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Ashland Explores Potential Sale, Shares Up 5%

Ashland (ASH) is exploring a potential sale after receiving takeover interest, Ryan Gould, Liana Baker, Kiel Porter and Mengqi Sun of Bloomberg report, citing people familiar with the matter. The company is working with Citi (C) and Lazard (LAZ) as it engages with both strategic and financial suitors, sources told Bloomberg. Private equity firms Advent, Apollo Global (APO) and Carlyle Group (CG) are among those that have had contact with Ashland, while Standard Industries, which is among the company's largest shareholders, is also interested, the people said. Shares of Ashland are up 5% to $76.45 following the report.

Lazard Reports Q2 Revenue of $807.67M, Beating Expectations

Reports Q2 revenue $807.67M, consensus $736.01M. "Lazard continues to progress toward our 2030 objectives, with underlying trends reinforcing our confidence in our long-term growth strategy," said Peter R. Orszag, CEO and Chairman. "In Asset Management, we delivered our best first-half net inflows in nearly 20 years and reached record reported AUM, providing clear evidence of the inflection we anticipated. In Financial Advisory, we achieved our strongest announced half-year league table position since 2014, with a variety of forward indicators supporting our view that the investments we made to strengthen our MD talent are shifting from a headwind to a tailwind for productivity and revenue growth."

Lazard Reports Preliminary AUM of Approximately $284.7B

Lazard reported that its preliminary assets under management as of June 30, totaled approximately $284.7B. The month's AUM included market appreciation of $2.3B, FX depreciation of $3.3B, and a net increase of $0.8B, which includes a $1B increase attributable to acquiring a controlling interest in Elaia Partners and net outflows of $0.2B. Preliminary average AUM for the quarter ended June 30, 2026 was $279.1B, with positive net flows for the first half of 2026 of $7.4B.