Biography
David S. Lazarus is a Managing Director at Eastdil Secured in New York and is co-head of the firm’s Corporate Advisory / M&A Practice. Eastdil’s Strategic Advisory Practice engages in a variety of activities for its clients including capital raising, M&A, and strategic divestures. In both his current and past roles, Mr. Lazarus has participated in many of the industry’s largest and most high profile transactions including IPO’s, Public Offerings, M&A, and various Special Committee assignments. Prior to joining Eastdil Secured in 2011, Mr. Lazarus co-founded a boutique real estate investment bank focused on advisory activities, EdgeRock Realty Advisors. EdgeRock specialized in advising private companies on equity capital alternatives including the IPO process. Mr. Lazarus spent 13 years as a Managing Director in the Real Estate Investment Banking Group at Lehman Brothers, which was acquired by Barclays Capital in 2008. From 1994 to 1996, Mr. Lazarus worked at the Yarmouth Group, a real estate advisor, as a capital transactions associate. Prior to that, Mr. Lazarus worked as a CPA at KPMG. Mr. Lazarus graduated with honors from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in 1993.