Growth & Minority Investments: lateral monitor

Sartori & Partners data show 167 lateral moves in Growth & Minority Investments from November 2025 to October 2026. On settled windows the count went from 131 to 158 (+20.6%), a change inside the noise of the two counts, so we read it as flat.

Over the three years to October 2026, 409 lawyers moved in Growth & Minority Investments, 180 of them partners (44.0%). They joined 111 different firms. 15.2% stepped up a level on the move and 18.6% changed city, against 12.3% and 21.6% across the market over the same three years. 81.7% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.

At 44.9%, the partner share of arrivals sits above the market's 27.7%. On settled windows partner moves alone went from 61 to 69 (+13.1%), a change inside the noise of the two counts, so we read it as flat. A step up in title came with 12.6% of moves (market 12.9%).

Lateral hires in Growth & Minority Investments were spread across 64 firms. The ten firms at the head of the hiring table took 45.2% of arrivals (12.9% market-wide), so hiring here is concentrated. First on the hiring table is Latham & Watkins, with arrivals in the 11-20 band.

By city, New York comes first (18.0% of arrivals), then London (15.0%). 19.4% of movers also changed city, against 20.5% market-wide.

There were 63 open roles in Growth & Minority Investments on law-firm career pages on November 11, 2026.

For a firm planning a hire in Growth & Minority Investments, a flat market means candidates are not being pulled by a wave: the case for a move has to come from the platform.

Sartori & Partners data count 388 dated deals in Growth & Minority Investments in the 12 months to October 2026 and 1,094 over the three years to October 2026.

Private equity work is involved in 44.8% of them and Venture & growth in 25.9%.

By client industry, Financial Sponsors comes first with 73.3%.

Latham & Watkins ranks first among advising firms over the period, in the 101-150 band.