Moelis & Company Announces the Appointment of Robert Sorrell as a Managing Director Providing Strategic and Financial Advice to Financial Sponsor Clients

London, May 23, 2014

Moelis & Company (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, today announced the appointment of Robert Sorrell as a Managing Director providing strategic and financial advice to Financial Sponsor clients across Europe. He will be based at Moelis & Company’s European headquarters at St Paul’s in the City of London.

Mr. Sorrell joins from Sorrell Capital LLP, a partnership that focused on investment management and advisory services. Prior to this Mr. Sorrell had a 14 year career at Goldman Sachs where he held a number of roles including Managing Director and Co-Head of the Private Finance Group for Europe, Middle East, Africa.

Commenting on the appointment, Kasim Kutay, Co-Head of Europe at Moelis & Company, said: “Improvement in the macroeconomic environment, monetisation of existing sponsor portfolio assets, and new money raised by funds are all expected to drive higher volumes of financial sponsor activity in Europe in the coming years. With this increase in activity, we are delighted that Robert is joining the Firm.”

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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 and other corporate finance matters.  The Firm serves its clients with nearly 500 employees based in 15 offices in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia. For further information, please visit: www.moelis.com.