Lazard

Lazard Inc.
Formerly
  • Lazard Ltd
  • Lazard Frères & Co.
Company typePublic
IndustryFinancial services
FoundedJuly 12, 1848; 176 years ago (1848-07-12)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
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Headquarters
Key people
Products
RevenueDecrease US$2.59 billion (2023)
Decrease US$−80 million (2023)
Decrease US$−57 million (2023)
AUMDecrease US$216 billion (2023)
Total assetsDecrease US$4.64 billion (2023)
Total equityDecrease US$424 million (2023)
Number of employees
3,291 (2023)
Websitelazard.com
Footnotes / references
[1]

Lazard Inc. (formerly known as Lazard Ltd and Lazard Frères & Co.) is a financial advisory and asset management firm that engages in investment banking, asset management and other financial services, primarily with institutional clients. It is the world's largest independent investment bank, with principal executive offices in New York City, Paris and London.[2]

Lazard was founded in 1848 and operates from 41 cities across 26 countries in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Central and South America.[3] The firm provides advice on mergers and acquisitions, strategic matters, restructuring and capital structure, capital raising and corporate finance, as well as asset management services to corporations, partnerships, institutions, governments and individuals.[3]

  1. ^ "Lazard Inc. Annual Report (Form 10-K)". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 23 February 2024.
  2. ^ Indap, Sujeet; Massoudi, Arash; Fontanella-Khan, James (September 8, 2015). "Investment banking: Walking away from Wall Street". Financial Times.
  3. ^ a b "Lazard Ltd Annual Report (Form 10-K)". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.