Lazard已完成对Campbell Lutyens的收购，将两家公司的私募资本顾问业务整合至新平台Lazard CL，此举发生在募资竞争加剧、流动性解决方案需求增长的背景下。
Lazard has completed its acquisition of Campbell Lutyens, combining the firms’ private capital advisory businesses under a new platform, Lazard CL, as competition intensifies in fundraising and demand for liquidity solutions grows.
Lazard CL整合了两家公司的募资和二级市场顾问业务，该集团目标是在2027年实现5亿美元的收入。
Lazard CL combines the firms’ fundraising and secondary advisory businesses, with the group targeting $500 million in revenue in 2027.
合并后的业务在全球19个办事处拥有超过300名顾问专业人士。据Lazard称，过去四十年来，两家公司共同在约1300个委托项目中，就超过1万亿美元的一级资本募集和二级交易量提供了咨询。
The combined business has more than 300 advisory professionals across 19 offices worldwide. Over the past four decades, the firms have collectively advised on more than $1 trillion in primary capital raised and secondary transaction volume across approximately 1,300 mandates, according to Lazard.
Lazard CL将在私募股权、私募信贷、基础设施和房地产领域，提供基金配置、一级募资、二级市场顾问和GP资本顾问服务。
Lazard CL will offer fund placement, primary fundraising, secondary advisory and GP capital advisory services across private equity, private credit, infrastructure and real estate.
该平台的分销网络连接了约4000名机构投资者，由超过60名LP分销专业人士组成的专门团队提供支持。
The platform’s distribution network connects approximately 4,000 institutional investors, supported by a dedicated team of more than 60 LP distribution professionals.
合并后的业务还利用涵盖约10万个投资者情绪数据点和2万个基金定价数据点的专有数据集，Lazard表示，这些数据将支持基准测试、定位和投资者定向。
The combined business also draws on proprietary datasets covering about 100,000 investor sentiment data points and 20,000 fund pricing data points, which Lazard said would support benchmarking, positioning and investor targeting.
该收购于四月宣布，是Lazard扩大顾问能力、多元化收入来源的更广泛战略的一部分。
The acquisition, announced in April, forms part of Lazard’s broader strategy to expand its advisory capabilities and diversify revenue streams.
Lazard董事长兼首席执行官Peter Orszag表示，这次合并将加强该公司顾问业务之间的连接，并扩大其在私募资本活动和战略交易方面的覆盖范围。
Peter Orszag, Lazard’s chairman and chief executive, said the combination would strengthen connectivity between the firm’s advisory businesses and extend its reach across private capital activity and strategic transactions.
Gordon Bajnai和Holcombe Green将担任Lazard CL的联合首席执行官。
Gordon Bajnai and Holcombe Green will serve as co-chief executives of Lazard CL.
Bajnai表示，该平台将结合Campbell Lutyens的独立顾问品牌与Lazard的金融顾问能力，而Green表示，这次收购将扩大Lazard现有的私募资本顾问业务，特别是在基础设施和私募信贷领域。
Bajnai said the platform would combine Campbell Lutyens’ independent advisory franchise with Lazard’s financial advisory capabilities, while Green said the acquisition would expand Lazard’s existing private capital advisory business, particularly in infrastructure and private credit.