VGG & Associés

Number of partners: 3

Number of associates: 6

Languages: English, French

Firm Overview:

VGG & Associés is an independent law firm founded in 2013.

The firm assists its clients, in France as well as abroad, in connection with strategic and complex transactions. It is recognised as one of France's leading independent law firms in the areas of corporate and tax law.

The unique complementarity between its partners enables the firm to act with a high level of expertise and quality across a variety of transactions. The search for excellence, the requirement of ethical and collegial involvement of partners are among the main values of the firm.

Main Areas of Practice:

Mergers & Acquisitions:

M&A transactions are at the heart of VGG & Associés’s expertise. The firm is recognised as a market-leading firm in respect of public and private M&A transactions as well as in respect of related tax matters. The scope of the firm’s expertise encompasses acquisitions, takeover offers, mergers, as well as joint ventures. The firm has equally developed leading expertise advising family-owned groups, which it supports at all stages of their development.

Recently, the firm advised:

■ Seqens on its tender offer followed by squeeze out on PCAS

■ Stellantis in its acquisition of aiMotive

■ Famille C on its acquisition of leading clean makeup US company ILIA

■ bidder in the context of the project of acquisition of Aesop Group

Private Equity:

The firm advises investment funds as well as management teams in respect of corporate and tax issues arising in the context of buy-outs or subsequent build up transactions, including with respect to the implementation of management packages and investment schemes.

Recently, the firm advised:

■ Bpifrance, Tikehau Capital, Peugeot Invest and Nextworld on the sale of their shareholdings in Total Eren to Total Energie

■ Abénex Capital in its reinvestment in Group Blanchon

■ Noria in connection with the Newheat fund-raising

Capital Markets:

VGG & Associés’s practice spans every aspect of capital market transactions: initial public offering, equity capital increases, issue of convertible bonds and private placements.

The firm has advised:

■ Stellantis, majority shareholder of Aramis Group, in connection with the IPO of Aramis Group on Euronext Paris

■ La Française des Jeux (FDJ) in the context of its privatisation by IPO on Euronext Paris

■ Lysogène on a private placement led by healthcare investors Orbimed and Sarepta Therapeutics

■ PSB Industries in the spin-off of Baikowski through a distribution of the shares of Baikowski to PSB Industries shareholders and concurrent listing of Baikowski on Euronext Growth

Corporate Governance:

The firm has a strong reputation in connection with day-to-day assistance to listed companies in respect of corporate governance and financial market regulation. As such, it assists companies which are members of the CAC 40 and SBF 120 indexes in respect of regulatory requirements as well as in respect of the preparation and holding of board and shareholders’ meetings.

Tax Matters:

VGG & Associés has market leading practice and experience in respect of tax issues associated with mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring and LBO transactions.

The firm has advised:

■ Financière Lov on the tax aspects of the IPO of FL Entertainment through a SPAC transaction

■ Famille C on its acquisition of leading clean makeup US company ILIA

■ bidder in the context of the project of acquisition of Aesop Group