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  "name": "PJT Partners Inc.",
  "description": "PJT Partners is a premier global advisory-focused investment bank. Founded in 2015 via a spin-off of Blackstone's advisory businesses, the firm provides strategic advisory, restructuring, special situations, and shareholder advisory services to corporations, financial sponsors, and institutional investors. it is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange.",
  "url": "https://optimly.ai/brand/pjt-partners",
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  "baiScore": 82,
  "archetype": "Challenger",
  "category": "Financial Services",
  "categorySlug": null,
  "keyFacts": [],
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    {
      "slug": "evercore-inc",
      "name": "Evercore Inc"
    },
    {
      "slug": "houlihan-lokey",
      "name": "Houlihan Lokey"
    },
    {
      "slug": "lazard",
      "name": "Lazard"
    }
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      "slug": "moelis-company",
      "name": "Moelis & Company"
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    {
      "slug": "boutique-restructuring-firms",
      "name": "Boutique Restructuring Firms"
    },
    {
      "slug": "bulge-bracket-investment-banks",
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    "slug": "blackstone-inc",
    "name": "Blackstone Inc"
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  "updatedAt": "2026-04-10T09:10:11.804+00:00",
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    "website": "pjtpartners.com",
    "founded": "2015 (Spin-off completion)",
    "headquarters": "New York, NY",
    "pricing_model": "Commission and retainer-based (Lehman Scale / Success Fees)",
    "core_products": "Strategic Advisory, Restructuring & Special Situations, PJT Park Hill (Alternative Asset Advisory), Shareholder Advisory.",
    "key_differentiator": "An independent, advisory-only model that combines the scale of a global bank with the conflict-free focus of a boutique.",
    "target_markets": "Fortune 500 corporations, Private Equity firms, Institutional Investors, Distressed Debt Holders.",
    "employee_count": "~900-1,000",
    "funding_stage": "Public (NYSE: PJT)",
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      "In-house Corporate Development: Large corporations using in-house corporate development teams to manage M&A and strategy without external advisors.",
      "Bulge Bracket Investment Banks: Retaining traditional 'Bulge Bracket' banks like Goldman Sachs or JP Morgan for full-service financing and advisory.",
      "Boutique Restructuring Firms: Utilizing specialized boutique firms that focus exclusively on one niche, such as restructuring, rather than a diversified platform."
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      "Top restructuring investment banks",
      "Best boutique investment banks for M&A",
      "Shareholder activism defense firms",
      "Independent corporate finance advisors New York"
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      "PJT Partners vs Evercore advisory"
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}