-stop legal counsel to French and international companies, financial institutions, investment funds, and business leaders on complex domestic and cross-border matters.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Private Equity

Quantifiable outcome

• Band 1 ranking for Corporate/M&A and Real Estate Finance in Chambers France 2026
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers22 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Mayer BrownminorOthersCo-counsel on Magellan Partners acquisition of MeTS from Worldline; Mayer Brown served as corporate M&A advisor to Magellan Partners while Archers handled employment law aspects.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• JeantetAssociés: Independent French business law firm with similar mid-market positioning and practice mix including M&A, private equity, restructuring, and real estate. Multiple Archers partners (Marc Baffreau, Eric Labro) previously worked at JeantetAssociés, indicating direct competition and similar client overlap in the French market.
• Bredin Prat: One of France's most prominent independent business law firms with top Chambers rankings across Corporate/M&A, Litigation, and Restructuring; competes directly with Archers for premium French M&A and PE mandates among institutional clients.
• Bird & Bird: International law firm with a Paris office focused on technology, IP, and corporate work. Archers partner Marc Baffreau previously practiced at Bird & Bird, indicating both talent overlap and direct competition in the French corporate and M&A market.
• August Debouzy: Leading independent French business law firm with comparable practice areas in Corporate/M&A, Real Estate, Litigation, and Restructuring, serving a similar institutional and corporate client base in France and competing with Archers on similar mandates.
• Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier: Elite Paris-based business law firm focused on high-end M&A, corporate finance, and litigation matters, competing with Archers for premium French and cross-border mandates from institutional and corporate clients.
• Reinhart Marville Torre: Paris-based independent business law firm with comparable practice areas including Corporate/M&A, Restructuring, Real Estate, and Dispute Resolution, serving institutional clients and investment funds in France with a similar independent partnership structure.
• De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés: Independent French business law firm of similar size and structure, with overlapping practices in Corporate/M&A, Real Estate, Tax, and Restructuring, targeting comparable mid-market and institutional clients across France.

Broad incumbents

• Latham & Watkins: Global law firm with substantial Paris office practice, competing with Archers for large cross-border M&A, finance, and PE transactions involving French targets, with significantly greater headcount and geographic reach across major financial centers.
• Gide Loyrette Nouel: One of France's largest and most established law firms with significantly broader scope and resources, competing with Archers on major M&A, finance, and restructuring mandates while serving a global clientele across multiple jurisdictions.
• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer: Global law firm with a major Paris office, regularly competing with Archers for cross-border M&A, restructuring, and finance transactions involving French components, supported by a much wider international footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/archers-avocats/posts/?feedView=all

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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