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☆ Lazard CEO Jacobs set to step down, Orszag to take helm -source
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Anirban Sen | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Jacobs' decision to step down comes after Lazard reported a loss in the first quarter as dealmaking activity slumped. Lazard's stock has lost about 17% this year, giving the independent investment bank a market capitalization of just over $3 billion. Orszag, 54, was previously was head of North America M&A at Lazard and joined the bank from Citigroup in 2016. Jacobs, 64, joined Lazard from Goldman Sachs Group (GS.N) in 1988 and took over as CEO in 2009 after the death of his predecessor, Bruce Wasserstein. The Wall Street Journal first reported on the succession.

☆ Lazard CEO Ken Jacobs set to step down
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Anirban Sen | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Lazard lead director Richard Parsons declined to provide details of the succession plan in a statement. "We have a succession plan that we have had in place for quite some time and our plan is on track," he said. The appetite for mergers and acquisitions has soured in recent months amid volatility in the capital markets, geopolitical tensions and rising interest rates. Investment banking units at large Wall Street firms have cut bonuses and laid off staff in recent months as stock market listings stalled and companies slamming the breaks on deals. The Wall Street Journal first reported on the succession.

☆ Watch CNBC's full interview with Lazard's Peter Orszag on Tuesday's critical debt ceiling meeting
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWatch CNBC's full interview with Lazard's Peter Orszag on Tuesday's critical debt ceiling meetingPeter Orszag, CEO of Financial Advisory at Lazard and former OMB director under President Obama, joins 'Squawk Box' to preview President Biden's debt ceiling meeting with top congressional leaders, and why the administration shouldn't simply agree to a one-year debt ceiling reprieve.

☆ Here's what Lazard's Peter Orszag thinks the best option is if a debt ceiling deal can't be reached
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHere's what Lazard's Peter Orszag thinks the best option is if a debt ceiling deal can't be reachedPeter Orszag, CEO of Financial Advisory at Lazard and former OMB director under President Obama, joins 'Squawk Box' to preview President Biden's debt ceiling meeting with top congressional leaders, and why the administration shouldn't simply agree to a one-year debt ceiling reprieve.

☆ Lazard reports surprise loss on dealmaking slump, cuts jobs
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The company also warned of an uncertain outlook for the year and said it would eliminate around 10% of its workforce in 2023, which could result in additional costs of around $95 million. M&A volumes nearly halved in the first quarter from a year earlier, according to data from Dealogic. "Slower M&A activity resulted in significantly lower revenues in the quarter and the outlook for the year remains uncertain," said Lazard CEO Kenneth Jacobs. On an adjusted basis, Lazard reported a loss of $23 million, or 26 cents per share, compared with a profit of $115 million, or $1.05 per share, a year earlier. Analysts had expected a profit of 26 cents per share, as per Refinitiv IBES data.

☆ Lazard reports loss as dealmaking slumps, cuts jobs
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

April 28 (Reuters) - Lazard Ltd (LAZ.N) on Friday reported a loss in the first quarter as sluggish dealmaking due to economic uncertainty, exacerbated by the banking crisis last month, eroded the investment bank's fees. Its cost-saving measures resulted in a $21 million charge in the first quarter. Global dealmaking activity shrank to its lowest level in more than a decade in the first quarter, with M&A volumes nearly halving from a year earlier, according to data from Dealogic. As a result, Lazard's operating revenue from its financial advisory business fell 29% to $274 million in the first quarter. "Slower M&A activity resulted in significantly lower revenues in the quarter and the outlook for the year remains uncertain," said Kenneth Jacobs, the company's chief executive.

☆ Why more Wall Street layoffs are coming, according to Lazard CEO Ken Jacobs
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Jeffrey Cane | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A slowdown in mergers and IPOs has put pressure on Wall Street firms to cut costs. But much of the costs are related to salaries, which can be "very sticky," CEO Ken Jacobs says. People are Wall Street's biggest cost by far. And cuts from its competitors could be coming, Jacobs told Bloomberg, given the weak outlook for deals. Here's what Jacobs told analysts on Friday, according to Sentieo:"We've seen big increases across the industry in salary.

