New York, San Francisco, and Boston , April 26, 2023

Appoints Jason Auerbach as Global Head of Technology Investment Banking

Hires 10 Additional Technology-Focused Managing Directors

Doubles the Size of its Technology Investment Banking Team

Moelis & Company (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, today announced the expansion of its technology investment banking franchise with the appointment of Jason Auerbach as the Global Head of Technology Investment Banking, as well as the hiring of 10 additional Managing Directors. These senior hires have joined the Firm in New York, San Francisco, and Boston, expanding the breadth and depth of Moelis’s technology sector coverage and building on its core capabilities. Together with the Firm’s existing technology team, Moelis now has 25 technology-focused MDs globally and has doubled the size of its team.

Jason brings over 25 years of experience in technology investment banking and has advised clients on many of the industry’s most transformative and defining transactions. He joins from SVB Securities where he was the Global Head of Tech Investment Banking. Prior to SVB, he held numerous leadership roles at UBS.

Navid Mahmoodzadegan, Co-Founder and Co-President at Moelis commented, “Expanding our technology franchise to enhance the advice and solutions we provide clients is a strategic priority for our Firm. Jason is an industry leader in technology investment banking with extensive relationships and a proven track record. He is uniquely positioned to lead our efforts in this important sector and build on the momentum of our talented team.”

The significant expansion in coverage has deepened and diversified Moelis’s expertise across a number of technology subsectors including:

• Application Software – Bob Casey, Robert Jackman, Nathan Laverriere and Raymond Wu expand the Firm’s existing capabilities in application software.
• Infrastructure & Security Software – Roger Knight and Christopher Montgomery strengthen Moelis’s coverage of the infrastructure and security software sector.
• Internet & Front Office Software – T. Stephens and Xiaoying Zhong enhance the Firm’s existing internet capabilities and front office software solutions.
•  Tech Services & Digital Infrastructure – William Goodman adds new sector coverage in tech services and strengthens the Firm’s telecom coverage.
• FinTech & Payments – Georgi Balinov grows Moelis’s existing FinTech franchise.

The growth in these subsectors complements Moelis’s existing Hardware and Industrial Technology teams and diversifies the Firm’s global capabilities provided to clients not only in technology but across a number of sectors given the far-reaching implications of the industry.

Navid added, “Each of these highly accomplished bankers brings a wealth of experience and expertise that grows our capabilities to support the full technology ecosystem. We are excited to enhance the innovative advice and solutions we provide our clients across one of the largest and fastest-growing sectors of the global economy.”

Ken Moelis, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Moelis commented, “We have positioned the Firm with an unlevered balance sheet which has allowed us to add extraordinary talent during a challenging market environment. This investment has greatly enhanced our technology coverage, and we are now even better positioned to advise our clients on their most critical strategic decisions.”

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New York, September 12, 2023

Strengthens its M&A Capabilities in Clean Technology and Power, Utilities & Infrastructure

Moelis & Company (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, today announced that it has appointed Jugjeev Duggal (JD) as a Managing Director. Based in New York, he will provide senior-level advisory expertise on Mergers & Acquisitions with a focus on the clean technology, mobility, power, utilities and infrastructure sectors. Jugjeev’s hire further expands the Firm’s Clean Technology capabilities, following the recent launch of this dedicated effort.

Jugjeev joins from Citigroup, where most recently he was a Managing Director focused on coverage of the power, utilities, infrastructure, renewables and clean tech sectors. He brings more than 20 years of investment banking experience advising corporates, sponsors, infrastructure clients and sovereign wealth funds on a broad range of strategic transactions. Earlier in his career, Jugjeev held investment banking roles at Barclays and Lehman Brothers.

Anton Sahazizian, Managing Director and Global Head of M&A at Moelis commented, “The dramatic rise in capital flowing into renewable energy and clean tech reflects the need for the outstanding experience, relationships, and execution expertise that JD brings to our platform. We are delighted he has joined us to expand our advisory capabilities and partner with our Clean Technology and Power, Utilities & Infrastructure groups to deliver the full suite of Moelis’s products and services to our clients around the world.”

