Evan L. Russo

Evan L. Russo is a Managing Director in the Investment Banking division at Lazard Frères & Co.

Mr. Russo is Co-Head of Capital Markets & Capital Solutions Advisory group and serves as a member of the firm’s Investment Banking Committee.

Mr. Russo has experience across a broad range of transaction and advisory services, including: Private Placements of Equity/Debt, Mergers & Acquisitions, Structured Equity & Minority Investments, IPOs & Rights Offerings, Public Debt & Equity Capital Markets, Capital Structure Advisory, Debt Restructurings, Derivatives & Risk Management, and Liability Management.

Prior to joining Lazard, Mr. Russo was at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in its Investment Banking Division and at Barclays Capital in its Investment Banking and Capital Markets groups. Mr. Russo is also a corporate attorney and practiced with the law firm of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy.

Mr. Russo received degrees from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (M.B.A.), Columbia University School of Law (J.D.), and Queens College – City University of New York (B.A.).