Lazard, Inc. · NYSE:LAZ

Lazard — Investor Presentation (October 2010)

38 slides from Lazard's investor presentation, October 2010

  1. Slide 1: Company Overview

    Company Overview October 2010

  2. Slide 2: Disclaimer

    Disclaimer This presentation contains certain statements, estimates and forecasts with respect to future performance and events. events. These statements, estimates and forecasts are “forward “forward--looking statements” statements”.. In some cases, forwardforward--looking statements can be identif

  3. Slide 3: Key Investment Highlights

    Ke In Key Investment estment Highlights „ Leadership team committed to model, strategy and vision „ Simple model of Financial Advisory and Asset Management has proven powerful and resilient over time „ Performance underscores the power of our advice driven, intellectual capital, low risk model „ R r

  4. Slide 4: Intellectual Capital Model – Positioned for Growth

    Intellect al Capital Model – Positioned for Growth Intellectual Gro th LAZARD Established 1848 Financial Advisory Asset Management „ Largest global independent financial „ World class global institutional asset advisory firm manager „ Deep D and d wide id reservoir i off senior i „ 90% iinstitutiona

  5. Slide 5: Global Presence, Local Relationships

    Global Presence Presence, Local Relationships UNITED STATES New York, San Francisco, Chicago, CHINA Houston,, Los Angeles, g , Boston,, CANADA Hong Kong, Washington, D.C., Minneapolis, Financial Advisory – 130 MDs Beijing Charlotte UNITED KINGDOM JAPAN „ North America – 402 Professionals FRANCE „ Eu

  6. Slide 6: Balanced Across Geography And Business Lines

    Balanced Across Geography Geograph And B Business siness Lines LTM1 Revenue by Geography LTM1 Revenue by Business Line Rest of World 7% Asset Management Eu ope Europe North N th 42% 37% America Financial 56% Advisory 58% Note: Represents operating revenue from Financial Advisory and Asset Management

  7. Slide 7: Lazard Revenue Growth: Peak to Peak (2000/2007)

    Lazard Revenue Re en e Growth: Gro th: Peak to Peak (2000/2007) ($ in millions except M&A data, which is in billions) „ Lazard revenue growth outperformed global completed M&A volume and the MSCI World index from 2000 to 2007 $5,000 7% 4,000 $3,974 $3,703 3,000 30% 56% 2 000 2,000 $2,015 62% 57% $1,

  8. Slide 8: Lazard Revenue Growth: Trough to Trough (2002/2009)

    Lazard Revenue Re en e Growth: Gro th: Trough Tro gh to Trough Tro gh (2002/2009) ($ in millions except M&A data, which is in billions) „ Lazard revenue growth outperformed global completed M&A volume and the MSCI World index from 2002 to 2009 $2,000 26% 58% $1,704 , 1 500 1,500 47% $1 617 $1,617 86

  9. Slide 9: Continued Improvement in Revenue and AUM

    Continued Contin ed Impro Improvement ement in Re Revenue en e and AUM Quarterly Operating Revenue ($mm) Quarterly AUM ($bn) $600 $160 $144 $514 $135 $473 $130 $457 $120 $123 $431 $438 $403 120 $399 400 $98 $91 $153 $162 $184 $167 $81 $133 $108 $273 $107 80 200 $94 $274 $269 40 $240 $228 $244 $246 $

  10. Slide 10: Advisory Revenue Ranks Among the Largest Firms

    Ad isor Revenue Advisory Re en e Ranks Among the Largest Firms ($ in millions) % OF TOTAL LTM1 ADVISORY REVENUE REVENUE2 Goldman Sachs $2,105 6% JP Morgan Chase $1,656 3% Morgan Stanley $1,516 5% Lazard $1 083 $1,083 58% Bank of America $1,042 2% 3 Credit Suisse $1,017 5% 3 UBS $780 3% Citigroup $73

  11. Slide 11: Opportunities For Growth

    Opport nities For Growth Opportunities Gro th „ Revenue Growth − Global platform capturing capital shifts and M&A activity in developed and developing markets − Meeting demand for independent, unconflicted advice − Broadening range of strategic advisory services − Expanding reach in emerging geograp

  12. Slide 12: Multiple Drivers Of Growth In Financial Advisory

    M ltiple Dri Multiple Drivers ers Of Gro Growth th In Financial Ad Advisory isor „ Gaining market share „ E Expanding di traditional di i l advisory d i services i Capital Markets pital Structure − Continuing demand for independent strategic advice Restructuring Acquisitions Mergers & − High level o

