Jim D’aquila and Adeel Ahmad Join Lazard’s Middle Market Consumer, Food & Retail Group
January 08 2020 - 6:49AM
Business Wire
Lazard Ltd (NYSE: LAZ) announced today that Jim D’Aquila has
joined Lazard’s Middle Market Consumer, Food & Retail (CFR)
group as a Managing Director and Head of Consumer & Retail.
Adeel Ahmad has joined the CFR group as a Director. They are both
based in Minneapolis.
Messrs. D’Aquila and Ahmad join from Rendersi, a boutique,
consumer industry focused financial advisory and investment firm
that they co-founded in 2017 to serve founders, entrepreneurs, and
sponsor-owned clients. Mr. D’Aquila has more than three decades of
experience as an advisor and investor. He will lead the consumer
and retail effort for the CFR Group. Mr. Ahmad has worked with Mr.
D’Aquila for over a decade, and has extensive experience advising
consumer companies.
“Jim and Adeel’s innovative approach to consumer investment
banking, including their insightful industry reports, and timely
newsletters, will be valuable to us and our clients as we continue
to expand the CFR group, and in particular, our middle market
consumer and retail presence,” said David Iverson, Managing
Director and Group Head of the Consumer, Food & Retail group.
“The addition of Jim and Adeel to our team demonstrates Lazard’s
continued commitment to the growth of our Middle Market Advisory
practice and developing outstanding expertise in defined sector
niches,” said Bob Frost, CEO of Lazard Middle Market.
Prior to co-founding Rendersi, Mr. D’Aquila was Founder and CEO
of The Mercanti Group, a consumer focused financial advisory firm,
which was acquired by Imperial Capital in December 2009. Mr.
D’Aquila worked at Imperial until 2017. Previously, he was Head of
the Consumer and Retail group at Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette,
was Head of Investment Banking at Dain Rauscher (RBC); and served
as a Partner at Aurora Capital, a private equity firm formerly
known as WSGP.
Prior to co-founding Rendersi, Mr. Ahmad was a Vice President in
the Consumer Group at Imperial Capital, which he joined in 2009.
Previously, he worked at The Mercanti Group. Mr. Ahmad started his
career in the Consumer and Retail Investment Banking group at Bank
of America Securities.
Lazard's Middle Market Advisory practice provides financial and
strategic advice on mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity
recapitalizations, and financial restructurings to mid-sized
companies through Lazard Middle Market LLC, a subsidiary of Lazard.
Our senior professionals bring deep sector expertise and
relationships with CEOs and board members, while leveraging the
global resources of Lazard. For more information, please visit
www.lazardmm.com.
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in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, Central and South
America. With origins dating to 1848, the firm provides advice on
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capital structure, capital raising and corporate finance, as well
as asset management services to corporations, partnerships,
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