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New York, February 10, 2021

New York, January 28, 2021

Moelis & Company (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, today announced the appointment of Rodney Reid as a Managing Director and Global Head of Private Funds Advisory based in New York. He joins the firm in April.

Under Mr. Reid’s leadership, Private Funds Advisory will bring together the Firm’s existing capabilities in providing private capital alternatives to financial sponsors ranging from accessing primary capital for new funds and investments to bespoke, private capital solutions for existing portfolio companies and funds. The Private Funds Advisory team will work in close collaboration with the Firm’s financial sponsors advisory bankers globally to further enhance the full suite of services for its critical private equity client base.

Navid Mahmoodzadegan, Co-President of Moelis & Company, said: “Over the past few years we have seen an exponential expansion of capital available for alternative assets, creating more avenues for financial sponsors to access diverse capital sources for new and existing funds and, increasingly, a breadth of capital for portfolio companies beyond traditional IPOs or strategic asset sale exits.  The integration of our fundraising and secondary advisory businesses under Rodney’s leadership, combined with the Firm’s leading financial sponsor and M&A capabilities, positions us to deliver a range of strategic, customized solutions to our clients across the entire private equity lifecycle.”

Mr. Reid joins Moelis & Company with more than 20 years of financial services experience. He was most recently a Senior Managing Director in the Private Capital Advisory team at Evercore in New York. Previously, he was the Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) Head of Secondary Advisory at UBS in London.

Jeff Raich, Co-President of Moelis & Company, added: “As an industry leader in private capital solutions for financial sponsors, Rodney has been at the forefront of many of the largest and most innovative GP-led secondary and capital raising transactions globally. He brings tremendous experience to our financial sponsor clients at a time when there is increased emphasis by the sponsor community on innovative portfolio management and optimization solutions.”

About Moelis & Company

Moelis & Company is a leading global independent investment bank that provides innovative strategic advice and solutions to a diverse client base, including corporations, financial sponsors and governments.  The Firm assists its clients in achieving their strategic goals by offering comprehensive integrated financial advisory services across all major industry sectors.  Moelis & Company’s experienced professionals advise clients on their most critical decisions, including mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations and restructurings, capital markets transactions, and other corporate finance matters.  The Firm serves its clients from 22 geographic locations in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia.  For further information, please visit: www.moelis.com or follow us on Twitter @Moelis.

New York, January 15, 2021

Moelis & Company (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, will release its fourth quarter and full year 2020 financial results after the market closes on Wednesday, February 10^th, 2021.

Ken Moelis, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Joe Simon, Chief Financial Officer, will also host a related conference call at 5:00pm ET on the same day (February 10^th, 2021) to review the financial results. Following the review, there will be a question and answer session.

Investors and analysts may participate in the live conference call by dialing 1-877-510-3938 (domestic) or 1-412-902-4137 (international) and referencing the Moelis & Company Fourth Quarter 2020 Earnings Call. Please dial in 15 minutes before the conference call begins. The conference call will also be accessible as a listen-only audio webcast through the Investor Relations section of the Moelis & Company website at www.moelis.com.

For those unable to listen to the live broadcast, a replay of the call will be available for one month via telephone starting approximately one hour after the live call ends. The replay can be accessed at 1-877-344-7529 (domestic) or 1-412-317-0088 (international); the conference number is 10151045.

New York, December 07, 2020

Moelis & Company (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a special dividend of $2.00 per share payable on December 29, 2020 to common stockholders of record on December 18, 2020.

“As a result of the strong momentum and positive outlook in our business, we declared a special dividend of $2.00 per share today.  We remain committed to returning all of our excess cash to shareholders.” said Ken Moelis, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Moelis & Company.

About Moelis & Company

Moelis & Company is a leading global independent investment bank that provides innovative strategic advice and solutions to a diverse client base, including corporations, governments and financial sponsors.  The Firm assists its clients in achieving their strategic goals by offering comprehensive integrated financial advisory services across all major industry sectors.  Moelis & Company’s experienced professionals advise clients on their most critical decisions, including mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations and restructurings, capital markets transactions, and other corporate finance matters.  The Firm serves its clients from 21 geographic locations in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia.  For further information, please visit: www.moelis.com or follow us on Twitter @Moelis.

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New York, December 01, 2020

Moelis & Company (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, today announced that Ken Moelis, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to present at the Goldman Sachs US Financial Services Conference on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at 8:40 a.m. Eastern Time.

The presentation and a live webcast will be available through the Investor Relations section of the Moelis & Company website at www.moelis.com. For those unable to listen to the live webcast, a replay will be available for 180 days on the same website following the conference.

