Vice President - Private Capital Advisory - Real Assets

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.

Lazard’s Private Capital Advisory Group (“PCA”) is a global leader in raising private capital and executing secondary transactions for investment managers. PCA interacts primarily with institutional investors (sovereign wealth funds, public funds, corporate pension funds, foundations/endowments, financial institutions, and asset managers). One PCA business line is Real Asset Fund Placement, which advises primarily real estate and infrastructure funds seeking to raise private capital. The team is experienced in working with both equity- and debt-focused managers across a range of investment vehicles, including closed- and open-end funds, private REITs, and programmatic joint ventures. PCA is seeking to hire a Vice President for its Real Asset business to focus on transaction management. Our deal teams are typically comprised of 3-4 PCA professionals, including an Analyst, Associate, Vice President or Director and a Managing Director. VPs will work in tandem with Associates and Analysts during the preparation of a transaction (i.e., drafting marketing materials such as a Private Placement Memorandum, preparing track record analyses, preparing the Virtual Data Room, etc.) and during the marketing and due diligence phases of the transaction (i.e., tracking investor outreach, facilitating and answering due diligence questions from potential investors, roadshow coordination, and other responsibilities as part of managing the transaction process). 

We’ll trust you to:

•  Communicate regularly with clients and Lazard's institutional investor coverage professionals
• Prepare marketing materials, including investor presentation materials, private placement memoranda, and financial models 
• Manage the details of roadshow, travel and related logistics of capital raising activities
• Prepare responses to investor due diligence requests
• Maintain a database of investor commentary, feedback, and interest in a particular fund
• Prepare presentation materials for prospective clients 
• Analyze client investment performance information and assisting in the group's due diligence investigations of prospective clients 
• Track market data to assist the group’s communications with fund managers and investors 
• Provide guidance and supervision to Associates and Analysts

You’ll need to have:

• At least six years of relevant full-time work experience (placement agent or internal investor relations experience is strongly preferred)
• An organized and confident communication style internally and externally, with the ability to manage senior client interaction
• A demonstrated team player attitude and leadership qualities with a strong motivation to contribute to a positive team culture
• Strong ability to multi-task as the role requires the balancing of multiple deals across the Real Assets vertical
• Ability to work independently and be self-motivated 
• High level of responsiveness with a strong work ethic and commitment to maintaining a high quality work product  
• Top academic performance with comfort operating in an unstructured environment which values initiative, creativity, and maturity
• Ability to support, manage and empower junior bankers
• Real Estate or Infrastructure experience preferred, but not necessary

Does this sound like you?

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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.