1686 Partners, the private equity firm launched last year by Chanel heir David Wertheimer, has added Andreas Ernst as a partner, Jonathan Farrugia as as PE investment director, Julien Erbrech as operations manager and Jeremie Lotti as head of partnership and strategy, according to a report by Bloomberg. 

Based in Luxembourg, 1686 Partners has already raised over $110m as of December. According to its website, the newly appointed team will operate across Europe and Asia, with more information to be revealed later this year. 

Ernst joins from Skopos Impact Fund, according to her LinkedIn profile. 

1686 Partners initially invested in a European ski clothing brand, a luxury watch retailer and a company specialising in stock management and demand forecasting for brands and retailers, though Wertheimer has not disclosed the specific companies. The firm focuses on jewelry, gourmet food, ready-to-wear fashion and fragrances.   

Since 2020, Wertheimer — whose family is among the wealthiest in the luxury goods sector, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index — has also helped manage Mirabaud Asset Management’s Lifestyle Impact and Innovation fund, whose targets are similar to those of 1686. Mirabaud’s investments include lab-grown diamond producer Diam Concept, electric bicycle brand Mate and sneaker maker Cariuma. 

In a December statement, Wertheimer described 1686 Partners as his own franchise of the Mirabaud fund. 

Greenbrook, a communications advisor to the investment industry specialising in private equity, private credit, hedge funds, debt restructuring and special situations, has added Cecilie Oerting as a director and Natasha Bragoli as a consultant. 

Oerting was most recently at international PR and corporate communications agency Brunswick Group in Singapore and London, where she advised multinational companies across finance, technology and consumer, on corporate reputation.  

Bragoli has previously worked in strategic and corporate communications, most recently at communications consultancy Powerscourt. 

Greenbrook also made four promotions: Peter Hewer, who joined the firm in March last year, to Partner; Teresa Berezowski, who will continue advising clients across M&A, special situations and sovereign debt restructurings, to Director; and Hanne Mortazavi and Long Tran, who both joined last year and work with private equity, private debt and hedge fund clients, to Senior Associate.