A US investment bank specializing in advisory services. It has been revealed that PJT Partners has been registered as a financial instruments business operator by the Financial Services Agency.
According to the Financial Services Agency’s website, “PJT Partners Japan” (Minato-ku, Tokyo) was registered as a Type 2 Financial Instruments Business Operator on February 29th. The second type refers to businesses that handle funds and trust beneficiary rights.
Additionally, according to posts on LinkedIn and other sources, PJT has hired at least three employees in Japan since 2023. A PJT spokesperson confirmed that the company had applied for registration as a financial instruments business operator, but declined to comment on anything else.
Mr. Paul Taubman
Source: Bloomberg
The company posted record profits last year. This year’s Japanese M&A (mergers and acquisitions) market is expected to see an increase in the number of companies going private, including MBOs (managerial buyouts), and acquisitions by foreign companies, and is attracting attention as one of Asia’s leading markets. are gathering.
PJT was founded by Paul Taubman, who spent nearly 30 years at Morgan Stanley, where he was head of investment banking. When he worked at Morgan S. $9 billion from Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group He also worked hard to secure investment. At one point, he was responsible for Latin America and Japan.
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