Jeff Raich, Co-Founder and Co-President at Moelis added, “As clients across sectors and geographies increase their focus on cleaner energy, the addition of JD to our M&A team underscores our commitment to expanding the strategic advice and bespoke solutions that we can offer clients looking to respond to this paradigm shift in the global landscape.”

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, and other corporate finance matters. The Firm serves its clients from 23 locations in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia. For further information, please visit: www.moelis.com.

New York, November 07, 2011

Moelis & Company, the New York-headquartered global independent investment bank, today announced the appointment of John Thorndike as a Managing Director in the Utility sector where he will focus on major power company clients.

Ken Moelis, Chief Executive Officer of Moelis & Company, said, “The power sector is intensely relationship-driven and no banker on Wall Street has longer or better relationships than John who worked on his first utility deal in 1972. His relationships combined with the innovative and independent advice upon which we pride ourselves will allow us to provide unique value to our power clients.”

Mr. Thorndike joins Moelis & Company from Credit Suisse where he has been Managing Director and Senior Advisor for the past five years.  Before Credit Suisse, Mr. Thorndike worked for Merrill Lynch from 1984-2007 and with Morgan Stanley from 1971-1984. He has originated a number of marquee deals during his career for companies including TXU Energy, Next Era Energy, New England Electric System, Allegheny Energy, WPH Holdings, Delmarva Power & Light, PPL Corporation, Merrill Lynch & Co, Great Plains Energy, Pepco Holdings, and Exelon Corporation.

About Moelis & Company
Moelis & Company, recently named Most Innovative Boutique of the Year by The Banker for 2011 and in 2010 and Best Global Independent Investment Bank by Euromoney in 2010, is a global investment bank that provides financial advisory, capital raising and asset management services to a broad client base including corporations, institutions and governments.  With more than 570 employees, Moelis & Company serves its clients through offices in New York, Boston, Chicago, Dubai, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles and Sydney.  For more information, please visit www.moelis.com.

New York and Tokyo, January 17, 2012

Moelis & Company (CEO: Ken Moelis), Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (“SMBC” hereunder, President & CEO: Takeshi Kunibe), and SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. (“SMBC Nikko” hereunder, President & CEO: Eiji Watanabe), a wholly-owned subsidiary of SMBC, announced today that they have signed an agreement (the “Strategic Alliance Agreement”) to strengthen their existing business alliance and for SMBC to invest approximately USD93 million in Moelis & Company.  Under the terms of the Strategic Alliance Agreement, Moelis & Company, SMBC and SMBC Nikko (the “Firms”) will enhance the successful alliance they initially formed in March 2011 focused on providing cross-border M&A and other advisory services to Japanese companies.  The new alliance will remain non-exclusive and the Firms expect to complete the investment in mid-February, subject to certain procedures including respective regulatory processes.

Since establishing their alliance in March 2011, the Firms have formed a strong partnership and provided connectivity to one another and to clients across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Australia, Hong Kong, and Japan.  Through this process, the Firms have deepened mutual trust and extended their global coverage. With the prospect of growing cross-border M&A activity by Japanese companies, the Firms believe there is a meaningful opportunity to collaborate even more intensively to serve their clients’ needs.

About Moelis & Company
Moelis & Company, recently named Most Innovative Boutique of the Year by The Banker for 2011 and in 2010 and Best Global Independent Investment Bank by Euromoney in 2010, is a global investment bank that provides financial advisory, capital raising and asset management services to a broad client base including corporations, institutions and governments.  With more than 580 employees, Moelis & Company serves its clients through offices in New York, Beijing, Boston, Chicago, Dubai, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles, and Sydney.

About Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), the core member of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG), is one of the world’s largest commercial banks with ¥128 trillion in consolidated total assets as of September 30, 2011.  As one of the three largest banking groups in Japan, SMBC operates globally through an extensive network of branches, representative offices, subsidiaries and affiliates, and has an established presence across both consumer and corporate banking sectors.