About Moelis & Company

Moelis & Company is a leading global independent investment bank that provides innovative strategic advice and solutions to a diverse client base, including corporations, governments and financial sponsors.  The Firm assists its clients in achieving their strategic goals by offering comprehensive integrated financial advisory services across all major industry sectors.  Moelis & Company’s experienced professionals advise clients on their most critical decisions, including mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations and restructurings, capital markets transactions, and other corporate finance matters.  The Firm serves its clients from 21 geographic locations in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia.  For further information, please visit: www.moelis.com or follow us on Twitter @Moelis.

New York, October 26, 2020

New York & Tel Aviv, October 22, 2020

Moelis & Company (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, today announced the appointment of Elan Zivotofsky as a Managing Director providing financial and strategic advice to technology clients. Based in Tel Aviv, he will expand Moelis & Company’s presence in Israel, and strengthen the Firm’s technology M&A and private and public company financing capabilities.

Mr. Zivotofsky has more than 20 years of experience raising capital for and investing in Israeli companies. Most recently he served as Managing Director at Ibex Investors, where he led the funds’ growth stage venture investments in Israel. Prior to that, he was a Founding Partner at OurCrowd, a Jerusalem-based investment platform with over $1bn under management built for accredited investors and institutions to invest in startups and venture funds. Prior to that he was Head of Technology investment banking at Lehman Brothers in Israel, and has held roles as a portfolio manager and top-ranked Israeli technology research analyst at Goldman Sachs. He began his career at Morgan Stanley in New York.

“At a time when every company is strategically assessing its technology capabilities, Elan brings deep experience and strong connections to Israel’s technology and private and public company communities. By expanding Moelis’ presence in this global tech hub, we will continue to offer clients insights into top technological expertise and strategic thinking that can transform their businesses and create potential cross-border opportunities,” said Moelis & Company Vice Chairman Eric Cantor. “As countries in the Middle East including Israel and the UAE increase their cooperation, an expanded presence in Israel will help us further develop relationships throughout the region.”

About Moelis & Company

Moelis & Company is a leading global independent investment bank that provides innovative strategic advice and solutions to a diverse client base, including corporations, governments and financial sponsors.  The Firm assists its clients in achieving their strategic goals by offering comprehensive integrated financial advisory services across all major industry sectors.  Moelis & Company’s experienced professionals advise clients on their most critical decisions, including mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations and restructurings, capital markets transactions, and other corporate finance matters.  The Firm serves its clients from 20 geographic locations in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia.  For further information, please visit: www.moelis.com or follow us on Twitter @Moelis.

New York, October 06, 2020

Moelis & Company (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, will release its third quarter 2020 financial results after the market closes on Monday, October 26^th, 2020.

Ken Moelis, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Joe Simon, Chief Financial Officer, will also host a related conference call at 5:00pm ET on the same day (October 26^th, 2020) to review the financial results. Following the review, there will be a question and answer session.

Investors and analysts may participate in the live conference call by dialing 1-877-510-3938 (domestic) or 1-412-902-4137 (international) and referencing the Moelis & Company Third Quarter 2020 Earnings Call. Please dial in 15 minutes before the conference call begins. The conference call will also be accessible as a listen-only audio webcast through the Investor Relations section of the Moelis & Company website at www.moelis.com.

For those unable to listen to the live broadcast, a replay of the call will be available for one month via telephone starting approximately one hour after the live call ends. The replay can be accessed at 1-877-344-7529 (domestic) or 1-412-317-0088 (international); the conference number is 10147733.

About Moelis & Company

Moelis & Company is a leading global independent investment bank that provides innovative strategic advice and solutions to a diverse client base, including corporations, governments and financial sponsors. The Firm assists its clients in achieving their strategic goals by offering comprehensive integrated financial advisory services across all major industry sectors. Moelis & Company’s experienced professionals advise clients on their most critical decisions, including mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations and restructurings, capital markets transactions, and other corporate finance matters. The Firm serves its clients from 20 geographic locations in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia. For further information, please visit: www.moelis.com or follow us on Twitter @Moelis.

New York & London, September 30, 2020

Moelis & Company (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, today announced that it has been named Investment Bank of the Year for Private Placements at The Banker Magazine’s 2020 Investment Banking Awards.

The Banker’s Investment Banking Awards recognize the institutions that deliver industry-leading service for their clients. In recognizing Moelis’ private placement capabilities, the judging panel praised the Firm’s ability to demonstrate “strong outcomes for clients at a time of market disruption.”

Navid Mahmoodzadegan, Co-President of Moelis & Company, said, “In the past six months our clients have faced an unprecedented need for liquidity and high quality advice as COVID-19 disrupted business operations. We are pleased The Banker has recognized our ability to deliver a virtual balance sheet for clients, across both debt and equity private placements, in one of the most challenging economic environments. We have recently doubled the size of our capital markets team and are incredibly excited about our expanded capabilities and continuing to build on our tremendous momentum.”

