Geopolitical Advisory
Lazard brings together some of the world’s most experienced geopolitical minds with our best-in-class advisory and investment professionals in our firm-wide Geopolitical Advisory capability. The result for clients is one of our most direct applications of contextual alpha - blended acumen that accounts for the broader conditions their strategy must consider.
With economic dynamics more global, interconnected and complex than ever, Lazard Geopolitical Advisory helps companies, boards, and investors understand how policy and geopolitical shifts affect their business. Tariffs, export controls, sanctions, subsidies, and investment restrictions now shape supply chains, market access, and the cost of capital, and they increasingly drive major strategic decisions.
We help clients assess risks and opportunities, test them through scenario planning, and integrate them into core planning. What sets our advice apart is that it connects directly to execution We pair geopolitical insight with Lazard’s M&A, capital markets, and restructuring expertise, so clients can act on these insights in their transactions, financing, and capital allocation decisions.
Whether a client is evaluating a cross-border acquisition, reconfiguring its supply chain, or preparing for regulatory review, we help translate geopolitical developments into clear financial and strategic choices.
The current geopolitical landscape is fundamentally more volatile and reshaping global financial markets, dramatically impacting corporate decision making. Corporate leaders and boards turn to Lazard for advice on how to navigate geopolitical risks and integrate them into their strategic planning.
Key Capabilities
Our team combines experienced geopolitical practitioners with Lazard’s business and transaction expertise, so that political analysis is connected to the commercial decisions our clients are evaluating. We work with corporate leaders and boards on:
Analysis and Monitoring of Geopolitical Events and Trends
We conduct risk assessments that identify and track political, policy and regulatory developments relevant to a client’s specific business and exposures.
Scenario Forecasting & Strategic Planning
We proactively integrate geopolitical variables into forecasting and strategic planning, construct plausible alternative outcomes, and test strategic decisions against them.
Geo-Strategic Advisory Services
We offer context for transaction and investment strategy development, assessing political and regulatory considerations alongside our M&A, capital markets, and sector teams.
Corporate and Geopolitical Risk Briefings
We engage directly with directors and executives on developments affecting their strategy, providing board and management briefings.
Perspective from Lazard Geopolitical Advisory
Theodore Bunzel, Lazard's Head of Geopolitical Advisory, shares key findings from their latest report exploring how geopolitics is reshaping cross-border investment and M&A.