  13. Slide 13: Multiple Drivers Of Growth In Asset Management

    M ltiple Dri Multiple Drivers ers Of Gro Growth th In Asset Management „ Winning new mandates across a broad spectrum of investment strategies around the globe W Private Client Asseet Management Neew Businesses IInstitutional „ Providing a wide range of investment solutions HNW − Growing percentage

  14. Slide 14: Strong Financial And Liquidity Position

    Strong Financial And Liq Liquidity idit Position ($ in millions, except per share amounts) „ Solid low low--risk balance sheet − Over $1 billion in cash and liquid investments − No scheduled long- long-term debt maturities before May 2015 − No principal trading or lending book „ Long--term debt of $

  15. Slide 15: Financial Advisory

    Financial Advisory

  16. Slide 16: Financial Advisory Summary

    Financial Ad Advisory isor Summary S mmar ($ in millions) Operating Revenue Summary $1 500 $1,500 „ O Operating i revenue up 14% over fi first nine i months 2009 $1,241 1,200 − Increase of $119.5 in M&A, Strat. Strat. Adv., $1,024 $990 Capital Markets and Other Adv. $973 revenue (up ( 30%) 30%), par

  17. Slide 17: Financial Advisory Operating Revenue

    Financial Ad Advisory isor Operating Revenue Re en e ($ in millions) „ Strong revenue growth „ Aggregate advisory revenue ranks among much larger firms „ Restructuring revenue reduces volatility through cycles $1,241 $973 $1,024 $990 $865 $769 $691 $655 $551 $533 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2

  18. Slide 18: Diversified Financial Advisory Business

    Diversified Di ersified Financial Ad Advisory isor BBusiness siness LTM1 M&A Revenue By Industry „ Diversified geographically with 55% in North America, 40% in Europe and 5% in Real Rest of World Estate Gov’t 5% „ Diversified client base2: 6% Power & − 475 total clients E Energy 8% − 177 clients > $

  19. Slide 19: Selected Pending M&A Transactions

    Selected Pending M&A Transactions1 Industrials Consumer Healthcare TMT 〉 Cognis 〉 Reckitt Benckiser 〉 Celgene 〉 VimpelCom 〉 Hochtief 〉 Burger King 〉 Johnson & JJohnson 〉 CenturyLink 〉 Anglo American 〉 Wilmar International 〉 Qualitest Pharmaceuticals Power & Energy 〉 Travis 〉 Netto 〉 Perkins Foodstor

  20. Slide 20: Market Leading Restructuring Practice

    Market Leading Restructuring Restr ct ring Practice Debtor Market Share – 25 Largest „ Most experienced team – advised on more Chapter 11 Bankruptcies1 than 500 restructurings worldwide over the past decade Houlihan Blackstone Lokey „ Largest debtor- debtor-focused restructuring group 4% 4% with ove

  21. Slide 21: Selected Recent Restructuring And Debt Advisory Assignments

    Selected Recent Restructuring Restr ct ring And Debt Advisory Ad isor Assignments Technology/ Gaming/ Real Estate/ Financial / Media/Telecom Industrials Entertainment/ p y Dev. Property Services H pit lit Hospitality Other 20

  22. Slide 22: Asset Management

    Asset Management

  23. Slide 23: Asset Management Summary

    Asset Management Summary S mmar ($ in millions) Operating Revenue Summary $800 „ R Recordd operating i revenue and d continued i d $717 positive net inflows $629 − 3Q10 operating revenue increased 32% $596 600 $548 over 3Q09 and nine months ended $579 3Q10 operating i revenue increased i d 48% $464

  24. Slide 24: Assets Under Management

    Assets Under Management1 ($ in billions) „ Improving investment performance and launch of new strategies led to $37.4 in net inflows post 2005 vs. vs $10.8 $10 8 in net outflows in the five years prior to 2005 „ Net inflows of $6.2 in nine months ended 3Q10 $141 $144 $130 $110 $86 $88 $91 $73 $$78 $

  25. Slide 25: Increasingly Global Client Base

    Increasingl Global Client Base1 Increasingly AUM in 2004: $86.4bn AUM Today: $143.6bn Japan Australia 3% Japan 3% Australia 11% 8% Korea Asia- Asia- Italy 1% Pacific: 1% Pacific: Germany 15% 11% Germany 7% North 9% North America 58% Europe: America 31% France Europe: 54% France 9% 31% 12% UK UK 9% 1

  26. Slide 26: Diversified Product Mix – AUM By Product

    Di ersified Prod Diversified Product ct Mi Mix – AUM By B Prod ct1 Product „ History of investing prudently wherever the firm finds value „ 15 strategies, each with over $1.5bn in AUM U.S. Fixed Alternative Income Investments Private Equity q y 2% 1% Global/Int'l 3% Fixed Income Cash 10% U.S. Equity

