Lazard's Matthieu Pigasse is 'the self-marketed rock star of finance'
But he's so much more than just your average investment banker.
From the WSJ:
In France, Mr. Pigasse, a one-time guitar player, has shot to fame as the self-marketed rock star of finance. He co-owns the left-leaning French newspaper Le Monde, listens to punk rock in the office and, despite working for one of the most storied names in finance, says he wants a social revolution against the "conservative status quo."
The WSJ profile leaves out the time in 2010 when Pigasse allegedly rented a house in the Hamptons and then skipped out on it after two days because he "didn't like the view."That seems like a pretty rock star thing to do, though.
As for Pigasse's banking activities, WSJ reports that, "his debt-advisory team met with Greek officials in Brussels to work on the practical elements of a plan under which private-sector investors will write off 50% of €206 billion ($277 billion) of Greek sovereign debt they hold."
And as for what Pigasse has to say for himself, he told the Journal:
Mr. Pigasse described himself as a pro-market Socialist. He is a financier who wants more market regulation and a millionaire banker who doesn't own real estate or a car. "I don't see any contradiction here," he said. "I think you can defend ideas that are not, financially speaking, in your interest."