Lazard Chief Executive Officer Peter Orszag on CNBC’s Squawk Box
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On October 2, Lazard Chief Executive Officer Peter Orszag appeared on CNBC's Squawk Box, marking a year since he was appointed Chief Executive of the firm. Peter also offered commentary on the global economic outlook, considering the impact of international trade disruptions, geopolitical tensions, and the U.S. inflation rate path.
Reflecting on his first year as CEO, Peter noted that it "went as well as we could have hoped." Highlights included a record first half of revenue in the advisory business, Lazard's shareholder return of over 70%, welcoming exceptional talent to the firm, and progress toward pursuing Lazard 2030 goals.
Click here to watch a clip from Peter's segment. You can also view the full interview on CNBC Pro here.
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Founded in 1848, Lazard is the preeminent financial advisory, private capital advisory, and asset management firm, with operations in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. Lazard provides advice on mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and capital solutions, restructuring and liability management, geopolitics, and other strategic matters. Lazard also advises private markets sponsors and investors on primary fundraising, secondary transactions, and GP capital solutions, and provides asset management and investment solutions to institutions, corporations, governments, partnerships, family offices, and high net worth individuals. Lazard is listed on the New York Stock Exchange as Lazard, Inc. under the ticker LAZ. For more information, please visit Lazard.com and follow Lazard on LinkedIn.
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