☆ US stocks rise as investors cheer strong corporate earnings and shake off banking fears
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Jennifer Sor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

US stocks rose on Friday, boosted by a streak of strong earnings reports. 79% of S&P 500 companies that reported earnings have beated estimates, according to FactSet. Investors digested fresh bank weakness amid reports that First Republic is headed for FDIC receivership. Sign up for our newsletter to get the inside scoop on what traders are talking about — delivered daily to your inbox. Meanwhile, the Employment Cost Index rose 1.2% over the past quarter, a sign that inflation's presence is still being felt in the economy.

☆ Watch CNBC's full interview with Lazard's Peter Orszag
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWatch CNBC's full interview with Lazard's Peter OrszagPeter Orszag, CEO of Financial Advisory at Lazard and former OMB director under President Obama, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss House Speaker McCarthy's debt ceiling proposal, the potential credit crunch, and the Fed's rate plan.

☆ The debt ceiling is an added source of volatility in the economy, says Lazard's Peter Orszag
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThe debt ceiling is an added source of volatility in the economy, says Lazard's Peter OrszagPeter Orszag, CEO of Financial Advisory at Lazard and former OMB director under President Obama, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss House Speaker McCarthy's debt ceiling proposal, the potential credit crunch, and the Fed's rate plan.

NEW YORK, April 14 (Reuters) - Firms find that investors penalize their stock less for high greenhouse gas emissions if they voluntarily disclose that data, researchers at Lazard's climate center said on Friday. For energy companies the effect was more pronounced: Disclosure actually increased their P/E measure by 0.8%. "People might assume the worst if you don't disclose," said Peter Orszag, chief executive of financial advisory at Lazard. Many firms have pledged in recent years to reduce their carbon emissions, but the report found this had little observable impact on their valuations. "Investors may not interpret pledges as bearing material weight, but rather as ... bolstering public relations," the report said.

☆ Regional banks relied on a business model that relied on uninsured deposits: Lazard's Peter Orszag
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailRegional banks relied on a business model that relied on uninsured deposits: Lazard's Peter OrszagPeter Orszag, CEO of Financial Advisory at Lazard, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss Silicon Valley Bank filing bankruptcy, the proposal to insure all bank deposits, and the move for more regulation of regional banks.

☆ Silicon Valley Bank faces 'classic run on a bank', says Lazard's Peter Orszag
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailSilicon Valley Bank faces 'classic run on a bank', says Lazard's Peter OrszagPeter Orszag, CEO of Financial Advisory at Lazard, joins CNBC's "Squawk Box" to discuss Friday's premarket action and the potential fallout from trouble at Silicon Valley Bank.

☆ Global shareholder activism sees record number of European campaigns
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Amy-Jo Crowley | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Benoit TessierLONDON, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Activist shareholders stepped up pressure on corporate boardrooms last year by starting 235 campaigns to shake up companies, including a record number in Europe. Activists buy up stakes in companies to lobby for change that they hope will improve a target’s share price. Large-cap companies with a value $25 billion or more accounted for the biggest share of overall campaigns, while technology and industrial companies accounted for roughly four in ten campaigns. Lazard's report said that while the number of activist campaigns rose sharply last year, activist investors’ returns were hit by tumbling public market performance especially in the United States. Mergers and acquisitions-related campaigns, including "sell the company" demands, also made a come-back and represented 41% of all campaigns, despite global dealmaking suffering a fall last year.

