Ben Braun Joins Lazard as Global Head of Media, Entertainment & Sports Advisory
20 Mayo 2024 - 6:00AM
Business Wire
Lazard, Inc. (NYSE: LAZ) announced today that Ben Braun joined
the firm as Managing Director and Global Head of Media,
Entertainment & Sports Advisory.
Based in New York, Mr. Braun will lead the firm’s newly created
Media, Entertainment & Sports advisory team. This specialized
practice area will operate within Lazard's Financial Advisory
business, offering a comprehensive range of services tailored to
the unique needs of clients in these rapidly evolving
industries.
"The media, entertainment, and sports sectors continue to
experience significant deal-making activity, fueled by an evolving
strategic landscape and increased interest from deep pools of
private capital," said Peter R. Orszag, Lazard Chief Executive
Officer. "With Ben, we will bring together our global resources and
expertise to help our clients as they adeptly navigate this rapidly
changing and competitive environment."
The Media, Entertainment & Sports group will leverage
Lazard's extensive expertise in mergers and acquisitions (M&A),
capital raising, restructuring, and strategic advisory services. By
combining these core capabilities with in-depth industry knowledge
and deep relationships, the group will provide clients with
best-in-class strategic advice and execution capabilities on a
global scale.
“I am thrilled to join Lazard as the global head of the newly
created Media, Entertainment & Sports group. In these highly
dynamic industries, being able to provide deep knowledge alongside
forward-thinking and strategic advice is critical,” said Mr. Braun.
“Leveraging Lazard's global brand, relationships and resources, I
am confident we will be able to provide clients with unparalleled
strategic guidance and tailored solutions, enabling them to seize
opportunities and shape the future of these exciting sectors.”
Mr. Braun joins Lazard from Liontree, where he served as Partner
since 2014. He was previously Head of Media &
Telecommunications M&A at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, having
joined Merrill Lynch in 1997. Mr. Braun graduated as an Amos Tuck
Scholar from The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College in
1997 and graduated magna cum laude from James Madison University in
1992.
About Lazard
Founded in 1848, Lazard is one of the world's preeminent
financial advisory and asset management firms, with operations in
North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and
Australia. Lazard provides advice on mergers and acquisitions,
capital markets and capital solutions, restructuring and liability
management, geopolitics, and other strategic matters, as well as
asset management and investment solutions to institutions,
corporations, governments, partnerships, family offices, and high
net worth individuals. For more information, please visit
www.lazard.com.
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