Investment Banking

PJT Partners buys Middle East boutique deNovo Partners

The elite boutique has been expanding as larger rivals have scaled back

PJT Partners’ CEO Paul Taubman has pushed for a record hiring spree over the past 12 months
PJT Partners’ CEO Paul Taubman has pushed for a record hiring spree over the past 12 months Photo: Jeenah Moon/Getty Images

PJT Partners is set to acquire a Dubai-based boutique set up by a former Morgan Stanley dealmaker as investment banks push into the Middle East.

PJT Partners has agreed to acquire deNovo Partners, a Middle East investment banking boutique it has been working with for the past four years.

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