Lazard Said to Poach Rothschild’s Jensen to Lead Nordic Push (1)

Lazard Inc. has hired one of Rothschild & Co.’s most seasoned investment bankers in the Nordics to bolster its client network in the region, according to people familiar with the matter.

Jesper Jensen, who spent the past decade at Rothschild, is set to join Lazard in late October as a managing director based in Copenhagen, said the people, who asked not to be identified as the information is private.

He will be tasked with opening an office for Lazard in the capital of Denmark, where the US investment bank currently doesn’t have a presence on the ground, the ...