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American investment bank

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. Lazard was founded in 1848 and operates from 41 cities across 26 countries in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Central and South America.

On July 12, 1848, three brothers, Alexandre Lazard, Lazare Lazard, and Simon Lazard, founded Lazard Frères & Co. as a dry goods merchant store in New Orleans, Louisiana. By 1851, Simon and two more brothers, Maurice and Elie, had all moved to San Francisco, California, while Alexandre moved to New York. Lazard Frères began to serve miners engaged in the California Gold Rush, and soon expanded into banking and foreign exchange. In 1854, Alexandre Lazard moved to Paris, France, where he opened an office to complement the U. S. business. The firm began advising the French government on gold buying. In 1870, the firm continued to expand its international operations, opening an office in London as well. In 1953, Lazard Investors Ltd began an asset management business in London, which is the origin of today's Lazard Asset Management.

In 1977, as the health of Meyer began to deteriorate, the firm came to be controlled by Michel David Weill. Under his leadership, the three houses of Lazard were formally united in 2000 as Lazard LLC. In 2002, David Weill hired Bruce Wasserstein to be CEO. Lazard became a public company in 2005, with nearly two thirds of its shares owned by current and former employees. Wasserstein became its first Chairman and CEO. In connection with the initial public offering (IPO), Lazard spun off its broker dealer business, Lazard Capital Markets. Lazard invested in a startup investment bank, Independence Point Advisors, in late 2021. On May 26, 2023, the firm announced that Peter R. Orszag, CEO of Financial Advisory, had been unanimously elected by its Board to serve as CEO of Lazard and as a Board Director, effective October 1, 2023. Orszag became Chief Executive Officer of Lazard on October 1, 2023. The publicly traded partnership Lazard Ltd converted to a U. S. C Corporation effective January 1, 2024 and changed its name from Lazard Ltd to Lazard, Inc

Lazard advises clients on a wide range of strategic and financial issues. These may include advising on the potential acquisition of another company, business or certain assets, or on the sale of certain businesses, assets or an entire company. The firm also advises on alternatives to a sale such as recapitalizations, spin offs, carve outs and split offs. For companies in financial distress or their creditors, Lazard advises on all aspects of restructuring. The firm has advised on many of the largest restructuring assignments in the wake of the global financial crisis that began in mid 2007. Lazard also advises on capital structure and capital raising. Capital structure advice includes reviewing and analyzing structural alternatives and assisting in long term planning. Capital raising advice includes private and public market financing. Lazard's Sovereign Advisory group advises governments and sovereign entities on policy and financial issues.

Lazard's asset management business provides investment management and financial advisory services to institutional clients, financial intermediaries, private clients, and investment vehicles around the world. The firm manages assets on behalf of institutional clients (corporations, labor unions, public pension funds, endowments, foundations, insurance companies, and banks; and through sub advisory relationships, mutual fund sponsors, broker dealers and registered advisors) and individual clients (principally family offices and high net worth individuals). and 175, boulevard Haussmann (since September 2020). Lazard's New York City headquarters spans the top floors of 30 Rockefeller Plaza, including what used to be Room 5600, the former offices of the Rockefeller family dynasty.