Private Capital Advisory
Lazard CL is the global leader for the next era of private capital—the most comprehensive global private capital advisory business, differentiated by breadth of capabilities, scale, and integration.
As fundraising becomes more competitive and liquidity solutions more complex, institutional investors, financial sponsors, and their portfolio companies need independent, differentiated advice across the full private capital lifecycle.
Lazard CL was built to meet that need. We combine global reach, specialized sector expertise, market-leading connectivity, and differentiated data and insights with independent, unconflicted advice—helping clients navigate complexity and achieve their strategic objectives.
Our Service Offerings
Our Asset Class Expertise
Our Geographic Expertise
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.
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.
One Platform, Multiple Solutions
We offer the full range of fund placement, primary fundraising, secondary advisory, and GP capital advisory services to financial sponsors, institutional investors, and other active market participants across the private capital lifecycle, from capital formation to liquidity to strategic alternatives. Lazard CL extends global distribution capabilities to connect institutional investors to both compelling investment opportunities and liquidity solutions through a dedicated team of LP distribution professionals.
Deep Asset Class & Transaction Experience
Specialized expertise across all major asset classes—private equity, private credit, infrastructure, and real estate—and across every major capital center, including North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific.
Independent Advice
A dedicated business, purpose-built for private capital clients. Backed by the strength of Lazard’s global brand and infrastructure while operating autonomously, Lazard CL delivers independent, objective, and discreet counsel at every stage of the private capital cycle, from initial fundraising to GP capital advisory.
One Firm, Three Businesses
Lazard CL, our private capital advisory business, is one of Lazard’s three complementary businesses alongside financial advisory and asset & wealth management.
Together, they allow us to meet the breadth and depth of our clients’ evolving needs across a single, coordinated team.
The Lazard Difference
Lazard's culture is built to be both commercial and collegial: people work as teams to win for clients, guided by excellence, accountability, and integrity.
