Lazard Ltd · Hamilton Bermuda · (NYSE: LAZ)

With origins going back to 1848 New Orleans, the venerable House of Lazard has grown up alongside the investment banking industry. The firm offers financial advisory and asset management services from some 40 offices in the Americas, Europe, and Australasia. Its advisory arm provides M&A and other corporate advisory services; industry specialties include consumer, health care, energy, real estate, media, and telecommunications. Lazard has some $134 billion in assets under management; it serves primarily institutional investors as well as governments and wealthy individuals. Subsidiaries include asset manager Lazard Frères Gestion and Lazard Frères Banque, which manages the group's operations in France. To read the full description, subscribe now.

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