PJT Said to Hire Ex-Centerview Banker Phillips for Consumer M&A

PJT Partners Inc. has hired former Centerview Partners banker Roland Phillipsfor consumer dealmaking, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

London-based Phillips will join the firm as a partner this month after a period of gardening leave from Centerview, the people said, asking not to be identified discussing private information. He spent more than a decade at Centerview, before departing last year.

A representative for PJT declined to comment, while a spokesperson for Centerview didn’t immediately respond to request for comment. Phillips declined to comment.

Phillips was a partner at Centerview focused on consumer products transactions. He worked ...