Volt Associes

What Volt Associes does

VOLT Associés is a Paris-based business law firm structured as an AARPI (Association d'Avocats à Responsabilité Professionnelle Individuelle), operating from a single office at 49/51 avenue George V in the 8th arrondissement. The firm was founded by four partners — Emmanuel Vergnaud, Lucas d'Orgeval, Stéphane Letranchant, and Alexandre Tron — all previously partners or senior lawyers at major international firms including Reed Smith, Dentons, and Clifford Chance. It serves a broad client typology comprising private equity funds, listed and unlisted companies, SMEs and mid-cap firms (ETIs), credit institutions, entrepreneurs, and management teams.

The firm is organized around four integrated practice areas: Private Equity/M&A (acquisitions, disposals, LBOs, venture capital, management participation), Finance (acquisition financing, syndicated financing, structured finance, debt restructuring), Tax (national and international tax advisory, personal taxation, tax audits), and Restructuring/Litigation (preventive procedures, collective proceedings, distressed acquisitions). This four-department platform is positioned as a 'one-stop-shop' enabling partner-led cross-practice deal staffing on complex transactions.

The team comprises approximately 30 professionals — 6 partners, 1 counsel, and roughly 23 associates — supported by an office manager. Revenue is generated through transaction-based, quote-based professional services fees on specific client engagements; there are no recurring subscriptions or publicly disclosed fee schedules. Visible mandates include advising HR Path on Ardian's reinvestment at a near-$1B valuation, advising Fitness Park on a €280 million refinancing with Carlyle, and acting on LBOs, refinancings, and restructurings for sponsors including Ardian, Carlyle, Eurazeo, Bpifrance, Waterland, Chequers Capital, ISAI, Weinberg Capital Partners, and ADEME. The firm holds consecutive rankings from Le Point (PE/VC, 5 years), CF News (3rd in 2023 finance lawyers), Legal 500 (Banking & Finance, LBO, Restructuring & Litigation), Option Droit & Affaires (Tax), and Best Lawyers (2024, 2026). Distribution is direct, relationship-driven, and primarily anchored in the French PE sponsor ecosystem, with an English-language website supporting cross-border mandates.

Name

Volt Associes

Legal name

VOLT Associés, constitué sous forme d'AARPI, Association d'Avocats à Responsabilité Professionnelle Individuelle

Website

https://voltassocies.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Paris-based business law firm (AARPI) advising PE funds, corporates, credit institutions, and entrepreneurs on private equity/M&A, financing, tax, and restructuring matters through an integrated four-department platform led by 6 partners.

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Advisory Services: VOLT Associés generates revenue through providing legal advisory services in business law matters, including M&A transactions, financing, tax advisory, and restructuring/litigation. Revenue is generated on a transaction basis for specific client engagements rather than recurring subscriptions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Volt Associés is a Paris-based French business law firm (AARPI) delivering integrated legal advisory across four departments: Private Equity / M&A, Finance, Tax, and Restructuring / Litigation. It advises private equity funds, listed and unlisted companies, mid-caps, SMEs, credit institutions, and entrepreneurs on M&A transactions, leveraged buyouts, acquisition and structured financing, national and international tax matters, and complex restructuring and distressed company situations.

Product overview

Volt Associés is a French business law firm (AARPI) offering integrated legal services across four core practice areas: Private Equity / M&A, Finance (Financement), Tax (Fiscalité), and Restructuring / Litigation. The firm positions itself as a 'one-stop-shop' providing comprehensive legal advisory for investment funds, listed and unlisted companies, financial institutions, and entrepreneurs on transactional, regulatory, and litigation matters.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Private Equity / M&A Advisory Legal advisory for private equity transactions, leveraged buyouts (LBO), acquisitions, disposals, venture capital, and management participation transactions, serving investment funds, corporates, and management teams.
• Financement (Finance) Banking and financial law advisory covering acquisition financing, syndicated financing, structured finance, and debt restructuring for credit institutions, mezzanine funds, debt funds, and borrowers.
• Fiscalité (Tax) National and international tax advisory services for SMEs, mid-caps, subsidiaries of international groups, and investment funds, including personal taxation and tax audits / litigation.
• Restructuring / Contentieux (Restructuring / Litigation) Legal assistance for companies in difficulty, including preventive procedures, collective proceedings, complex restructuring, and distressed company acquisitions, advising lenders, institutional investors, industrial companies, executives, and shareholders.

Named customers7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Willkie Farr & Gallagher (Paris): US-origin firm with a strong Paris office focused on PE/M&A, finance, and restructuring. Comparable in sponsor client profile and transactional focus, with international platform reach Volt lacks.
• August Debouzy: Paris-based full-service business law firm serving French and international corporates and PE sponsors. Comparable in integrated PE/finance/tax/restructuring offering and mid-market positioning.
• De Pardieu Brocas Maffei: Paris business law firm with leading PE/M&A and finance practices serving a similar sponsor and mid-cap client base. Highly comparable in deal complexity and league table positioning; Alexis Rapp previously worked at Pardieu before joining Volt.
• Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier: Elite Paris firm focused on high-end M&A, finance, and capital markets advisory. Closely comparable in PE sponsor mandate profile and deal complexity, though positioned at the very top of the French market.
• Jeantet: Paris-headquartered mid-sized business law firm with strong PE/M&A, banking & finance, tax, and restructuring practices. Highly comparable in size, positioning, and target sponsor client base.
• Bredin Prat: Premier Paris business law firm with a strong PE/M&A, finance, and restructuring practice. Comparable in target client base (PE sponsors, large French corporates) and core transactional offering, though larger in headcount and brand reach.

Broad incumbents

• Latham & Watkins (Paris): Global law firm with a top-ranked Paris PE/M&A and finance practice. Comparable in serving PE sponsors and handling large French LBOs, with the platform scale and cross-border reach that Volt currently lacks.
• Gide Loyrette Nouel: One of France's largest and oldest business law firms with deep PE/M&A, finance, tax, and restructuring practices. Overlaps on virtually every service Volt offers, but operates at significantly larger scale with international offices.
• Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton (Paris): Elite US firm with premier Paris M&A and finance practice. Comparable in serving large PE sponsors and handling complex cross-border transactions, though positioned at the largest-deal end of the market.
• Reed Smith (Paris): Global law firm where Volt's three co-founders previously practiced. Comparable in transactional practice areas and target client profile, but operates at significantly larger scale with full international footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 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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