Lazard Ltd (NYSE: LAZ) today announced that Jonathan Shi (Shi Jin Jing) has been hired as a Managing Director-Asia to expand its China advisory business, effective August 1.

Mr. Shi will lead Lazard's relationships with Chinese clients looking to expand beyond their borders, as well as helping to identify opportunities in China for clients abroad, working with the CEO of Lazard Asia, David Timblick.

Mr. Shi has worked as Managing Director of Global Industries China at ABN-AMRO in Shanghai and as Head of its China corporate finance group. Before joining ABN-AMRO in 1997, he practiced law with Slaughter and May, in both London and Hong Kong. Mr. Shi is a graduate of the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing, and obtained an LLM from the University of London.

"We are delighted that Jonathan has joined the firm," said Lazard President Charles Ward. "His experience and understanding of the Chinese corporate market adds further capabilities to Lazard's activities there. China is an increasingly important part of the world economy and of our advisory business. This hire is a significant step in expanding our existing franchise in China."

Lazard, which launched its China practice with the opening of its investment banking office in Hong Kong in 2001, is in the process of expanding its existing successful China M&A team. Key recent transactions on which Lazard has advised include:

-- Texas Pacific Group, together with a group of buy out firms, on a $350 million PIPE investment in Lenovo, in connection with Lenovo's $1.2 billion purchase of IBM Corp.'s personal computer division;

-- Asia Global Crossing, a major Asian telecom provider, on its $1.3 billion sale to China Netcom;

-- Gillette on the purchase of a controlling stake in China's leading alkaline battery manufacturer;

-- Baosteel Group, China's largest steel company, in its acquisition of 50% of Niagara Machine Products, Baosteel's first overseas investment; and the establishment of a joint venture in Shanghai with COURT Group;

-- CITIC Ka Wah, a member of CITIC Group, on its $540 million acquisition of Hongkong Chinese Bank; and

-- Maytag in its consideration of an acquisition bid from the Chinese company Haier.

"Hiring a professional of Jonathan's caliber to run our advisory business in China clearly demonstrates Lazard's resolve to participate in the financial growth of Greater China," said Mr. Timblick, who oversees the firm's regional business of advising large multinational corporations on mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and corporate finance. "With offices in China, Seoul and Singapore, Lazard is well situated to respond to client needs and identify opportunities throughout Greater China, Korea and Southeast Asia."

In addition to its China practice, Lazard is active across the region with offices in Tokyo, Mumbai, New Delhi and Sydney.

On May 5, 2005, Class A common stock of Lazard Ltd began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the trading symbol "LAZ." In addition, Lazard Ltd equity security units also began trading on the NYSE under the trading symbol "LDZ."

Lazard, one of the world's preeminent financial advisory and asset management firms, operates from 29 cities across 16 countries in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia and South America. With origins dating back to 1848, the firm provides services including mergers and acquisitions advice, asset management, and restructuring advice to corporations, partnerships, institutions, governments, and individuals. For more information on Lazard, please visit www.lazard.com.

Lazard有限公司（纽约证券交易所: LAZ）今日宣布已聘用Jonathan Shi（Shi Jin Jing）为亚洲区总经理，以扩展其在中国的咨询业务。任命从8月1日其生效。

Shi先生将与Lazard亚洲区的首席执行官David Timblick一道，领导Lazard与中国客户的关系，以寻求双方合作领域的进一步扩展，同时帮助海外客户谋求在中国的发展机会。

Shi先生曾在位于上海的荷兰银行(ABN Amro)全球工业中国部担任总经理，同时也是其中国公司金融组织的负责人 。在1997年加入荷兰银行之前，他曾在伦敦以及香港的司利达律师行(Slaughter and May)研习法律。Shi先生毕业于北京对外经济贸易大学，并获得了伦敦大学法学硕士学位。

Lazard公司总裁Charles Ward说：“我们为Jonathan加入了我们公司感到高兴。他的经验和对中国企业市场的理解将大大增强Lazard在此活动的能力。中国是世界经济以及我们咨询业务中重要性日益增长的一部分。此次聘用是我们扩展在中国现有经销权的重要一步。”

Lazard于2001年在香港开设其投资银行办事处，开始在中国的业务。目前公司正在现有成功基础上，扩展其中国并购（M&A）组。近期，Lazard提供过建议的主要交易包括：

-- 德克萨斯太平洋集团以及一个由私人资本运营公司组成的集团，向联想公司提供的3.5亿美元私募增发（PIPE）投资。这一投资与联想以12亿美元收购IBM公司个人电脑部有关。

-- 亚洲环球电讯，一家主要的亚洲电信提供商，以13亿美元的价格出售给中国网通。

-- 吉列公司对中国领先碱性电池生产厂商控股权的购买

-- 宝钢集团，中国最大的钢铁公司，对Niagara Machine Products公司50%股权的收购，这也是宝钢第一宗海外投资 ；以及其与COURT集团在上海建立合资企业；

-- 中信嘉华银行，中信集团成员，以5.4亿美元收购香港华人银行。

-- 美泰克公司考虑中的来自中国企业海尔的收购竞价

负责审查公司对大型跨国公司的并购、重组以及企业金融方面提供建议的地区业务的Timblick 先生表示：“聘用象Jonathan这样的专家来运营我们在中国的咨询业务，显示出Lazard参与大中国金融增长的决心。Lazard在中国、汉城以及新加坡都设有办事处，这为我们及时反馈客户需求，谋求在大中国、韩国和东南亚地区的发展机会提供了地理优势。”

除了在中国的业务，Lazard还在东京、孟买、新德里以及悉尼设有办事处，业务范围遍布亚太区域。

2005年5月5日，Lazard公司A类普通股在纽约证券交易所开始交易，其交易代码为“LAZ”。此外，Lazard公司的股本证券单元也开始在纽约证券交易所以“LDZ”代码开始交易。

Lazard，世界上著名的金融咨询和资产管理公司之一，在遍布北美、欧洲、亚洲、澳洲和南美的16个国家的29个城市设有办事处。公司创建于1848年，为公司，合伙企业，机构，政府以及个人提供有关并购咨询，资产管理和重组咨询方面的服务。有关Lazard的更多信息，请访问
www.lazard.com .

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