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Lazard Welcomes Steve Nielsen as Managing Director and Head of Industrial Technology, North America

October 21, 2024

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Today Lazard announced that Steve Nielsen joined as Managing Director and Head of Industrial Technology, North America. Based in New York, he will advise on transactions across sectors including Sensors, Electronic Components, Analytical Instrumentation, Automation, Test, Inspection and Certification (TIC) and Environmental Technologies.  

Prior to joining Lazard, Steve was a Managing Director at Jefferies, where he built and ran the Industrial Technology franchise. Prior to Jefferies, Steve was a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs covering Industrial Technology advising on a range of public and private middle market transactions.

Steve received his MBA in Finance from the NYU Stern School of Business and his BBA in Management Information Systems from James Madison University.

Steve’s appointment adds to Lazard’s global recruiting efforts as the firm continues to execute its long-term growth strategy.


About Lazard

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.