ABOUT GARRETT BAKER Garrett Baker is a highly accomplished financial advisor based in New York, leading Lazard’s global efforts in Telecom & Digital Infrastructure and serving on the North American Management Committee. With over 25 years of experience in the TMT sector, he has personally led more than 125 high-profile M&A transactions, shaping strategy in broadband, telecom infrastructure, mobile, and digital media industries. Professional Experience Lazard (since 2016): As Global Co‑Head of Telecom & Digital Infrastructure, Garrett spearheads sector-focused advisory, forming strategic counsel on mergers, acquisitions, and capital structure transactions. He has been instrumental in bellwether deals—advising Oak Hill Capital on the sale of MetroNet to KKR & T‑Mobile, guiding Bluestream Fiber’s equity raise, supporting Stonepeak’s acquisition of Astound Broadband, facilitating OMERS’ investment in Beanfield Metroconnect, and counseling OpticalTel’s sale to DigitalBridge. Waller Capital Partners (1998–2016): Garrett joined as an analyst and rose to become President in 2009. He led the firm’s cable, telecom, and digital media advisory practice, overseeing dayto-day management and establishing a dominant presence in the middle-market broadband space. Bear Stearns: Launched his career in the M&A group, building foundational skills in financial analysis, deal execution, and client advisory. Garrett earned a BS in Analytical Finance, with honors, from Wake Forest University. He is also a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO). Garrett Baker stands as a foremost authority in Telecom & Digital Infrastructure M&A, with a track record spanning over 25 years and more than 125 major deals. As a driving force at Lazard since 2016, he brings a highly regarded reputation confirmed by industry awards and elite firm leadership. His background at Waller Capital and Bear Stearns further underscores his deep domain knowledge and leadership within the TMT M&A landscape. Spencer Klein is global M&A co-chair and head of the Corporate Department in New York. He has advised on more than 200 successfully closed mergers, tender and exchange offers, stock and asset acquisitions, divestitures, and joint ventures. He is considered the firm’s go-to partner on hostile M&A and shareholder activism defense. Spencer frequently advises leading U.S. and multinational companies across multiple industries. His engagements include multibillion-dollar deals in healthcare and life sciences, financial services, technology, consumer products, manufacturing, retail, energy, and entertainment and media. In addition to prominent corporate clients and private equity funds, he has represented some of the world’s leading bulge bracket and boutique investment banks. Notable recent matters include representing: • The rock band KISS and its co-founders Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley in the sale of substantially all rights related to KISS to Pophouse Entertainment. • U.S. Silica Holdings in its $1.85 billion sale to entities affiliated with Apollo Global Management. • Ascendent Capital Partners in its $1.66 billion acquisition of Hollysys. FIRM PROFILE Lazard is a premier global financial advisory and asset management firm, founded in 1848, with roots in New Orleans. Headquartered in New York, Paris, and London, it operates from 41 offices across 26 countries, serving clients in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. Lazard operates two primary segments— Financial Advisory and Asset Management— each contributing roughly half of the firm’s revenue. The firm’s 3,200+ employees hail from more than 90 countries, reinforcing a multicultural team that matches its international client base Financial Advisory: The firm provides elite counsel on mergers & acquisitions, capital markets and financing, restructuring and liability management, geopolitical and sovereign advisory, to corporations, governments, financial sponsors, and institutions. Asset Management: Serving institutional and private clients, including pension funds, endowments, family offices, and sovereign entities, Lazard manages a broad spectrum of strategies—equities, fixed income, real assets, and alternatives—with approximately $226– $248 billion in assets under management as of 2024. With nearly 175 years of experience, Lazard stands as the world’s largest independent investment bank, delivering nuanced, sophisticated advisory and investment capabilities to clients in the most challenging and strategic arenas www.lazard.com Finance Monthly Deal Maker Awards 2025. USA 39
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