April 25 (Reuters) - Lazard reported a higher first-quarter profit on Thursday buoyed by a growth in assets at the boutique investment bank.

Profit attributable to Lazard was $36 million, or 35 cents per share, in the quarter, compared with a loss of $22 million, or 27 cents per share, a year earlier. (Reporting by Mehnaz Yasmin in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)