Practice by city · November 2026
Funds & Investment Management in Paris: lateral monitor
Lawyers who changed firm in Funds & Investment Management in Paris over the last 12 months, set against the practice and the city as a whole.
The last 12 months: November 2025 to October 2026
- 30
- Lateral moves, 12 monthsNovember 2025 to October 2026
- 33.3%
- Partner share of moves
- 62
- Lateral moves, three yearsThree years to October 2026
What the data show
In the Sartori & Partners lateral record, 30 lawyers joined a new firm in Funds & Investment Management in Paris from November 2025 to October 2026, 5.1% of the practice's moves.
| Measure | Here | Funds & Investment Management | Paris | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partner share of moves | 33.3% | 36.7% | 26.2% | 27.7% |
| Counsel share of moves (three years) | 14.5% | 10.5% | 8.8% | 12.1% |
| Associate share of moves | 53.3% | 51.7% | 63.1% | 58.5% |
| Moved up a level (three years) | 16.1% | 11.9% | 11.8% | 12.3% |
| Changed city | - | 20.4% | 12.2% | 20.5% |
| Hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers | 96.7% | 75.8% | 86.4% | 53.6% |
| Year on year | - | rose (+23.7%) | fell (-20.5%) | 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 A dash is a value we do not publish.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.
Against the Funds & Investment Management practice as a whole, the widest gap is the share hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers, which is higher here: 96.7% against 75.8%. Set against all moves in Paris, the share hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers stands out most: 96.7% here against 86.4%, above it.
- Partner33.3%
- Associate53.3%
Over the three years to October 2026, 62 lawyers moved in Funds & Investment Management in Paris. They joined 22 different firms. 90.9% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.
This is a partner market: 33.3% of movers were partners, against 27.7% market-wide.
The 12-month firm table is below our naming threshold, so this part reads the three years to October 2026. 22 firms hired at least one lateral in Funds & Investment Management in Paris in the window. The ten firms at the head of the hiring table took 72.9% of arrivals (12.2% market-wide), so hiring here is concentrated. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher ranks first by lateral arrivals, in the 6-10 band.
The practice accounts for 11.5% of all lateral moves in Paris. Over the three years to October 2026, 66.1% of movers came from another firm in Paris itself.
Firms by rank and band
Each firm appears as a rank and a band, never an exact count, and only with at least 10 moves in the window.
| Rank | Firm | Moves (band) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher | 6-10 |
| 2 | Ropes & Gray | 6-10 |
| 3 | Proskauer Rose | 6-10 |
| 4 | Stephenson Harwood | 3-5 |
| 5 | Hogan Lovells Cadwalader | 3-5 |
| 6 | DLA Piper | 3-5 |
| 7 | Willkie Farr & Gallagher | 3-5 |
| 8 | Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I | 3-5 |
| 9 | Goodwin Procter | 3-5 |
Deals in Funds & Investment Management in Paris
Sartori & Partners data count 61 dated deals in Funds & Investment Management in Paris in the 12 months to October 2026 and 182 over the three years to October 2026.
Fund formation work is involved in 67.0% of them.
By client industry, Financial Sponsors comes first with 52.7%.
Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I ranks first among advising firms over the period, in the 21-40 band.
| Rank | Firm | Deals (band) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gide Loyrette Nouel A.A.R.P.I | 21-40 |
| 2 | Jones Day | 11-20 |
| 3 | Goodwin Procter | 11-20 |
| 4 | A&O Shearman | 11-20 |
| 5 | Willkie Farr & Gallagher | 11-20 |
| 6 | DLA Piper | 11-20 |
| 7 | Debevoise & Plimpton | 11-20 |
| 8 | Clifford Chance | 6-10 |
| 9 | Kirkland & Ellis | 6-10 |
| 10 | Proskauer Rose | 6-10 |
Specialities in Funds & Investment Management in Paris
Over the three years to October 2026, Private Fund Formation was involved in 66.1% of moves in Funds & Investment Management in Paris, then Secondaries & Fund Transactions with 43.5%.
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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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