Moelis & Company Announces Andrew Shore has Joined as a Managing Director

New York, September 10, 2008

Moelis & Company announced today that Andrew Shore has joined the firm as a Managing Director based in New York.  Mr. Shore, who has over 20 years of investment banking and research experience, will lead the firm’s coverage of household and personal care companies and further expand its effort in the consumer and retail sector.

Mr. Shore joins from J.P. Morgan where he was most recently a Managing Director in the Global Consumer Products Group and built a leading franchise advising clients in the global household and personal care industries on mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financings and a broad range of financial advisory services. Prior to joining J.P. Morgan, Mr. Shore was a Managing Director in Deutsche Bank’s Consumer Products and Retail Group and previously an Institutional Investor-ranked Research Analyst and the Head of Deutsche Bank’s Global Consumer Products Strategy, which included analysis and portfolio construction of food, beverage, tobacco and household products stocks.  Before Deutsche Bank, Mr. Shore was a Managing Director at both Paine Webber and Prudential Securities and began his career at Shearson Lehman Brothers.

“Andrew brings two decades of expertise in the household and personal care sectors and is a tremendous addition to our growing consumer products and retail team,” said Ken Moelis, Chief Executive Officer of Moelis & Company.  “His deep industry knowledge and relationships, not only as a banker, but also as a research analyst, will be particularly valuable to our clients.”

About Moelis & Company
Moelis & Company is an investment bank that provides advice on mergers and acquisitions, restructurings and other corporate finance matters and manages investment funds that integrate capital solutions with the firm’s advisory expertise.  Moelis & Company serves a broad client base through its offices in New York, Los Angeles, Boston and Chicago.  For further information on Moelis & Company, please visit www.moelis.com.