Managing Director
James Lilly is a Managing Director in the Strategic Advisory Group at PJT Partners, based in New York.
Mr. Lilly has over 10 years of investment banking experience, advising companies
and investors across the vertical information, software and media sectors.
Mr. Lilly has worked on a variety of public and private M&A transactions, including carve-out
transactions, cross-border mergers, and take-private transactions. He also has experience in mandates involving activism and defense, special committees, corporate restructurings, and capital raising. Prior to joining PJT Partners in 2023, Mr. Lilly spent 10 years at Evercore in the Information & Media group.
Mr. Lilly received a BA from Wesleyan University and an MBA from the Stanford
Graduate School of Business