  In anticipation of the VLT/SPHERE planet imager guaranteed time programs, we
have conducted a preparatory survey of 86 stars between 2009 and 2013 in order
to identify new faint comoving companions to ultimately carry out a
comprehensive analysis of the occurence of giant planets and brown dwarf
companions at wide (10-2000 AU) orbits around young, solar-type stars. We used
NaCo at VLT to explore the occurrence rate of giant planets and brown dwarfs
between typically 0.1 and 8''. Diffraction-limited observations in H-band
combined with angular differential imaging enabled us to reach primary
star-companion brightness ratios as small as 10-6 at 1.5''. 12 systems were
resolved as new binaries, including the discovery of a new white dwarf
companion to the star HD8049. Around 34 stars, at least one companion candidate
was detected in the observed field of view. More than 400 faint sources were
detected, 90% of them in 4 crowded fields. With the exception of HD8049B, we
did not identify any new comoving companions. The survey also led to spatially
resolved images of the thin debris disk around HD\,61005 that have been
published earlier. Finally, considering the survey detection limits, we derive
a preliminary upper limit on the frequency of giant planets for semi-major axes
of [10,2000] AU: typically less than 15% between 100 and 500 AU, and less than
10% between 50 and 500 AU for exoplanets more massive than 5 MJup and 10 MJup
respectively, considering a uniform input distribution and with a confidence
level of 95%.
