NEW YORK and FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 20, 2021 – PJ SOLOMON, a Manhattan-headquartered investment bank, and the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance announced today that the company has established a new office in downtown Fort Lauderdale.

The company, which advises clients on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, recapitalizations, capital markets solutions and activism defense across a range of industries, has experienced strong growth prior to and during the pandemic. PJ SOLOMON plans to add bankers and support staff in the coming months to the Fort Lauderdale office. PJ SOLOMON has also broadened the sectors it serves, which include consumer retail, fintech, healthcare, pharmacy, grocery and restaurants, infrastructure, power & renewables and technology and media & telecommunications.

“Establishing a base in Fort Lauderdale helps us keep pace with our rapid growth,” said CEO Marc S. Cooper. “Our new office gives us easy access to clients in the southeast. Fort Lauderdale also provides an excellent business climate and highly-qualified, diverse workforce.”

“The financial services industry has a second home in Greater Fort Lauderdale. PJ SOLOMON’s expansion to the heart of downtown Fort Lauderdale reinforces our reputation as a business-friendly location of choice for the financial services industry,” said Bob Swindell, President/CEO of the Greater Fort  Lauderdale Alliance, Broward County’s official public/private partnership for economic development.

The company is in Carr Workplaces at the Bank of America Building, located at 401 E. Las Olas Boulevard. The lease was brokered by Micki Scavone.