Do Lazard really pay below street in London?

I've read and heard a lot about how Lazard pays relatively low compared to the bulge brackets and very low compared to the other top elite boutiques. However, I don't know if this information is true, outdated or false.

I was wondering if anyone has any insight/views on this?

This is for London btw.

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Thanks! Ah yes, I have heard before that some of the US BBs/EBs pay their bonuses in dollars globally and convert it to whatever currency the office has, so I assume in the case of London with the weak pound then the bonuses for those places will be a high due to the exchange rate. Not sure whether this is true at all though.

 

I assume originationmgmt meant they paid on par with the BBs in London, so I guess they also pay below other EBs in London too?

But yeah I don't know why considering Laz is one of the top performing EBs you'd expect them to pay above the BBs and on par with the other top EBs. I guess one possible reason is due to the prestige of Laz, with a name like them I guess they can afford to pay less as they know people will stay for the brand name/prestige. That's my guess.

 

I have a company dinner coming up. I will ask them.

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