Marcus Schenck and Marlin Schaffer
Marcus Schenck joined Lazard in 2022 to head its Financial Advisory business in the DACH region. Marcus started his professional career as a Management Consultant at McKinsey before working at Goldman Sachs in Investment Banking for over a decade where he ran Investment Banking services for EMEA as a Partner. He subsequently served as CFO on the Management Board of E.ON SE before joining Deutsche Bank AG as its CFO and later as Deputy CEO leading the Corporate and Investment Bank. Prior to joining Lazard, he worked for three years as a Partner with Perella Weinberg Partners. Marcus studied Economics at the University of Bonn and the University of California, Berkeley and has a Ph.D. from the University of Cologne.
Marlin Schaffer is a Vice President in Lazard’s Munich office, focusing on clients in the Power, Energy & Infrastructure space.
Prior to joining Lazard’s Financial Advisory business in 2023, Marlin worked in Perella Weinberg Partners’ M&A advisory team in London and Munich. Marlin holds an MSc in Finance and Private Equity from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a BSc in International Business Administration from Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University.