SMBC acquired SMBC Nikko Securities, formerly Nikko Cordial Securities, in 2009, and they have been working closely together to deliver sophisticated financial products and services to accommodate the growing and diversifying needs of their clients.

About SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.
SMBC Nikko Securities Inc., one of the largest full-service securities and investment banking firms in Japan, has been a leading company in the Japanese financial industry since its foundation in July 1918. Nikko became a subsidiary of SMBC in October 2009 and has since focused on enhancing its business platform by taking advantage of its unparalleled access to Japanese companies leveraged by SMBC’s strong client base with a continued dedication to providing value-added investment banking services to its clients. SMBC Nikko has overseas offices in New York, London, Hong Kong and Shanghai.

Dubai, June 02, 2013

Moelis & Company has been named Euromoney Magazine’s Best Investment Bank in the United Arab Emirates.

The industry magazine recognized Moelis & Company not only for mergers and acquisitions and refinancing deals completed during the past year, but also for the long term work the company has executed for its clients in the region.

The judges said, “Advising on the debt restructurings of Dubai’s various government related entities has been by far the most important work in investment banking in this country. Moelis has been there all the way through and has demonstrated particularly impressive work.”

Yorick van Slingelandt, Head of Middle East & North Africa at Moelis & Company, said, “We thank our clients for their trust, and are grateful for winning this important award, as it shows that they recognize the independence of our advice and our strength in complex corporate finance situations.”

About Moelis & Company
Moelis & Company is a leading global independent investment bank that provides financial advisory, capital raising and asset management services to a broad client base including corporations, institutions and governments.  With 600 employees, Moelis & Company serves its clients around the world through its offices in New York, Beijing, Boston, Chicago, Dubai, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Mumbai, Palo Alto, Paris and Sydney.  For more information, please visit www.moelis.com.

Appointment strengthens Moelis & Company’s global insurance coverage

New York, June 06, 2013

Moelis & Company, the global independent investment bank, today announced the appointment of Christopher Young as a Managing Director responsible for providing strategic advice to insurance clients globally. His appointment strengthens the Firm’s global insurance sector team which already includes John Sipp and Abzal Ayubeally in New York and Caroline Silver in London.

With more than 25 years of investment banking experience, Mr. Young joins Moelis & Company from UBS Securities LLC where he was a Managing Director and senior relationship manager in insurance investment banking responsible for origination and execution of mergers and acquisitions and equity and debt financial solutions products. Before joining UBS, Mr. Young worked at Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. in New York and previously at JP Morgan Securities Inc. in New York and London. In recent years he has worked on some of the largest public insurance sector transactions. In his new role, Mr. Young is based at Moelis & Company’s headquarters in New York.

Rick Leaman, Managing Partner at Moelis & Company, said, “The current economic and business environment presents insurance companies with significant challenges and also many opportunities. Chris’s experience in the industry will enable us to advise clients on strategic and financial initiatives to help them achieve the best possible advantage.  Our independent advisory offering, enhanced by our expanded global insurance team, provides the best platform on which to do that.”

About Moelis & Company
Moelis & Company is a leading global independent investment bank that provides financial advisory, capital raising and asset management services to a broad client base including corporations, institutions and governments.  With 600 employees, Moelis & Company serves its clients around the world through its offices in New York, Beijing, Boston, Chicago, Dubai, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Mumbai, Palo Alto, Paris and Sydney.  For more information, please visit www.moelis.com.

Appointment strengthens Moelis & Company’s Houston team

New York and Houston, September 25, 2013

Moelis & Company, the global independent investment bank, today announced the appointment of Bryan Lastrapes as a Managing Director to lead the Firm’s Acquisitions & Divestitures (A&D) business and provide strategic advice to oil and gas clients.