  27. Slide 27: Summary Financials

    Summary Financials

  28. Slide 28: Note

    Note Lazard believes that pro forma results assuming full exchange of outstanding exchangeable interests and results excluding g special p charges g provide p the most meaningful g basis for comparison among present, historical and future periods. The Company’s quarterly revenue and profits can fluc

  29. Slide 29: Selected Financial Data

    Selected Financial Data ($ in millions, except per share values) NINE MONTHS % FULL YEAR % 1 1 2010A 2009A Inc/Dec 2009A 2008A Inc/Dec Operating Revenue Financial Advisory $769.1 $676.8 14% $990.3 $1,024.0 (3%) Asset Management 578.9 391.8 48% 596.0 628.6 (5%) Core Operating Business Revenue2 1,348.

  30. Slide 30: Operating Revenue – First 9 Mos. 2010 vs. First 9 Mos. 2009

    Operating Revenue Re en e – First 9 Mos. Mos 2010 vs. s First 9 Mos. Mos 2009 ($ in millions) 2010A 2009A Increase/(Decrease) Financial Advisoryy M&A and Strategic Advisory $454.1 $356.0 $98.1 28% Restructuring 246.0 273.3 (27.3) (10%) Capital Markets & Other Advisory 69.0 47.5 21.5 45% Total 769.1

  31. Slide 31: Net Income Summary – First 9 Mos. 2010 vs. First 9 Mos. 2009

    Net Income Summary S mmar – First 9 Mos. Mos 2010 vs. s First 9 Mos. Mos 2009 ($ in millions, except per share figures) 2010A 1 2009A 1 % Increase Operating Revenue $1 368 4 $1,368.4 $1 103 2 $1,103.2 24% Net Revenue $1,310.5 $1,035.7 27% Operating Expenses: Compensation and Benefits 821.11 821 693.

  32. Slide 32: Operating Expenses – First 9 Mos. 2010 vs. First 9 Mos. 2009

    Operating Expenses E penses – First 9 Mos. Mos 2010 vs. s First 9 Mos. Mos 2009 ($ in millions) % of Operating Revenue 2010A 2009A 2010 2009 1 Compensation and Benefits $821.1 $693.7 60.0% 62.9% Other Operating Expense: Occupancy and equipment $65.0 $63.8 Marketing and business development 51.4 43.3

  33. Slide 33: Operating Revenue – 3Q10 vs. 3Q09

    Operating Revenue Re en e – 3Q10 vs. s 3Q09 ($ in millions) 2010A 2009A Increase/(Decrease) Financial Advisory M&A and Strategic Advisory $160.6 $124.7 $35.9 29% Restructuring 66.0 119.1 (53.1) (45%) Capital Markets & Other Advisory 27.8 16.4 11.4 69% Total 254.4 260.2 (5.8) (2%) Asset Management Ma

  34. Slide 34: Net Income Summary – 3Q10 vs. 3Q09

    Net Income Summary S mmar – 3Q10 vs. s 3Q09 ($ in millions, except per share figures) 2010A 2009A % Inc/(Dec) O Operating ti Revenue R $473 2 $473.2 $431 5 $431.5 10% Net Revenue $453.2 $411.7 10% Operating Expenses: C Compensation i and dBBenefits fi 282.55 282 250.99 250 13% Amortization of Intang

  35. Slide 35: Operating Expenses – 3Q10 vs. 3Q09

    Operating Expenses E penses – 3Q10 vs. s 3Q09 ($ in millions) % of Operating Revenue 2010A 2009A 2010A 2009A Compensation and Benefits $282.5 $250.9 59.7% 58.2% Operating Expense: Occupancy and equipment $22.4 $23.7 Marketing and business development 17.5 14.1 Technology and information services 18

  36. Slide 36: Selected Quarterly Operating Results

    Selected Quarterly Q arterl Operating Results Res lts ($ in millions, except per share data) Q3 10 Q2 10 Q1 10 1 Q4 09 2 Q3 09 Q2 09 Q1 09 3 Q4 08 Q3 08 4 Q2 08 Q1 08 Financial Advisory M&A and Strategic Advisory $160.6 $145.9 $147.6 $170.2 $124.7 $134.9 $96.5 $192.7 $230.9 $225.1 $166.0 Restructuri

  37. Slide 37: Condensed Balance Sheet

    Condensed Balance Sheet ($ in millions) Sept 30, December 31, 2010 2009 ASSETS Cash & Cash Equivalents $847 $917 Cash Segregated for Regulatory Purposes 24 20 Receivables 788 670 Investments 712 808 Goodwill and other intangible assets 319 318 Other Assets 434 415 Total Assets $3,124 $3,148 LIABILIT

  38. Slide 38: LAZARD

    LAZARD

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