Our Senior Team

Biography

Dave McGuiness is a Managing Director at Moelis & Company, where he leads the Firm’s midstream investment banking efforts. Additionally, he leads the Firm’s efforts across the minerals and royalties sector and is active across energy-related special situations. He advises founders, investors, companies, and boards of directors on mergers and acquisitions, special situations, and restructurings, with expertise in guiding companies at an inflection point across energy (traditional and new) value chains – including oil and gas, clean energy, infrastructure, and transportation.

Prior to joining Moelis & Company, Dave was a member of the Mergers & Acquisitions Group at Barclays Capital. He was previously an attorney specializing in advising clients on a wide range of transactions, financings, and general corporate matters. Dave holds both a B.S. in Accounting and a Master of Business Taxation from the University of Southern California. He also holds a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and a Certificate in Business Economics and Public Policy from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Dave is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive) and a member of the New York Bar. He is also a member of the American Bar Association (Oil & Gas Committee), the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (Tax Section), the Turnaround Management Association, and the Houston Producer’s Forum.