Earlier this year Moelis & Company strengthened its capital markets capabilities by appointing two new Managing Directors, including Angus Whelchel as Head of Private Capital Markets and Steven Halperin at Head of Equity Public Markets. Together they work with the Firm’s global network of sector and product bankers to deliver unique capital solutions to clients.

The Banker recognized Moelis & Company’s deal expertise in its 2020 Deal of the Year awards, awarding the Firm five wins on deals spanning Europe, the Americas and Asia-Pacific.

About Moelis & Company
Moelis & Company is a leading global independent investment bank that provides innovative strategic advice and solutions to a diverse client base, including corporations, governments and financial sponsors. The Firm assists its clients in achieving their strategic goals by offering comprehensive integrated financial advisory services across all major industry sectors. Moelis & Company’s experienced professionals advise clients on their most critical decisions, including mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations and restructurings, capital markets transactions, and other corporate finance matters. The Firm serves its clients from 20 geographic locations in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia. For further information, please visit: www.moelis.com or follow us on Twitter @Moelis.

New York, July 29, 2020

New York, July 22, 2020

Moelis & Company (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, today announced the appointment of Jerry Kern as a Senior Advisor providing strategic advice to companies in the media and telecommunications sectors, and in Colorado where he is based.

Mr. Kern brings with him extensive experience in dealmaking across the media and telecommunications sectors, having served as the President of Kern Consulting, LLC since 1997. He has also been a Senior Advisor to Guggenheim Partners. A lawyer by training, he spent many years as the principal outside legal counsel to TCI and Liberty Media, later bringing his media sector and deal knowledge to On Command Corporation where he served as Chairman and CEO, and to TCI as Vice Chairman and a member of the board of directors. He has also worked at Nomura Securities International, and broadband and mobile consultant Enki Strategic Advisors. He is currently CEO and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Colorado Symphony Association.

Navid Mahmoodzadegan, Co-President of Moelis & Company, said, “The current environment created by COVID-19 has illustrated how important technology and connectivity are to business and personal communications. As our clients navigate these unprecedented times and the outlook for dealmaking improves, they will benefit from Jerry’s extensive industry experience.”

About Moelis & Company

Moelis & Company is a leading global independent investment bank that provides innovative strategic advice and solutions to a diverse client base, including corporations, governments and financial sponsors.  The Firm assists its clients in achieving their strategic goals by offering comprehensive integrated financial advisory services across all major industry sectors.  Moelis & Company’s experienced professionals advise clients on their most critical decisions, including mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations and restructurings, capital markets transactions, and other corporate finance matters.  The Firm serves its clients from 20 geographic locations in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia.  For further information, please visit: www.moelis.com or follow us on Twitter @Moelis.

New York, July 08, 2020

Moelis & Company (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, will release its second quarter 2020 financial results after the market closes on Wednesday, July 29^th, 2020.

Ken Moelis, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Joe Simon, Chief Financial Officer, will also host a related conference call at 5:00pm ET on the same day (July 29^th, 2020) to review the financial results. Following the review, there will be a question and answer session.

Investors and analysts may participate in the live conference call by dialing 1-877-510-3938 (domestic) or 1-412-902-4137 (international) and referencing the Moelis & Company Second Quarter 2020 Earnings Call. Please dial in 15 minutes before the conference call begins. The conference call will also be accessible as a listen-only audio webcast through the Investor Relations section of the Moelis & Company website at www.moelis.com.

For those unable to listen to the live broadcast, a replay of the call will be available for one month via telephone starting approximately one hour after the live call ends. The replay can be accessed at 1-877-344-7529 (domestic) or 1-412-317-0088 (international); the conference number is 10145383.

About Moelis & Company

Moelis & Company is a leading global independent investment bank that provides innovative strategic advice and solutions to a diverse client base, including corporations, governments and financial sponsors. The Firm assists its clients in achieving their strategic goals by offering comprehensive integrated financial advisory services across all major industry sectors. Moelis & Company’s experienced professionals advise clients on their most critical decisions, including mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations and restructurings, capital markets transactions, and other corporate finance matters. The Firm serves its clients from 20 geographic locations in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia. For further information, please visit: www.moelis.com or follow us on Twitter @Moelis.

New York, June 18, 2020

Moelis & Company (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, today announced the appointments of Steven Halperin and Angus Whelchel as Managing Directors to expand and enhance the Firm’s capital markets capabilities. Based in the New York office, Mr. Halperin joins the Firm on July 13 and Mr. Whelchel on August 4.

The additions of Mr. Halperin as Head of Equity Public Markets and Mr. Whelchel as Head of Private Capital Markets enhance the Firm’s ability to provide the full suite of capital solutions to clients.  Together they will broaden and deepen the Firm’s public and private market origination and distribution capabilities and lead an expanded structured capital markets effort, further strengthening the existing platform.  Mr. Halperin and Mr. Whelchel will join Moelis & Company’s globally connected network and work closely with the Firm’s sector, M&A and restructuring bankers to structure and execute innovative financing solutions and provide product agnostic advice to clients around the globe.