Mr. Lastrapes joins Moelis & Company after a distinguished 30 year career at Shell having recently headed Business Development where he was responsible for the growth of the onshore North America portfolio including all exploration, acquisitions and joint ventures. Previously, he was Business Development Manager for US Gas New Ventures, and before that he led various International Business Development and Asset Management activities across Central Asia, Brazil and West Africa.

Rick Leaman, Managing Partner at Moelis & Company, said, “The oil/gas space in North America is currently an active market and one in which we want to strategically build our presence. Given his industry expertise, Bryan will combine corporate M&A advice with technical and engineering evaluation for the benefit of our clients globally.”

Moelis & Company announced the opening of its Houston office in April 2011 underscoring the Firm’s commitment to serving clients with local knowledge and expertise across energy, power and natural resources.

About Moelis & Company
Moelis & Company is a leading global independent investment bank that provides financial advisory, capital raising and asset management services to a broad client base including corporations, institutions and governments.  With 600 employees, Moelis & Company serves its clients around the world through its offices in New York, Beijing, Boston, Chicago, Dubai, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles, Mumbai, Palo Alto, Paris and Sydney.  For more information, please visit www.moelis.com.

Los Angeles & New York, January 30, 2008

Moelis & Company announced today that Edward Eppler has joined the firm as a Managing Director based in New York. Mr. Eppler, who has seventeen years of investment banking experience, will lead the firm’s coverage effort in the aerospace and defense sector.

Mr. Eppler joins from CIBC World Markets, where he most recently was the Head of the Aerospace and Defense Group. While at CIBC, Mr. Eppler successfully built leading market positions in several industry sectors, including aerospace and defense, communications technology, and industrial services. He initiated and managed the full spectrum of corporate finance transactions, including public and private equity and debt financings, mergers and acquisitions, financial restructurings, leveraged buyouts, and a broad range of financial advisory services.

Prior to joining CIBC, Mr. Eppler was an officer at S.N. Phelps & Co., a Vice President at First Funding Corp. and before this, began his career at E.F. Hutton and Company, Inc. Mr. Eppler has an M.B.A. in finance from the Stern School of Business at New York University and a B.A. in history from Middlebury College.

Ken Moelis, Chief Executive Officer of Moelis & Company, said, “Ed’s expertise in the aerospace and defense sector makes him the ideal addition to the Moelis & Company team as we expand our efforts in this important sector. His extensive experience and relationships will be tremendously valuable as we grow our business and continue to provide the highest quality advice 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 which integrate capital solutions with the firm’s advisory expertise. Moelis & Company serves a broad client base through its offices in Los Angeles, New York and Boston.

New York, March 31, 2016

Moelis & Company (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, today announced the appointment of Brian Jinks as a Managing Director providing financial and strategic advice to midstream oil and gas companies and Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs). He will join the Firm in July and will be based in Houston.

With over 16 years of investment banking experience advising companies in the midstream and MLP sector, Mr. Jinks will join Moelis & Company from Deutsche Bank where he most recently served as a Managing Director responsible for midstream and MLP coverage. His experience includes origination and execution of a full spectrum of transactions for companies in the sector, including strategic advisory, M&A, and capital raises. Prior to Deutsche Bank, he spent seven years at Lazard and Credit Suisse as a member of their respective Energy Investment Banking teams.

“We continue to expand our leading energy coverage team in Houston and around the globe,” said Jeff Raich, Co-President of Moelis & Company. “Given the current state of the commodity and capital markets, we expect to see further consolidation among MLPs and an increased number of energy companies evaluating alternatives for their midstream assets. As our clients seek advice on how to most effectively navigate this environment, they will benefit tremendously from Brian’s deep experience in the sector.”

Mr. Jinks is the third Managing Director to join Moelis & Company’s growing energy coverage business in the past 12 months. Last year, the Firm announced the appointment of David Cunningham as a senior Managing Director to cover oil and gas clients from Houston and Christopher Shaw to cover oil and gas clients globally from the Firm’s London office.

