Lazard Groups

Hey guys,

Can anyone, with actual knowledge, provide some insight into the various M&A groups at Lazard. Specifically in terms of exit-opps, prestige, and culture of the group. I am mainly looking into consumer/retail, healthcare, TMT, and industrials. This is for the NY office. No offer offer in hand yet, but need some specific information on these groups to make a few decisions. I searched the forums but there isn't a lot of relevant and current information.

Thanks!

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there's no real financial sponsors group, just an senior MD and a mid-level banker, but you'll work with them no matter what group you're in (though they do sit under general banking/consumer/industrials).

 
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Does anyone have perspective on the prestige, exit ops, general experience of the Power Energy & Infrastructure group at Lazard? Thanks.

try to speak first hand with analysts over there, Lazard's a smaller firm so just one or two new associates or someone leaving could really change the culture and experience even in the same group

 
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Healthcare, Consumer, and RX are usually considered the top groups. RX has gone through changes in recent years and has been sorta slow with the lack of RX but could heat up in the next couple years. Consumer has a terrible culture and is not likely to improve. Healthcare has been making strides and has a protected weekend every six weeks (but those are frequently rescheduled).

Industrials, TMT, and Power are pretty relaxed. FIG as well. TMT offers pretty solid exits while still having reasonable hours but that may have changed since that dude from Citi came over.

 

Healthcare, Consumer and Restructuring are generally accepted to be the top groups. Both Healthcare and Consumer are pretty intense with the hours, not sure about RX. Healthcare has made strides with implementing a protected weekend every six weeks.

Industrials, TMT and Power are more chill - Industrials kids are out every night by 9 or 10.

No idea about FIG. Real Estate extends group specific offers so you can't be placed into it.

 

i interviewed for this group last fall. before dropping my resume, i networked w/people in the group and i asked this exact question. the answer is probably what you think it is. they want people only interested in real estate and train their analysts separately (they will pull reib analysts out of the generalist training program after just a couple weeks)

 

bb,MandA.3rdyear you crack me up. Who advised Gilead on it's $2.5 billion acquisition of Myogen in October? How about Solexa when it was acquired by Illumina for $600 million. These were both sourced and executed from San Francisco, and had first year analysts on them.

Not to mention a couple of IPOs and a multitude of registered directs.

Just the facts.

 

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