Lazard

Lazard is a financial firm whose roots go back to the Lazard brothers, who emigrated to America and founded Lazard Frères. The stored text describes its Paris office, which opened not long afterwards for international trade, financial advisory and asset management. France is described as the firm's ancestral home.

What Lazard offers

• Financial advisory — advice to clients from its Paris office as part of a global network.
• Asset management — handled in Paris through Lazard Frères Gestion.
• Banking — Lazard Frères Banque SA is also headquartered in the Paris office.
• Investment banking — the firm has opened a new investment banking office in Paris.

Who it works with

The Paris office acts as a gateway to all of Lazard's services for international clients.

Key facts

• Based in: Paris, France, in the 8th arrondissement.
• Founded: 1848, as Lazard Frères in America.
• Entities in Paris: Lazard Frères SAS, Lazard Frères Gestion and Lazard Frères Banque SA.