Practice by city · November 2026
Funds & Investment Management in Luxembourg: lateral monitor
Lawyers who changed firm in Funds & Investment Management in Luxembourg over the last 12 months, set against the practice and the city as a whole.
The last 12 months: November 2025 to October 2026
- 20
- Lateral moves, 12 monthsNovember 2025 to October 2026
- +15.0%
- Year on yearSettled 12-month windows
- 30.0%
- Partner share of moves
- 51
- Lateral moves, three yearsThree years to October 2026
What the data show
Sartori & Partners data show 20 lateral moves in Funds & Investment Management in Luxembourg from November 2025 to October 2026, 3.4% of the practice's moves. On settled windows the count went from 20 to 23 (+15.0%), a change inside the noise of the two counts, so we read it as flat.
| Measure | Here | Funds & Investment Management | Luxembourg | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partner share of moves | 30.0% | 36.7% | 24.4% | 27.7% |
| Counsel share of moves (three years) | 13.7% | 10.5% | 13.7% | 12.1% |
| Associate share of moves | 60.0% | 51.7% | 62.2% | 58.5% |
| Moved up a level (three years) | 11.8% | 11.9% | 8.4% | 12.3% |
| Changed city | - | 20.4% | 90.0% | 20.5% |
| Hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers | 85.0% | 75.8% | 77.8% | 53.6% |
| Year on year | flat (+15.0%) | rose (+23.7%) | flat (+15.9%) | rose (+9.0%) |
12 months to October 2026 unless the row says three years; a row switches to three years for every column when this page's 12-month value is not published. A dash is a value we do not publish. Flat means a change under 5% or inside the noise of the two counts.
Set against the Funds & Investment Management practice as a whole, the share hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers stands out most: 85.0% here against 75.8%, above it. Against all moves in Luxembourg, the widest gap is the share hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers, which is higher here: 85.0% against 77.8%. Year on year it held flat while the Funds & Investment Management practice as a whole rose.
- Partner30.0%
- Associate60.0%
Over the three years to October 2026, 51 lawyers moved in Funds & Investment Management in Luxembourg. They joined 25 different firms. 60.0% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.
- 1,000+ lawyers60.0%
- 400-999 lawyers15.0%
- under 150 lawyers22.5%
With partners at 30.0% of arrivals, the mix is in line with the market's 27.7%.
85.0% of arrivals went to firms with 1,000+ lawyers, against 53.6% market-wide.
The practice accounts for 44.4% of all lateral moves in Luxembourg.
With volume in Funds & Investment Management in Luxembourg holding level, a hire depends on a specific reason to move, which a firm has to put in front of the candidate.
Deals in Funds & Investment Management in Luxembourg
Sartori & Partners data count 38 dated deals in Funds & Investment Management in Luxembourg in the 12 months to October 2026 and 77 over the three years to October 2026.
Fund formation work is involved in 76.6% of them.
By client industry, Financial Sponsors comes first with 46.8%.
Debevoise & Plimpton ranks first among advising firms over the period, in the 11-20 band.
| Rank | Firm | Deals (band) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Debevoise & Plimpton | 11-20 |
| 2 | Linklaters | 6-10 |
| 3 | DLA Piper | 6-10 |
| 4 | CMS | 6-10 |
| 5 | Ashurst Perkins Coie | 3-5 |
| 6 | Goodwin Procter | 3-5 |
| 7 | Dechert | 3-5 |
| 8 | Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer | 3-5 |
| 9 | White & Case | 3-5 |
| 10 | Loyens & Loeff | 3-5 |
Specialities in Funds & Investment Management in Luxembourg
Over the three years to October 2026, Private Fund Formation was involved in 52.9% of moves in Funds & Investment Management in Luxembourg.
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Edition November 2026. Window: November 2025 to October 2026. Source: Sartori & Partners, from public law-firm announcements, firm websites and professional profiles, checked monthly. Methodology. Spot an error? [email protected].
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