Jarden logged a jump in fees from deals it has won, while navigating a number of changes at its executive levels after two founders exited in recent months.
Playfair was on Friday circulating details to potential clients, with a leadership team led by Dane FitzGibbon, one of the founders of the bank in Australia.
At UBS, he served as chair of investment banking, head of equities and head of capital markets. He co-founded the local arm of the New Zealand bank in 2020.