Lazard, Inc. announced that Stephen Finkel has joined the firm as a managing director and global head of Sports Advisory based in New York.
In addition, the firm also welcomed Manoel Carvalho as a managing director and Bryan Tannenbaum as a vice president of the firm’s Media, Entertainment & Sports advisory group.
Lazard previously announced that Ben Braun had joined the company as global head of Media, Entertainment & Sports.
“Sports continues to develop as a unique global asset class, benefiting from continued strong fan engagement in a fragmented content ecosystem—Lazard’s unparalleled brand, platform and capabilities uniquely position us to support our clients,” said Braun. “We are excited to welcome Stephen, Manoel and Bryan as we continue to expand our global practice.”
Finkel was previously a senior managing director at Guggenheim Securities, where he led the sports advisory practice. Before joining Guggenheim in 2017, he was a managing director focused on sports and media at Rothschild & Co., which he joined from Credit Suisse. Finkel had previously been a corporate attorney at Davis Polk & Wardwell. He is also an Adjunct Associate Professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business.
Previously, Carvalho was a managing director focused on sports, media and entertainment at Guggenheim Securities, which he joined in 2017 from Rothschild & Co., where he worked in the Technology, Media and Telecom Group. He began his career in consulting at Deloitte.
Founded in 1848, Lazard is a global financial advisory and asset management firm with operations in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia.
