Marcus Schenck

Managing Director

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Business

Financial Advisory

Location

Munich, Germany

Dr. Marcus Schenck joined Lazard in 2022 and is Co-Head of Investment Banking for the DACH region, based in Munich. He is a Member of the Group Executive Committee for Financial Advisory.

Marcus started his professional career as a Management Consultant at McKinsey before working at Goldman Sachs in Investment Banking for over a decade, where he ran Investment Banking Services for EMEA as a Partner.

He served as CFO on the Management Board of E.ON SE before joining Deutsche Bank AG as its CFO, and later as Deputy CEO leading the Corporate and Investment Bank. Prior to joining Lazard, he worked for three years as a Partner with Perella Weinberg Partners.

During his career Marcus has worked on numerous transactions as an Advisor as well as a Principal. He has experience in M&A as well as Equity and Debt advisory. He has special sector knowledge in the Automotive, Energy and Banking industries.

Marcus studied Economics at the University of Bonn and the University of California, Berkeley and has a Ph.D. from the University of Cologne.

Our offices in Germany

In Germany, Lazard maintains offices for both Financial Advisory and Asset Management.

Lazard & Co. GmbH, the Financial Advisory business, was founded with local joint venture partners in the 1980s, with offices in Frankfurt and Munich. Our team continues to provide independent advice, expertise and solutions for our clients on their most important strategic decisions, in close collaboration with our global sector specialists.

Lazard Asset Management (Deutschland) GmbH was founded in 1999 with offices in Frankfurt and Hamburg. The well-known team, which originally came from another local asset manager and investment firm, has a strong client-centric approach.

Since its launch, the German Asset Management business has been the heart and driver of further successful Continental European office launches, which today run under the brand Lazard Fund Managers.