Practice by city · November 2026
Private Equity in Munich: lateral monitor
Lawyers who changed firm in Private Equity in Munich over the last 12 months, set against the practice and the city as a whole.
The last 12 months: November 2025 to October 2026
- 29
- Lateral moves, 12 monthsNovember 2025 to October 2026
- 51.7%
- Partner share of moves
- 53
- Lateral moves, three yearsThree years to October 2026
What the data show
Sartori & Partners data show 29 lateral moves in Private Equity in Munich from November 2025 to October 2026, 2.3% of the practice's moves.
| Measure | Here | Private Equity | Munich | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partner share of moves | 51.7% | 38.1% | 42.5% | 27.7% |
| Counsel share of moves | - | 11.2% | 6.2% | 12.7% |
| Associate share of moves | 44.8% | 50.1% | 50.0% | 58.5% |
| Moved up a level | 24.1% | 14.2% | 21.2% | 12.9% |
| Changed city (three years) | 22.2% | 22.0% | 32.2% | 21.6% |
| Hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers | 79.3% | 71.6% | 70.1% | 53.6% |
| Year on year | - | rose (+14.9%) | flat (+22.7%) | 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 A dash is a value we do not publish.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 Private Equity practice as a whole, the partner share stands out most: 51.7% here against 38.1%, above it. Set against all moves in Munich, the share who changed city over three years stands out most: 22.2% here against 32.2%, below it.
- Partner51.7%
- Associate44.8%
Over the three years to October 2026, 53 lawyers moved in Private Equity in Munich, 22 of them partners (41.5%). They joined 29 different firms. 17.0% stepped up a level on the move and 22.2% changed city, against 12.3% and 21.6% across the market over the same three years. 92.0% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.
Partners make up 51.7% of arrivals, against 27.7% across the market: a partner-heavy flow. 24.1% of movers stepped up a level when they changed firm, against 12.9% for the market.
The 12-month firm table is below our naming threshold, so this part reads the three years to October 2026. 29 firms hired at least one lateral in Private Equity in Munich in the window. Ten firms account for 62.3% of arrivals, against 12.2% across the market: concentrated. First on the hiring table is Latham & Watkins, with arrivals in the 6-10 band.
The practice accounts for 36.2% of all lateral moves in Munich. Over the three years to October 2026, 66.0% of movers came from another firm in Munich 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 | Latham & Watkins | 6-10 |
| 2 | Weil Gotshal & Manges | 3-5 |
| 3 | Willkie Farr & Gallagher | 3-5 |
| 4 | McDermott Will & Schulte | 3-5 |
| 5 | Jones Day | 3-5 |
| 6 | Taylor Wessing | 3-5 |
| 7 | Oppenhoff | 3-5 |
Deals in Private Equity in Munich
Sartori & Partners data count 93 dated deals in Private Equity in Munich in the 12 months to October 2026 and 279 over the three years to October 2026.
Private equity work is involved in 48.7% of them and Venture & growth in 10.0%.
By client industry, Financial Sponsors comes first with 85.3%.
Latham & Watkins ranks first among advising firms over the period, in the 41-60 band.
| Rank | Firm | Deals (band) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latham & Watkins | 41-60 |
| 2 | Milbank | 21-40 |
| 3 | POELLATH | 21-40 |
| 4 | Kirkland & Ellis | 21-40 |
| 5 | McDermott Will & Schulte | 11-20 |
| 6 | Sidley Austin | 11-20 |
| 7 | Noerr | 11-20 |
| 8 | Freshfields | 11-20 |
| 9 | Clifford Chance | 11-20 |
| 10 | Weil Gotshal & Manges | 11-20 |
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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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