Matthew Houlden

Director

Business

Financial Advisory

Location

London, United Kingdom

Matthew Houlden is a Director within the Private Capital Advisory group at Lazard, where he focuses exclusively on advising European sponsors and private markets investors on secondary market liquidity solutions. Matthew is CFA qualified and, in 2021 & 2022 respectively, was named by various industry publications as one of the “Next Generation Leaders of Secondaries” and “Most Influential Experts in Fund Financing.”

Matthew joined Lazard in 2018 from Lloyds Bank, where he was previously part of their private markets fund financing practice. Matthew holds a BA in Economics from Exeter University.

Our offices in the United Kingdom

Lazard has been a leading player in the United Kingdom's financial centre since the firm opened its first London office in 1877. Today, the U.K. remains one of the largest operations in Lazard’s global network.

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