Navid Mahmoodzadegan, Co-President of Moelis & Company, said, “The hiring of Steven and Angus, two world class capital markets bankers, solidifies our ability to provide the full range of innovative capital solutions to our clients to help fund growth and address their liquidity needs as we have recently demonstrated, raising more than $13 billion for 14 clients in the past two months.”

Mr. Halperin joins Moelis from Barclays in New York and London, having spent 21 years in the industry, most recently as Americas Head of Equity-Linked & Hybrid Solutions. Prior to that role, he was Co-Head of EMEA Equity Capital Markets after leading EMEA Equity-Linked Origination. Mr. Halperin began his career at Lehman Brothers having worked in various capital markets roles.

Mr. Whelchel joins from Barclays, having been based in New York and London, most recently as Global Head of Private Capital Markets. He has more than 20 years of experience in the industry having worked at GE Capital and Lehman Brothers. He has helped clients raise over $200 billion of private capital globally across all industries and brings an expansive network of deep relationships with investors in the private capital markets.

Mr. Mahmoodzadegan added, “Increasingly, clients are looking for more specialized and unconflicted advice that comes from the independent banks on how to navigate their complex financing needs. From accumulating equity as part of an acquisition strategy to advice on IPOs, PIPEs, SPACs, equity derivatives, convertibles, term loans and notes, rights offerings to growth equity raises and other structured products, Steven and Angus cover the full spectrum of capital markets’ needs, both public and private, debt and equity.”

About Moelis & Company

Moelis & Company is a leading global independent investment bank that provides innovative strategic advice and solutions to a diverse client base, including corporations, governments and financial sponsors.  The Firm assists its clients in achieving their strategic goals by offering comprehensive integrated financial advisory services across all major industry sectors.  Moelis & Company’s experienced professionals advise clients on their most critical decisions, including mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations and restructurings, capital markets transactions, and other corporate finance matters.  The Firm serves its clients from 20 geographic locations in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia.  For further information, please visit: www.moelis.com or follow us on Twitter @Moelis.

New York & London, June 04, 2020

Moelis & Company (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, today announced the appointment of Philippe Gallone as Managing Director in the Global Healthcare Group based in the Firm’s London office.

Dr. Gallone joins from Morgan Stanley, where he served as Managing Director and Co-Head of EMEA Healthcare Banking since 2016. He has more than 15 years of investment banking experience, having advised on over $200 billion worth of M&A transactions during that time. Dr. Gallone started his investment banking career at Credit Suisse First Boston, and is a physician by training. He received his medical degree from the University of Lausanne, and an M.B.A. from Georgetown University.

Ken Moelis, Chairman and CEO of Moelis & Company, said: “The healthcare sector globally is facing some of its biggest challenges amid the COVID-19 crisis. These unprecedented conditions, however, are planting the seeds of innovation that will transform the entire healthcare system in the years to come. Philippe’s banking acumen, experience in healthcare, and background in medicine give him an excellent platform from which to provide healthcare companies the financial and strategic advice they will need to navigate the next phase of innovation across the entire healthcare supply chain, from drug research and development to the delivery of patient care.”

About Moelis & Company

Moelis & Company is a leading global independent investment bank that provides innovative strategic advice and solutions to a diverse client base, including corporations, governments and financial sponsors.  The Firm assists its clients in achieving their strategic goals by offering comprehensive integrated financial advisory services across all major industry sectors.  Moelis & Company’s experienced professionals advise clients on their most critical decisions, including mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations and restructurings, capital markets transactions, and other corporate finance matters.  The Firm serves its clients from 20 geographic locations in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia.  For further information, please visit: www.moelis.com or follow us on Twitter @Moelis.

New York, May 29, 2020

Moelis & Company (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, today announced that Navid Mahmoodzadegan, Co-President, is scheduled to present at the Morgan Stanley Virtual U.S. Financials Conference on Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

The live audio webcast will be available through the Investor Relations section of the Moelis & Company website at www.moelis.com. For those unable to listen to the live webcast, a replay will be available for 180 days on the same website following the conference.

About Moelis & Company

Moelis & Company is a leading global independent investment bank that provides innovative strategic advice and solutions to a diverse client base, including corporations, governments and financial sponsors.  The Firm assists its clients in achieving their strategic goals by offering comprehensive integrated financial advisory services across all major industry sectors.  Moelis & Company’s experienced professionals advise clients on their most critical decisions, including mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations and restructurings, capital markets transactions, and other corporate finance matters.  The Firm serves its clients from 20 geographic locations in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia.  For further information, please visit: www.moelis.com or follow us on Twitter @Moelis.