John Forbes
Director
John joined Lazard in 2020 as part of the Makinson Cowell team. He advises U.K. and international listed companies on all aspects of their investor relations and communicating their investment propositions to the capital markets.
John's clients are from a wide range of sectors, including construction, consumer goods, energy, financial services, industrials, materials and TMT. He works with investor relations departments, executive management and Boards as a long-term retained advisor, and on Investor Studies and other periodic projects.
Previously, John worked at Deloitte as a forensic accountant specializing in fraud investigation. He started his career as a research engineer.
He is a U.K. Chartered Accountant and has a degree in engineering from Cambridge University,
Our offices in the United Kingdom
Lazard's first London office opened in 1877 on Old Broad Street, near the Bank of England and London's historic stock exchange, placing the firm's U.K. home at the meeting point of British capital, international trade, and the flows of finance.
The U.K. remains one of the largest operations in Lazard's global network, working closely with the firm's teams across continental Europe and the U.S., and in 2025 the firm moved its U.K. headquarters to 20 Manchester Square.
London continues to offer a single, integrated market where sovereign capital, listed companies, and global investors can flourish. From here, Lazard advises clients on a full range of strategic matters including mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and liability management, debt and capital structure, and capital raising. More than 175 years after the firm's founding, Lazard's client relationships in the U.K. still rest on a foundation of independent advice, discretion, and long-standing trust.