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A global financial advisory and asset management firm, built over generations on a foundation of client service

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Overview

Founded in 1848, Lazard is the preeminent financial 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, as well as asset management and investment solutions to institutions, corporations, governments, partnerships, family offices, and high net worth individuals. For more information, please visit Lazard.com.

Over a history of more than 175 years, Lazard has built a global network of relationships with key decision makers in business, government and investing institutions. The firm pairs local knowledge from its established operations in each market with a global perspective and multinational resources. Its financial advisory work is complemented by a fundamentally driven investment approach to asset management, and it publishes research such as studies on biopharmaceutical leaders, secondary markets and shareholder activism. Community programs include the Lazard Foundation, which supports career preparation and financial education for teens from under-resourced communities, the Lazard New Visions Academy for New York City public high school students, and the Lazard Frères Gestion Foundation, which supports arts patronage in music and painting.

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Private funding before listing

2 rounds. Latest: Post-IPO Debt, 1 Aug 2025.

DateTypeAmount
1 Aug 2025Post-IPO Debt$300M
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As of 2026-10-19, Lazard has 3,406 employees, based on the Enrich Layer count of person profiles that list Lazard as their current employer. Its listed company size band is 1,001 to 5,000.
As of 2026-10-19, Lazard is headquartered in New York, US.
Lazard was founded in 1848.
As of 2026-10-19, Lazard is classified in the Financial Services industry.
Founded in 1848, Lazard is the preeminent financial 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, as well as asset management and investment solutions to institutions, corporations, governments, partnerships, family offices, and high net worth individuals. For more information, please visit Lazard.com.
As of 2026-10-19, Lazard's official website is https://www.lazard.com/.
As of 2026-10-19, Lazard is a public company.