☆ Just 1% of applicants make it into Lazard's summer internship program. The boutique bank's head of campus recruiting shares 5 tips for aspiring financiers looking to ace the interview.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( Emmalyse Brownstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Applications for Lazard's summer analyst program are about to open, along with the rest of Wall St.Danielle Dodgen, head of US campus recruiting at Lazard, shares her pro tips for candidates. Danielle Dodgen, head of US campus recruiting at the bank, sat down with Insider to give her top tips for a successful interview. Not understanding what makes Lazard different from its competitors, or different from bulge brackets, are also common hurdles for candidates, Dodgen said. "It's important to us to get to know candidates in person and have those in-person touchpoints," she said. "We don't expect candidates to get 100% of the questions right in an interview," Dodgen said.

☆ "We're still early days in this downturn": A portfolio manager at Lazard reveals the 3 asset classes that will provide investors with the steadiest returns as recession fears mount — and shares 3 high
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

But in a year like 2022 when stocks are down, real assets can suddenly look a lot more attractive to investors. On the other hand, real estate has been a relatively weak performer this year due to its inverse correlation with interest rates. Year-to-date the Lazard Real Assets fund is beating 85% of its peers, down 5.7% versus its category average of a negative 12% return. "It's gone from a second-class in the real estate space to now an integral part of the supply chain," he explained. Finally, in the infrastructure space McGoey highlighted Targa Resources (TRGP) as a key midstream player.

☆ Corporate America is bracing for a rise in activist investing. Meet the 13 lawyers on speed-dial when companies and investors fight for boardroom control.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( Sindhu Sundar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Law firms including Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP and Schulte Roth & Zabel are go-tos for activist investors looking to change how companies do business. Kai Liekefett, who co-chairs Sidley's shareholder activism practice, last year successfully defended cloud company Box Inc. in a proxy fight by Starboard. Liekefett has also defended clients against major activist investors including Carl Icahn and Trian Partners. He has advised clients against major activist investors including Trian, Carl Icahn, Starboard Value and the billionaire Paul Singer. Lawrence Elbaum and Patrick Gadson, Vinson & ElkinsPatrick Gadson (L) and Lawrence Elbaum (R), co-heads of Vinson & Elkins' shareholder activism group.

☆ Wall Street salaries revealed: How much Evercore, Centerview, Moelis, and other boutique banks pay from analyst to VP
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( Emmalyse Brownstein | Rachel Durose | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Pay soared everywhere, but particularly at boutique firms, which tend to pay more than big banks. Some of the biggest beneficiaries of that trend were those at "boutique" firms — smaller banks lesser known to industry outsiders — like Moelis, Lazard, and Evercore. It has more than 3,000 employees according to LinkedIn and more than 200 open positions. Rothschild & Co.Based in Paris, but with offices in several US cities, Rothschild has 3,600 employees, according to their website. 2 in number of completed transactions for the first half of 2022, according to their August press release.

☆ The Fed's tightening will 'wallop' the US economy if inflation is cooling on its own anyway, a Lazard CEO says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Zahra Tayeb | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The US economy won't feel the impact of the Fed's tightening until 2023, Peter Orszag told CNBC. If inflation is coming down anyway, it will be walloped by unneeded monetary policy, the Lazard CEO said. The lame-duck Congress needs to move on the debt limit soon — otherwise, it's "playing with matches." "The point is, if inflation is coming down anyway, then you're going to get walloped with the lagged effect of the monetary policy tightening, when you don't really need it," he said. "I would highlight the imperative on the debt limit in particular.

☆ We haven't seen the lagged effect of Fed tightening, says Lazard's Peter Orszag
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWe haven't seen the lagged effect of Fed tightening, says Lazard's Peter OrszagLazard's Peter Orszag joins 'Closing Bell' to discuss the today's market rally and the midterm election's impact on the market.

☆ Accounting for lead time when calculating the pace of monetary policy with Lazard's Peter Orszag
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailAccounting for lead time when calculating the pace of monetary policy with Lazard's Peter OrszagPeter Orszag, Lazard Financial Advisory CEO, joins 'Closing Bell' to discuss tightening of central bank monetary policy, the cooling effect of dollar strengthening, and material declines in residential and non-residential investments.

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