The first public earnings announcement from Bermuda-registered investment bank Lazard Ltd. is due tomorrow.

The company, long a privately-held venture, is set to issue its first quarter 2005 financial report after it listed the New York Stock Exchange on May 5.

Lazard, which dates its history back more than 150 years to New Orleans, operates from 27 cities across 15 countries in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.

The firm provides services including mergers and acquisitions advice, asset management, and restructuring advice to corporations, partnerships, institutions, governments, and individuals.