Key facts
- Lazard said Lazard CL combines its private capital advisory arm with Campbell Lutyens.
- Lazard said Lazard CL has more than 300 advisory professionals in 19 offices worldwide.
- Lazard said the combined business has advised on more than $1 trillion of primary capital raised and secondary transaction volume.
- Lazard said that volume covered approximately 1,300 mandates over four decades.
- Lazard said Lazard CL connects approximately 4,000 institutional investors through more than 60 LP distribution professionals.
- Lazard CEO Peter Orszag said Lazard CL is the firm's third global business.
Lazard said on November 2, 2026 that it completed its acquisition of Campbell Lutyens and launched Lazard CL, a private capital advisory business. The transaction was first announced on April 30, 2026.
Lazard said Lazard CL combines its private capital advisory arm with Campbell Lutyens. The business has more than 300 advisory professionals across 19 offices worldwide, according to Lazard, and collectively has advised on more than $1 trillion of primary capital raised and secondary transaction volume across approximately 1,300 mandates over the past four decades.
Lazard said Lazard CL connects approximately 4,000 institutional investors through a dedicated team of more than 60 LP distribution professionals. It said the business covers private equity, private credit, infrastructure and real estate across North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.
Peter Orszag, CEO and chairman of Lazard, said: "We are thrilled to launch our third global business, Lazard CL." Gordon Bajnai, co-CEO of Lazard CL, said Campbell Lutyens spent 38 years building an independent franchise and that the same spirit carries into the new business.