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Lazard CL is the most comprehensive global private capital advisory business, differentiated by breadth of capabilities, scale, and integration.

Private capital is more global, more sophisticated, and more interconnected than ever, and clients increasingly need advisers that can connect capital formation, liquidity solutions, and strategic advice across the full ecosystem.

Lazard CL was built to meet this need, combining global reach, specialized expertise, market-leading connectivity, differentiated insights, and independent advice to help clients navigate complexity and achieve their strategic objectives.


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Our Service Offerings

Lazard CL offers fundraising, secondary advisory and GP capital advisory in one platform — supporting clients across the private capital lifecycle.

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Our Asset Class Expertise

Specialist advisory across private equity, private credit, infrastructure and real estate — built for managers raising across multiple strategies.

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Our Geographic Expertise 

Lazard CL offers private capital advisory across North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific, on one global platform.

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Lazard CL combines scale, resilience, specialisation and top talent in every major private asset class, underpinned by proprietary market data and a track record built of more than a thousand mandates. This reduces execution risk and helps clients accelerate successful outcomes.

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Gordon Bajnai Partner and Co-CEO of Lazard CL

Our seamless integration with Lazard's leading financial advisory practices means we offer clients relationship and service continuity across capital formation, liquidity, and strategic alternatives. For our clients, the result is integrated advice based on the deepest market data and unparalleled experience.

Holcombe Green Partner and Co-CEO of Lazard CL

Lazard CL by the Numbers

Our People

300+

advisory professionals

Our Experience

20+

average years of senior team expertise

Our Reach

19

offices across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific

Our Network

~4000

network of institutional investors

Our Breadth

60+

LP distribution professionals

Our Momentum

$1T+

primary capital raised & secondary transaction volume