Lazard

OVERVIEW

Overview

Lazard, founded in 1848, is a global financial advisory and asset management firm serving clients across more than 40 cities worldwide. Its mission is to deliver tailored financial advice and investment solutions grounded in integrity, expertise, and innovation.

Mission and focus areas

Lazard’s primary goal is to provide strategic, unbiased financial advice and investment management services. Its advisory work spans mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, and capital markets. In asset management, it offers fundamentally driven investment strategies that integrate sustainability and ESG considerations, aligning financial performance with long-term value creation.

Structure and governance

Lazard operates as a multinational firm led by Chief Executive Officer and Chairman Peter Orszag. Its governance framework includes regional leadership teams and boards overseeing advisory and asset management operations. The company’s structure supports collaboration across geographies and sectors, ensuring consistency and accountability in decision-making.

Programs and offerings

Lazard delivers research, market insights, and transaction analyses through its Financial Advisory and Asset Management divisions. It publishes influential studies such as the Levelized Cost of Energy report, offering data-driven perspectives on energy transition and sustainable investment. These outputs help professionals and institutions navigate evolving financial and sustainability landscapes.

MISSION STATEMENT

Lazard’s mission is to provide the most sophisticated and differentiated advice and investment solutions for our clients, backed by the intellectual capital of our firm.

ORGANISATION TYPE

Other

YEAR ESTABLISHED

1848

LOCATION

Global, United States

RECENTLY PUBLISHED BY LAZARD

The New Supply-Side Era: The O-Ring Meets Geopolitics

Lazard

10 September 2026

The report examines how geopolitical tensions, supply chain vulnerabilities and technological developments increasingly drive economic volatility. It applies O-ring theory to explain how disruptions spread through production networks, affecting inflation, investment and financial markets. It highlights implications for monetary policy, corporate resilience and long-term risk assessment.

Lazard's Levelized Cost of Energy

Lazard

19 June 2025

The Lazard Levelized Cost of Energy+ 2025 report compares the economics of power generation, storage, and system reliability across technologies. It finds renewables remain the most cost-competitive, storage costs are falling due to market and technological shifts, and firming costs rise as renewable penetration increases, requiring diverse generation solutions.