About Lazard
Lazard’s mission is to provide the most sophisticated, differentiated advice and solutions for our clients, backed by the intellectual capital of our firm.
Founded in 1848, Lazard is the preeminent financial advisory, private capital advisory, and asset management firm, with operations in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. Lazard provides advice on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and capital solutions, restructuring and liability management, geopolitics, and other strategic matters. Lazard also advises private markets sponsors and investors on primary fundraising, secondary transactions, and GP capital solutions, and provides asset management and investment solutions to institutions, corporations, governments, partnerships, family offices, and high net worth individuals.
A Simple, Powerful Model
175+ Year History
For more than 175 years, Lazard has advised clients through cycles of geopolitical and economic change. That long view informs the insight and judgment we bring to clients, helping them anticipate what comes next and make decisions with confidence.
Client-Focused, Independent Advice
Lazard pioneered the independent investment banking advisory model. For generations, client relationships across our businesses have been rooted in trust, discretion, and confidence that our interests align with theirs.
Collective Intellectual Capital
We prize curiosity, diverse perspectives, thoughtfulness, intellectual rigor, and the wisdom of experience. We continually invest in our people to attract, retain, and develop top talent, and our professionals collaborate across sectors, regions, and businesses to meet clients’ needs.
Local Depth with Global Reach
Lazard has deep roots in business centers around the world. Well-established local teams bring knowledge and relationships, and our worldwide network of business, investment, government, and policy leaders, built over generations, connects clients to global perspective and opportunity.
Lazard prides itself on the breadth and depth of our expertise and the objective nature of our advice, which is relied upon by leaders of business and government across the globe. Our professionals provide differentiated insight, wise counsel, and discretion on the most challenging questions facing our clients.
One Firm, Three Businesses
Complementary financial advisory, private capital advisory, and asset & wealth management businesses differentiate Lazard, offering breadth of capabilities, scale, integrations and relationship continuity to better serve our clients.
We are in the intellectual capital business, and our people are the difference. At Lazard, technology and AI amplify their expertise, making it available faster and in more connected ways across the firm, and freeing more time for client-focused, business-advancing work. As the tools advance, so does what our people can do for clients.
Our Strategy & Culture
Lazard is redefining what it means to be the leading independent financial firm: a preeminent advisor and investor in both public and private capital markets, grounded in analytical rigor, conviction, and long-term partnerships with clients.
Our culture reflects that ambition— intensely commercial, deeply collegial, and consistently aligned around excellence and accountability.
