Lazard Ltd. on Tuesday appointed Kenneth M. Jacobs as CEO and chairman, choosing a longtime executive at the investment advisory firm to fill vacancies from last month's sudden death of Chairman and CEO Bruce Wasserstein. Jacobs, 51, joined Lazard in 1988 and most recently served as ...

(Reuters) - Investment bank Lazard's <LAZ.N> board may pick more than one person to lead the company following the death of Chief Executive Bruce Wasserstein, the New York Post said. Interim CEO Steve Golub may be made chairman and Ken Jacobs named as CEO, the paper cited a source as saying, adding that Vice Chairman Gary Parr ...

Two weeks after the sudden death of its CEO Bruce Wasserstein, Lazard Inc. said it will record an $86.5 million charge in the fourth quarter to cover restricted stock units granted to him that will vest posthumously. The boutique investment bank announced the ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Wasserstein family will not sell New York Magazine, the weekly arts, entertainment and lifestyle title owned by leading investment banker Bruce Wasserstein, who died on October 14. A Wasserstein family trust will continue to control New York Media Holdings, the magazine's parent company, a spokeswoman for the magazine said. Employees received the news in a ...