Lazard

Lazard Inc.
	Headquarters 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; New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Founders	Alexandre Lazard; Lazare Lazard; Simon Lazard;
Headquarters	30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York City, U.S.
Key people	Peter R. Orszag (CEO and Chairman); Christopher Hogbin (CEO, Lazard Asset Management); Dan Schulman (Lead Independent Director); Raymond J. McGuire (President);
Products	Financial services; Investment banking; Investment management;
Revenue	US$3.10 billion (2025)
Operating income	US$328 million (2025)
Net income	US$237 million (2025)
AUM	US$254 billion (2025)
Total assets	US$4.94 billion (2025)
Total equity	US$874 million (2025)
Number of employees	3,309 (2025)
Website	lazard.com
	Footnotes / references;

Lazard Inc. (formerly known as Lazard Ltd and Lazard Frères & Co.) is an American 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. 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.