Moncey Law Firm

What Moncey Law Firm does

Moncey Avocats is an independent French business law firm headquartered in Paris, founded in April 2021 as an AARPI (Association d'Avocats à Responsabilité Professionnelle Individuelle) by five partners with prior tenures at Ashurst, Bredin Prat, Gide, Weil Gotshal, and other major international firms. The firm began with 15 lawyers and has grown to approximately 57 employees, organized around eight practice areas: Private Equity, M&A (Fusions & Acquisitions), Finance, Tax, Restructuring, Labour Law, Non-Transactional Corporate Work (group accompaniment), and Litigation/Arbitration. The firm emphasizes a pluri-disciplinary, transversal approach that integrates corporate, finance, tax, and employment expertise for complex transactions.

The firm serves French and international private equity funds (21 Invest, MBO+, Cerea Partners, EMZ Partners, Andera Partners, Tikehau Capital, Seven2, Bpifrance, Capza, Hivest Capital Partners), mid-cap corporates (Ornikar, Groupe Fauché, Orion Group), and family-owned groups, with a pronounced focus on mid-cap LBO transactions, family-business succession, and cross-border M&A. Notable client engagements include advising MBO+ on a minority stake in Diferbat, 21 Invest on the majority acquisition of Kali Environnement, and Ornikar on the acquisition of En Voiture Simone (representing 10%+ of the French driving school market). Revenue is generated through standard professional services billing: hourly fees, fixed fees for specific matters, and success fees on transactions, negotiated individually through engagement letters.

The go-to-market is partner-led enterprise relationship management, supported by thought-leadership activity (BFM Business, Les Echos, Option Finance), directory recognition (Legal 500 2024, Chambers Europe 2024, Le Point 2025), and active LinkedIn presence. Technology is standard professional services infrastructure: CRM, document management, and AI used only for news-feed monitoring and prospect identification. The firm has no public APIs, no proprietary technology products, and no disclosed external technology partnerships beyond its professional network of partner firms for cross-border matters. Two Paris offices (6 rue Léo Delibes and 26 avenue Victor Hugo) house the team, with an office relocation in October 2024 reflecting physical expansion.

Name

Moncey Law Firm

Legal name

Association d'Avocats à Responsabilité Professionnelle Individuelle Moncey Avocats

Website

https://monceyavocats.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Moncey Avocats is an independent Paris-based business law firm founded in 2021, serving private equity funds, mid-cap corporates, and family groups across eight practice areas including private equity, M&A, finance, tax, restructuring, labour law, and litigation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Legal Advisory Services: Professional legal services billed through engagement letters and fee agreements. Services span corporate M&A, private equity transactions, financing, restructuring, tax advisory, employment law, and litigation/arbitration. Revenue generated through hourly fees, fixed fees for specific matters, and success fees for transactions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Moncey Avocats is an independent business law firm providing legal advisory services across private equity, mergers & acquisitions, financing, tax, restructuring, employment law, and litigation/arbitration. The firm combines corporate, finance, tax, and employment expertise in pluri-disciplinary teams to serve French and international investment funds, family-owned groups, and growth companies on transactional and ongoing operational matters.

Product overview

Moncey Avocats is an independent French business law firm offering a comprehensive suite of legal services organized around eight core practice areas: Private Equity, Mergers & Acquisitions, Finance, Tax, Restructuring, Labour Law, Non Transactional Corporate Work, and Pre-litigation/Litigation/Arbitration. The firm specializes in serving investment funds, family-owned groups, entrepreneurs, and large corporations in transactional work and long-term operational support. The practice areas are designed to be complementary, with teams working across disciplines to address client needs in areas such as LBO transactions, corporate restructuring, and complex commercial disputes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers14 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

AI capability2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Partner Firms (Cabinet Partenaire)coreOthersMoncey Avocats works with French and foreign legal or accounting firms (Partner Firms) in the course of advising clients. Data may be shared with Partner Firms when relevant to client instructions. Standard data protection clauses are in place for international transfers.
• EcoTreeminorOthersEnvironmental partnership for sustainable forest management. Moncey participated in planting 240 trees (20-30 years old) to regenerate Forêt de Montplonne in Meuse region, France. Project aims to preserve carbon sinks and biodiversity while supporting local economy.
• Wetlands Restoration Project (Trinité Langonnet Forest)minorOthersMoncey supports sustainable management and restoration of wetlands in Trinité Langonnet Forest in Morbihan (90 ha). Forest designated as Natura 2000 zone home to sessile and pedunculate oaks. Wetlands play role in water regulation and CO2 storage.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• Freshfields (Paris): Global Magic Circle firm with significant Paris corporate/PE practice. Competes for the same international PE fund mandates that Moncey serves, but with much broader geographic and practice coverage.
• Goodwin Procter (Paris): U.S. firm with PE and finance strength in Paris. Competes for the same PE fund mandates and represents an international incumbent alternative for clients seeking U.S. capability alongside French law advice.
• Gide Loyrette Nouel: Major international French-headquartered law firm with a leading PE/M&A and finance practice. Overlaps with Moncey on the PE client side (David Malamed was previously a partner at Gide); serves as a larger, broader incumbent alternative for the same fund clients.
• Willkie Farr & Gallagher (Paris): U.S. firm with strong PE and finance practice in Paris. Comparable to Moncey on the PE sponsor side (serving many of the same French mid-cap funds), but with greater international footprint and broader practice depth.
• Bredin Prat: One of France's leading independent business law firms, with deep PE, M&A, finance, tax, and litigation practices. Larger and more established than Moncey, but competes for the same mid-cap and large-cap PE mandates; Moncey co-founder Pinet worked at Bredin Prat peer firms earlier in his career.
• Latham & Watkins (Paris): Global U.S. firm with a major Paris PE and finance practice. Competes for cross-border LBO mandates with PE clients also served by Moncey; representative of the larger, broader-incumbent competitive set.

Direct peers

• August Debouzy: Independent French business law firm combining corporate/M&A, PE, finance, tax, restructuring, and employment. Similar full-service, multi-disciplinary profile to Moncey and serves an overlapping PE and family-owned client base in the mid-cap segment.
• De Pardieu Brocas Maffei: Paris-headquartered independent firm with strong PE, M&A, finance, and restructuring practices serving French and international funds. Overlaps directly with Moncey on mid-cap LBO work and has comparable associate pedigree (Moncey partner Jonathan Devillard joined from De Pardieu).
• Desfilis (now Desfilis Avocats): Paris-based independent business law firm specializing in M&A, private equity, and tax. Most directly comparable to Moncey because multiple Moncey founding partners (Pinet, Malamed, Bosc, James) came from Desfilis, and the practice mix, mid-market orientation, and independent French model are highly aligned.
• Archers (former Hughes Hubbard) Paris: Paris-based independent firm with PE, M&A, finance, and litigation practices. Comparable size and orientation to Moncey, with similar focus on French mid-market deals and independent status.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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