Our financial sponsors group maintains a broad network of relationships with middle market financial sponsors. More than 300 private equity groups have been clients and/or buyers, with funds ranging between $150 million and $5 billion.

Financial Sponsor Relationships
Contacts

David Santoni
Managing Director, Head of Financial Sponsors Group

Steven R. Tipler
Managing Director, Co-Head of North American Private Equity Coverage
Areas of Expertise
Financial Sponsor Relationships
Our financial sponsors group is responsible for optimizing and integrating interactions with Lazard's middle market industry teams, including:
- Improve access to sell-side deal flow
- Coordinate activity across sectors and product groups, delivering Lazard's global resources
- Assist in navigating through our competitive sell-side auctions to help sponsors use time wisely and improve win rates
- Build long-term institutional partnerships and deep individual relationships to establish trust and productive follow-through
Recent Select Transactions
Acquisition by Stonepeak of Astound Broadband

Sale of Otelco to Oak Hill Capital

Placement of Senior Secured Credit Facility for Karman Missile & Space Systems

Sale of Gardner-Gibson on its sale to ICP Group, a portfolio company of Audax Group

Acquisition by an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners of Calcium Products

Sale of i3 Broadband, a portfolio company of Seaport Capital, to Wren House Infrastructure
