Lazard

Lazard Inc.

Head office at 30 Rockefeller Plaza
Formerly	Lazard Ltd Lazard Frères & Co.
Company type	Public
Traded as	NYSE: LAZ (Class A) Russell 1000 component
Industry	Financial services
Founded	July 12, 1848; 175 years ago (1848-07-12) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Founders	Alexandre Lazard Lazare Lazard Simon Lazard
Headquarters	Hamilton, Bermuda (incorporation) 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York City, U.S. (operational)
Key people	Kenneth M. Jacobs (executive chairman) Peter R. Orszag (CEO)
Products	Financial services Investment banking Investment management
Revenue	US$2.59 billion (2023)
Operating income	US$−80 million (2023)
Net income	US$−57 million (2023)
AUM	US$216 billion (2023)
Total assets	US$4.64 billion (2023)
Total equity	US$424 million (2023)
Number of employees	3,291 (2023)
Website	lazard.com
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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]