William H. Riddle Jr.
Senior Advisor
William H. Riddle, Jr. is a Senior Advisor at Lazard. He previously served as Chairman of Lazard’s Private Capital Advisory Group, which he founded in 2003.
He has over 25 years of experience at Merrill Lynch and Lazard in capital raising for alternative investment asset managers, including those focused on private equity, private credit, real estate, and real assets. In addition to raising primary capital for funds, Private Capital Advisory also is a leading advisor in the secondary and private placement markets.
William has senior-level relationships globally with financial sponsors, sovereign wealth funds, public pensions, endowments, foundations, family offices, and advisors.
North Carolina State University, B.A. in Economics and Business Management
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