Vice President - Capital Solutions

Lazard is one of the world’s preeminent financial advisory and asset management firms. Our people and culture make the difference. While global in presence and reach, ours is a close, collaborative community of just over 3,000 professionals. Lazard is a place of continuous knowledge sharing, skill development and relationship building, where professionals grow and succeed together. Our entrepreneurial culture, flat structure and embrace of individual differences, allow creative ideas, original concepts, and unique perspectives to drive our business forward — and for careers to take flight. 

Through our financial advisory business, Lazard advises clients around the world on strategic and financial matters including mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, capital structure and capital raising. Our client relationships are built on trust and discretion. As the world’s largest advisory-focused firm, we have exceptional depth of expertise across industry sectors and geographies. We value the rich diversity that comes from blending local perspective with our global network.

The Capital Solutions team supports Lazard’s corporate and sponsor clients in capital raising efforts including private market syndication and public market execution in the context of M&A, refinancing, liability management, and new capital projects.  The team’s objective is to create market-agnostic solutions for our clients: one team working with our clients to pick the best market and optimal product for their situation and executing on the company’s behalf.  We work across all leveraged finance products, in both public and private markets, which will also include preferred equity and junior capital solutions. The candidate will also be exposed to private market investment grade alternatives.

As part of the Capital Solutions team, the Vice President will work with the small team with clients across all sectors and interact with Lazard bankers in every group to connect the public and private financing markets to Lazard’s clients.  Candidates will receive exposure to all aspects of a financing transaction, from origination to negotiation to execution and cultivate corporate and investor relationships.  The Capital Solutions team is small and nimble and is looking for a highly motivated individual to assist in our growth.

We’ll trust you to:

• Analyze companies and their capital structures and lead the solution and pitch generation process as part of business development
• Manage syndication processes across capital products
• Track market developments and transactions
• Interact with senior bankers and clients

You’ll need to have:

• 5-6 years of experience in capital raising capacity, ideally in the broad private/syndicated leveraged finance markets (both sellside and buyside) but open to other backgrounds
• Knowledge of sub-investment grade debt markets, debt documentation, acquisition financing, debt underwriting standards and transaction syndication process
• Experience working with investors to syndicate deals
• Strong analytical and communication skills
• Interest in broadening skillset beyond a single product in financial services

What we offer:

We strive to enhance the total health and well-being of our employees through comprehensive, competitive benefits. Our goal is to offer a highly individualized employee experience that enables you to balance your commitments to career, family, and community. When you work for Lazard, you are working for an organization that cares about your unique talents and passions, and will continue to invest in the development of your career.

We expect the base salary range for this role to be approximately $250,000 - $275,000 USD. Various factors contribute to determining the actual base compensation offered, including but not limited to the applicant’s years of relevant experience, career tenure, qualifications, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and relevant skills for the role. Base salary is one component of Lazard Financial Advisory’s compensation package, which also includes comprehensive benefits and may include incentive compensation.

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Representation at Lazard

Lazard is an intellectual capital business committed to delivering the best advice and solutions to clients. To achieve these objectives, we focus on attracting, developing and retaining the best talent. We believe that a workforce comprised of people who represent a wide array of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives creates a rich variety of thought that empowers us to challenge conventional wisdom, solve problems creatively and make better decisions.

Lazard was built on the premise that a multicultural firm can best serve a global clientele. As a global firm that has grown organically from local roots in different countries, we have a deep tradition of respecting and appreciating individual differences. Doing so has been core to our success for over 175 years. We are committed to sustaining an environment where every colleague is supported in their professional pursuits, can maximize their individual potential and contribute to our collective success.  #LI-EF1