Cyrus Kapadia

Cyrus Kapadia is the CEO of Lazard UK and the Co-Head of European Investment Banking. He co-leads Lazard Europe's Corporate Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Capital Raising and Equity & Debt Capital Markets advisory services, which have been supporting UK and international businesses, governments and industry leaders for over 150 years. Joining Lazard in 1996 as a chartered accountant from Price Waterhouse, Cyrus was appointed CEO in 2019 and prior to that served as Deputy Head of UK Investment Banking from 2010 and Vice Chairman of Global Investment Banking from 2018. Throughout his time at Lazard, Cyrus has built and led the firm's Technology, Media & Telecoms (TMT) team, working closely with colleagues across Europe and the firm worldwide. Alongside leading the UK business, Cyrus continues to play an active role in advising Lazard's biggest clients and leading large transactions within the TMT sector including: TalkTalk’s sale of FibreNation, Arm Holdings' sale to Softbank Corporation, Darktrace’s IPO, the sale of G4S, and various Softbank funding investments. For over a decade, Cyrus has been working with the Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital on the Corporate Partnerships board developing networks for some of the UK’s biggest businesses to support the hospital’s research. He is also a passionate supporter and board member of Bookmark Reading, a charity that helps UK children to develop their reading confidence, enjoyment and ability.