March 09, 2009 01:00 AM Eastern Time 

Lazard Names Antonio Weiss Global Head of Mergers & Acquisitions

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lazard Ltd (NYSE: LAZ) announced today that it has named Antonio Weiss as Global Head of Mergers & Acquisitions, effective immediately, where he will, among other responsibilities, help lead the firm’s major global client efforts.

“Antonio personifies the qualities and strong character of a trusted Lazard M&A advisor”

“Antonio personifies the qualities and strong character of a trusted Lazard M&A advisor,” said Bruce Wasserstein, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lazard. “Over the years, he has proven to have a keen understanding of international cultures, has built a knowledge base across a wide swath of industry sectors, and has led Lazard teams on many of our most complex, cross-border and multi-dimensional transactions.”

Mr. Weiss, 42, joined Lazard in New York in 1993 and became a Managing Director in 1999. Since 2006, he has served as a Vice Chairman of European Investment Banking. Mr. Weiss has advised on transactions in a broad range of industries and geographies including for such clients as Anheuser-Busch InBev, Nestlé, KKR, CSN, SCM, Fiat and ITT.

Mr. Weiss is a graduate of Yale College and Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar and Loeb Fellow in Finance. He is also Publisher of The Paris Review, a literary quarterly.

About Lazard

Lazard, one of the world's preeminent financial advisory and asset management firms, operates from 40 cities across 24 countries in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, Central and South America. With origins dating back to 1848, the firm provides advice on mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and capital raising, as well as asset management services to corporations, partnerships, institutions, governments, and individuals. For more information on Lazard, please visit www.lazard.com.

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