Moelis Expands Private Funds Advisory Business with Appointment of Matt Wesley as Global Head
New York, February 3, 2025Moelis & Company (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, today announced that Matt Wesley will be joining the Firm as Global Head of Private Funds Advisory (PFA). This strategic hire underscores the Firm’s commitment to expanding its capabilities in providing private capital solutions to financial sponsors and limited partners globally.
Matt will lead the Firm’s efforts in growing a best-in-class private funds advisory business providing integrated capital solutions across secondary advisory, primary fundraising, and bespoke liquidity solutions. Under Matt’s leadership, the Private Funds Advisory business, working in partnership with the Firm’s industry, financial sponsor and capital markets bankers, will further enhance Moelis’s ability to deliver the highest quality advice and solutions to clients. Matt’s appointment comes as the private funds market continues to grow and innovate, with increasing demand for secondary transactions and creative capital solutions.
Navid Mahmoodzadegan, Co-Founder and Co-President of Moelis commented, “Matt is an industry leader with a proven record of building and growing successful businesses in the private funds space. His strategic vision, expertise in structuring complex liquidity solutions, and deep relationships across the financial sponsor community make him uniquely positioned to scale our Private Funds Advisory business into a global market leader.”
Matt brings over 20 years of industry-leading expertise in secondaries and private capital advisory. He will join Moelis from his position as Global Head of Private Capital Advisory at Jefferies, where he built and led the firm’s secondary advisory, primary fundraising and GP stakes businesses. Earlier in his career, he held leadership roles at PJT Partners, where he advised on some of the earliest and largest single-asset continuation vehicle transactions, and at Coller Capital. Matt began his career at Sullivan & Cromwell, where he focused on secondaries, fund formation, and financial institutions M&A.
Jeff Raich, Co-Founder and Co-President of Moelis commented, “The financial sponsor community has been core to our Firm since its founding, and we are confident that Matt’s expertise will enable us to continue supporting our private equity clients through all phases of their lifecycle. His leadership and ability to execute on transformational opportunities across private capital will be critical as we continue to drive growth for the Firm.”
Ken Moelis, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Moelis added, “Private capital is one of the most dynamic areas of the market today, and we see a significant opportunity to expand our capabilities in this space. Matt’s appointment reflects our commitment to investing in this business and hiring exceptional talent to build an elite franchise that anticipates and meets the evolving needs of our clients.”
About Moelis & Company
Moelis & Company (“Moelis”) 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’s experienced professionals advise clients on their most critical decisions, including mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations and restructurings, capital markets transactions, secondary transactions and primary fundraising, and other corporate finance matters. The Firm serves clients from locations across North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific. For further information, please visit: www.moelis.com.