Lazard

Lazard

Advises on mergers and acquisitions

Overview

Company Does Not Provide H1B Sponsorship

Lazard provides financial advisory services for mergers and acquisitions and other corporate finance matters. Its work centers on helping clients plan and execute deals, offering valuation, strategic advice, deal structuring, and negotiating support. A team of experienced bankers and industry specialists draws on a global network to access opportunities and coordinate cross-border transactions. Lazard differentiates itself through deep senior-level involvement, a long track record handling large, complex deals, and a global platform that supports clients across industries. The goal is to help clients maximize value from strategic transactions and complete successful, well-structured deals.

About Lazard

Simplify's Rating
Why Lazard is rated
C+
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated C on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Consulting

Financial Services

Company Size

N/A

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

1848

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What believers are saying

  • September 2026 hires from Citi, Barclays, and Bank of America deepen fee-bearing coverage.
  • Q2 2026 asset management revenue rose 20%, with record $285 billion AUM.
  • September 2026 transaction flow includes Theravance, Zymeworks, and Sun Communities mandates.

What critics are saying

  • July 23, 2026: financial advisory revenue fell 9%, signaling weaker core franchise execution.
  • Reuters said more than 80 managing directors were replaced, exposing cultural and retention disruption.
  • If turnaround stalls through 2027, Evercore and PJT keep taking share from Lazard.

What makes Lazard unique

  • Peter Orszag replaced 40% of managing directors since 2023, sharpening Lazard's advisory bench.
  • September 2026 hires in medical technology, defense technology, and ECM broaden sector coverage.
  • Lazard combines M&A, restructuring, geopolitics, and asset management across global client relationships.

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Funding

Total Funding

$400.7M

Above

Industry Average

Funded Over

0 Rounds

Benefits

Professional Development Budget

Flexible Work Hours

Mental Health Support

Family Planning Benefits

401(k) Company Match

Remote Work Options

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Company News

PR Newswire
Sep 28th, 2026
Lazard appoints Pranjal Gambhir as head of medical technology from Citi

Lazard has appointed Pranjal Gambhir as Head of Medical Technology, based in New York. In this role, he will lead coverage of medical technology companies and advise clients on strategy and corporate development transactions. Gambhir joins from Citi, where he was most recently managing director covering medical technology companies across multiple sub-sectors. He spent 20 years at Citi in various roles in New York and New Delhi. David Gluckman, Global Head of Healthcare at Lazard, said Gambhir's broad experience across the medical technology sector will deepen the firm's client coverage. Gambhir holds an MBA from the Indian School of Business and a Bachelor of Commerce from Delhi University.

GlobeNewswire
Sep 24th, 2026
DeepInfra appoints Slava Brin as chief financial officer.

DeepInfra appoints Slava Brin as chief financial officer. Brin brings nearly three decades of digital infrastructure and capital markets experience to support DeepInfra's global growth. September 24, 2026 09:00 ET | Source: DeepInfra PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - DeepInfra, a purpose-built cloud platform for high-throughput AI inference, today announced the appointment of Slava Brin as chief financial officer. Brin will oversee DeepInfra's financial operations and capital strategy, bringing nearly three decades of investment banking and digital infrastructure experience to help guide the company's continued growth. "As DeepInfra enters its next phase of expansion, we're strengthening our leadership team with the experience and relationships to help us scale globally," said Nikola Borisov, CEO and co-founder of DeepInfra. "Slava has spent his career at the intersection of capital markets and digital infrastructure. His judgment, relationships, and deep understanding of data center economics make him an exceptional addition to our executive leadership team." Brin joins DeepInfra from financial advisory and asset management firm Lazard, where he served as a managing director in the firm's Telecom & Digital Infrastructure group. Over the course of his career, he has advised companies and investors across the data center, communications, and technology sectors on financing and growth strategy. Before joining Lazard, Brin served as managing director and head of Communications and Internet Infrastructure M&A at Truist Securities, where he built and led the practice. He previously held senior roles at Evercore, American Capital, Rothschild and J.P. Morgan Securities. "What DeepInfra has built - and the speed at which the team is scaling it - is truly exceptional," said Brin. "I'm excited to join Nikola and this leadership team at a moment when AI infrastructure is becoming one of the most important areas of investment across the entire economy. I look forward to drawing on my experience and network across digital infrastructure to help DeepInfra seize upon the massive opportunity ahead." Brin joins during a period of rapid expansion for DeepInfra. In recent months, the company expanded beyond the U.S. with its first international data center in Toronto and announced one of the largest deployments of its DeepCluster offering with a dedicated cluster for frontier AI lab humans&. The cluster features more than 1,000 NVIDIA B300 GPUs and over two megawatts of power capacity. DeepInfra now supports more than 200 open-source models across its serverless and dedicated AI infrastructure offerings. About DeepInfra Founded in 2022, DeepInfra is a purpose-built cloud inference platform for high-throughput AI, enabling companies to run open-source and proprietary AI and agentic models at scale. The company owns and operates its AI Compute infrastructure, supports 200+ open-source models, and processes over 10 trillion tokens per week - delivering the cost efficiency, low latency, and security that production AI demands. Its fully managed platform includes OpenAI-compatible APIs and enterprise-grade security compliance, including zero data retention and SOC 2 and ISO 27001 certification. For more information, visit deepinfra.com.

Axios
Sep 22nd, 2026
Scoop: Graza taps Lazard for potential sale.

Scoop: Graza taps Lazard for potential sale. 22 hours ago Graza, a VC-backed olive oil brand, hired Lazard to explore a sale, Axios Pro has learned. Inside the room: Graza generates $30 million of EBITDA and is seeking a multiple between 15x and 20x, valuing it between $450 million and $600 million, sources say.

Yahoo Finance
Sep 21st, 2026
Lazard stock drops 21% over 9 consecutive days, wiping out $938M in market value

Lazard stock has fallen 21% over nine consecutive trading days, erasing approximately $938 million in market value. The investment bank now stands at a market capitalisation of about $3.6 billion, with shares trading at $35.75 as of 18 September 2026. The decline appears company-specific rather than market-driven. Whilst Lazard dropped 20.6% during the streak, the S&P 500 fell just 0.9% over the same period. Lazard's fundamentals show mixed performance against sector peers. Its price-to-earnings ratio of 16.0 exceeds the S&P 500 financials median of 14.0. However, revenue growth of 6.3% trails the 10.2% median, and its operating margin of 11.1% falls well below the sector's 26.9% median.

PR Newswire
Sep 21st, 2026
Matt Spence joins Lazard as head of defense technology and emerging technology

Lazard has appointed Matt Spence as Head of Defense Technology and Emerging Technology within its Technology Group, based in San Francisco. Spence will advise defence, security, and emerging technology companies on mergers and acquisitions and financings. Spence joins from Barclays, where he served as Managing Director and Global Head of Venture Capital Banking, building the firm's defence-tech and dual-use technology investment banking franchise. He previously held senior roles at Guggenheim Partners and was a Partner at Andreessen Horowitz. He also spent seven years in senior US government national security positions, including Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle East Policy and roles on the White House National Security Council. Spence holds a Doctorate in International Relations from Oxford University and a J.D. from Yale Law School.

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