Moelis & Company

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Moelis & Company Announces Joseph B. Kennedy has Joined as a Managing Director in Consumer and Retail
Business Wire

New York, April 30, 2009:  Moelis & Company announced today that Joseph B. Kennedy has joined the firm as a Managing Director based in New York.  Mr. Kennedy, who has almost 18 years of investment banking experience, will expand the firm’s coverage of consumer products and retail companies, with a particular focus on restaurant clients.

Mr. Kennedy joins from Wachovia where he was most recently Head of Retail Investment Banking.  Prior to this, Mr. Kennedy was the Co-Head of Retail Investment Banking and the Sector Head of Restaurants at Bank of America, where he managed a leading franchise advising executives on mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financings, recapitalizations and other corporate finance matters.  Before Bank of America, Mr. Kennedy worked at Merrill Lynch and Chemical Banking Corporation.

“Joe’s extensive experience and expertise in the restaurant sector add a unique dimension to our growing consumer products and retail team,” said Ken Moelis, Chief Executive Officer of Moelis & Company.  “We look forward to working with him to enhance our coverage of this important client base and to continue to expand our investment banking capabilities.”

About Moelis & Company
Moelis & Company is an investment bank that provides financial advisory services and capital raising solutions to clients in connection with mergers and acquisitions, restructurings and other strategic matters.  The firm also manages investment funds that integrate capital with its advisory expertise.  Moelis & Company serves a broad client base through its offices in New York, London, Boston, Chicago and Los Angeles.  For more information, please visit www.moelis.com.

Contact:
Kate Pilcher
212.880.7307
kate.pilcher@moelis.com

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