Eric Lalo is a Managing Director of Lazard, Sovereign Advisory Group. He has advised numerous sovereign and quasi-sovereign clients across Europe, Africa, Central Asia and Latin America in Capital Raising transactions, Debt Restructurings (Paris & London Clubs), Banking Sectors Reorganizations, and Credit Rating enhancement strategies. He holds a MS in Management from Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC), and a MA in Economy from Institut d’Etudes Poliques of Paris.