Anton Sahazizian to Join Moelis & Company as Managing Director in New York Office

New York, June 03, 2010

Moelis & Company today announced Anton Sahazizian will join the firm in August as a Managing Director. He will be based in the firm’s New York headquarters and will provide senior level advisory solutions principally to clients in the Industrials sector. Mr. Sahazizian has over 15 years of experience advising clients on mergers & acquisitions and was most recently a Managing Director in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group at UBS Investment Bank in New York.

Mr. Sahazizian worked at UBS for nearly 10 years, and in his most recent role was the senior banker responsible for the origination and execution of M&A transactions for some of the largest global industrials companies in the chemicals, capital goods, paper, packaging, forest products and energy sectors. He advised on numerous high-profile strategic M&A transactions within the sector and was responsible for related coverage of corporate clients as well as private equity firms.

“Anton has a proven track record advising clients on structuring, managing and executing complex cross-border M&A transactions as well as extensive experience in corporate carve-outs,” said Ken Moelis, Chief Executive Officer of Moelis & Company. “We are pleased to add another experienced banker and continue to build on our strategy of providing thoughtful, high-level, conflict-free advice and solutions to our clients.”

Mr. Sahazizian started his investment banking career in the Los Angeles office of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette and was one of the founders of UBS’ Los Angeles office and their Exclusive Sales and Divestitures Group. Previously, he was a securities lawyer in Toronto, Canada, with McMillan Binch and Goodman and Carr.

About Moelis & Company
Moelis & Company is a global 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. With over 325 employees, Moelis & Company serves a broad client base through its offices in New York, Boston, Chicago, London, Los Angeles and Sydney. For more information, please visit www.moelis.com.