Deals
Google Finds Its Deal Whisperers at Old-School Bank Lazard
- Firm has worked on most big Google transactions since 2011
- Relationship is rare these days and a bright spot for Lazard
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It’s been an up-and-down few years for Lazard Ltd., the storied blue blood investment bank.
Its share of deal advisory work worldwide is ranked at its lowest in almost two decades, falling behind rival Evercore Inc., Bloomberg data show. Top Lazard bankers such as Matthieu Pigasse and Antonio Weiss have left and a few offices closed.