What have been the top challenges to M&A execution in the pandemic? Our Global Healthcare Leaders Study shares insights. lazard.com/perspective/gl… #Healthcare #COVID19

Google searches for tickets, hangovers, restaurants are down. Food, exercise, and home entertainment are up! Fun chart below, via The Economist.

A pause and then a surge – the expected trajectory of healthcare M&A and corporate development activity, according to our 2020 Global Healthcare Leaders Study. Read on for insights. lazard.com/perspective/gl…

What’s in store for the Venture and Growth asset class in Europe? Lazard’s Venture & Growth Banking team’s first ScaleUp Views update provides a comprehensive look at the rapidly expanding asset class and the impact of #COVID19 on venture-backed companies. vgb.lazard.com/suv-h12020upda…

The Lazard London Industrial Placement Programme brings together individuals with diverse perspectives and degree disciplines. Register to chat with past participants about their experiences and the upcoming 2021 programme in a live Q&A on 25 September: lazard.referrals.selectminds.com/specialevents/…

With former Barclays CEO @antonyjenkins90 founding/leading 10x Banking and now former HSBC COO Andy Maguire chairing Thought Machine, it is clear how seriously the industry is taking the transition to cloud native core banking systems.

Excited to share the news of this latest funding round for Congenica for which Lazard was sole advisor. Congrats to David Atkins and team. 🙌

Excited to share this news of a $187m fundraise for 10x Banking, for which Lazard was sole advisor. Congratulations to Antony and team! #ScaleUpEurope enterprise-sharing.ft.com/redeem/34cae14…

Delighted to have supported 10x Banking on their oversubscribed $187m Series C, who which Lazard was sole financial advisor. Congratulations to Antony and all of the 10x team #CloudNative #Banking #transformation #fintech x.com/10XBanking/sta…

Honoured to have helped Rob & team at Onto with this $175m raise led by Alfvén & Didrikson & Pollen Street Capital. Should allow it to provide more & more consumers with flexible, affordable way to access an EV for their day-to-day mobility needs. #ElectricFuture tcrn.ch/37ichZX

Arrived at #money2020 in Amsterdam. Hopefully first of many in person conferences in the months ahead!

A parrot steals a reporter's AirPod in Chile while he was telling the audience about rising crime rates.

The International Energy Agency’s bombshell new report on renewables has incredibly good news. For example, solar is undergoing a mega boom & may surpass coal by 2027 Below is a 🧵 on genuinely good news on green energy from the IEA & beyond (1/22) Cc: Noah Smith 🐇 Jesse D. Jenkins Ramez Naam David Wallace-Wells

I sold my software company for $100M. 3 years later, I took another one public at $2.7B. 7 things I did differently in my second startup:

It’s like social media on steroids…. wsj.com/tech/ai/chatgp…

I’m not convinced I want AI to be my friend or mentor, but I am convinced I need to use it to build things.