Lazard advises companies and governments on major financial decisions and manages investment portfolios for institutions, families, and wealthy individuals. Its financial advisory teams work on mergers, capital raising, and debt restructurings, combining industry knowledge with local teams that coordinate across markets. The asset management business researches investments and runs portfolios across stocks, bonds, and alternative assets, while specialized advisers analyze geopolitical risks for corporate leaders. Lazard earns fees for advisory assignments and investment management, with investment fees generally tied to client assets. The firm traces its roots to 1848 and is headquartered in New York City.
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Triton exits OCU Group in sale to TDR Capital after four-year hold. 5 Oct 2026 Reading time: 3 minutes Private equity investment firm Triton Partners has agreed to sell energy transformation and critical infrastructure services platform OCU Group to TDR Capital. Terms of the transaction, which is subject to regulatory approvals and other closing conditions, have not been disclosed. Since acquiring OCU in 2022, Triton has worked closely with management to transform the business from a regional UK utilities services provider into a leading energy transformation and critical infrastructure platform with a growing international presence. Over the past four years, OCU has broadened its capabilities, expanded into new geographies, and invested in its people, technology and operating platform to support its growth. The company played a major role in Scotland's energy transition through its acquisition of RJ McLeod in 2024. OCU employs more than 2,500 people and deploys a total workforce of around 5,500 across the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and India. In the financial year to 30 April 2026, OCU generated revenue of £1.2bn up from £295m in the year to April 2022, while its order book has surpassed £4bn. Mid-market private equity investor TDR will manage the next stage of OCU's expansion, leveraging the firm's experience internationalising, expanding and professionalising regional infrastructure assets. Thomas Cheung, managing director at Triton, said: "OCU's revenue has more than quadrupled to £1.2bn under Triton's ownership, with 18 acquisitions and expansion into Australia and New Zealand. Drawing on our long track record in infrastructure services and the energy transition, we have worked closely with management to build on OCU's strong utilities heritage and develop a scaled, integrated platform, with broader capabilities, greater international reach, and a more diversified client offering. OCU is now a significantly stronger business, well positioned for its next phase of growth." Michael Hughes, chief executive at OCU Group, said: "Our focus now is on continuing to deliver for our clients, invest in our people and capabilities, and capture the significant opportunities ahead. We look forward to working with TDR - a firm with a strong track record in building leading global businesses - on the next phase of OCU's growth." Gary Lindsay, managing partner at TDR Capital, said: "With the vital challenge of the ongoing modernisation requirements across infrastructure globally and the changing dynamics within the power industry, we see a compelling need to take this platform to the next level." Lazard acted as exclusive financial adviser and White & Case LLP as legal adviser to Triton in connection with the transaction.
Mark Hoban joins Lazard as Managing Director in the Financial Sponsors Group. September 29, 2026 Downloads. NEW YORK - September 29, 2026 - Lazard, Inc. (NYSE: LAZ) announced that Mark Hoban has joined the firm as a Managing Director in its Financial Sponsors Group, based in New York. In this role, Mark will cover large-cap private equity firms and alternative asset managers, advising clients across M&A, secondaries, equity offerings, restructuring and liability management, and debt capital raising. "Mark's arrival is a strong addition to our Financial Sponsors Group. He brings deep, sponsor-focused relationships and a track record advising leading private equity firms and alternative asset managers across M&A, secondaries, equity offerings, and debt financings," said Adam Cady, Global Head of Financial Sponsors at Lazard. "His experience strengthens the coverage we can offer clients as they navigate an active and increasingly complex market." Mark joins Lazard from Bank of America, where he was a Managing Director covering large-cap private equity firms and alternative asset managers. He led deal execution for sponsor transactions across products including M&A advisory, equity offerings, and financing for leveraged buyouts. "Lazard's independence and the depth of its advisory platform have long stood out to me," said Mark Hoban. "Clients are operating in a market that demands creativity across M&A, financing, and capital markets, and I look forward to helping them navigate what lies ahead." Mark holds an M.B.A. from Emory University's Goizueta Business School and a B.S. in Economics from Oglethorpe University. About Lazard 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. Lazard is listed on the New York Stock Exchange as Lazard, Inc. under the ticker LAZ. For more information, please visit Lazard.com and follow Lazard on LinkedIn. Media Contact Jessica Francisco Media Contact Shannon Houston INVESTOR CONTACT William Murdock More news & announcements. October 01, 2026 Press releases September 28, 2026 Press releases September 21, 2026 Press releases
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.
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.
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.