David Krap

David Krap was appointed Managing Director and Co-Head of European Consumer, Retail & Leisure at Lazard in October 2026. He brings over 20 years of M&A advisory experience, with particular expertise in food and beverage, home and personal care, and select mass health product categories. Based in London, he joins Lazard's European Financial Advisory team led by Jean-Louis Girodolle and Cyrus Kapadia.

Krap is described as a highly respected advisor with exceptional experience guiding boards and management teams through complex strategic inflection points and transformative transactions. His expertise spans both technology, media and telecommunications M&A, as well as consumer and retail sectors. His language skills—fluent in German and Spanish—are expected to strengthen Lazard's presence and capabilities across Europe.

Career history

• JPMorgan Chase: Managing Director and Co-Head of Consumer & Retail for EMEA
• Credit Suisse: EMEA head of technology media and telecoms M&A (joined from Centerview in 2019)
• Centerview Partners: Senior advisor focused on consumer and retail sectors
• UBS: Senior advisory role

Krap holds an honors degree from INSEAD in London and is fluent in German and Spanish.

What David Krap could bring to his role at Lazard: Drawing on his extensive background scaling consumer and retail M&A capabilities across EMEA at JPMorgan, and his deep relationships with leading consumer sector companies, Krap is positioned to strengthen Lazard's European platform while expanding the firm's footprint in food and beverage, home care, and consumer health categories—key growth areas under the Lazard 2030 strategy.