About Moelis & Company
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 over 650 employees based in 17 offices in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia. For further information, please visit: www.moelis.com.

New York & London, May 05, 2020

Moelis & Company (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, today announced it received five awards from The Banker Magazine’s 2020 Deals of the Year Awards including three restructuring advisory accolades across Europe, the Americas and Asia Pacific.

The Firm was honored with the following awards:

• Restructuring Deal of the Year in the Americas for advising iHeart Media on its $16.2bn restructuring;
• Restructuring Deal of the Year in Europe for its role as exclusive financial advisor to Steinhoff International N.V. relating to the restructuring of €11.9bn of liabilities;
• Restructuring Deal of the Year in the Asia Pacific Region for its role as exclusive financial advisor to the Ad Hoc Committee of USD Offshore Noteholders on China Singyes Solar Technologies Holdings’ RMB5.8bn financial restructuring;
• Middle East Equities IPO Deal of the Year for its role as Special Advisor to the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (“Saudi Aramco”) on its $29.4bn initial public offering on the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul); and
• M&A Deal of the Year in Europe for its role as financial advisor to Galapagos NV on its collaboration with Gilead Sciences.

Jeff Raich and Navid Mahmoodzadegan, Co-Presidents of Moelis & Company, said, “We are honoured to be recognized by The Banker for our strength in M&A, Restructuring and Capital Markets advisory. We are well positioned to help our clients globally, whether that includes innovative solutions for managing liquidity and liabilities, strategic deal opportunities or capital raising during these uncertain times.”

In December last year, Moelis & Company was named 2019 Restructuring Adviser of the Year by IFR Magazine.

About Moelis & Company

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, capital markets transactions, and other corporate finance matters.  The Firm serves its clients from 20 geographic locations in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia.  For further information, please visit: www.moelis.com or follow us on Twitter @Moelis.

New York and Sydney, August 18, 2009

Moelis & Company, the New York-based investment bank, today announced the establishment of a new office in Sydney, Australia, with the hire of a five-person team to cover the Australian and Asian markets.  Chris Wyke will join the firm as a Managing Director and Julian Biggins has joined the firm as a Senior Vice President, along with three other investment banking professionals.  The Sydney office will be Moelis & Company’s sixth office globally and follows the establishment of a London office in 2008.

“The addition of the team in Sydney underscores our continued commitment to service our clients globally and have a presence in the markets in which they operate,” said Ken Moelis, Chief Executive Officer of Moelis & Company.  “We continue to add top talent to our firm and experienced professionals like Chris and Julian will greatly complement our global team in providing the best expertise and solutions to our clients.  The launch of our Australian office is an important first step towards growing our coverage of the key Asia-Pacific region.”

Mr. Wyke will join the firm in September from J.P. Morgan.  He has over a decade of experience in investment banking and was most recently a member of J.P. Morgan’s investment banking team in Sydney, where he originated and executed a wide range of domestic and international transactions. In his role he provided capital structure, restructuring and strategic and transaction advisory services to real estate trusts, fund managers and diversified property group clients in the Asia-Pacific region. Prior to J.P. Morgan, he was with UBS in London, Singapore and Sydney covering real estate clients across Europe, Asia and Australia respectively.

Mr. Biggins has nearly a decade of investment banking experience and was most recently a member of J.P. Morgan’s investment banking team, where he focused on providing capital structure and transaction advisory services to real estate companies and fund management clients in the Asia-Pacific region. He also led advisory roles to Australian companies acquiring real estate businesses in the U.S., U.K., Continental Europe, Japan and China. Previously he was with UBS’ real estate research team where he provided strategic, quantitative and qualitative studies to Australian and international institutional clients.

Additionally, Ben Wong will join the firm as a Vice President in September from J.P. Morgan and Phil Newman and Paul Rathborne have joined the firm as Associates.

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.  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.

Los Angeles, June 22, 2009

Moelis & Company announced today that Kevin Scheetz has joined the firm as a Managing Director in Technology. Mr. Scheetz, who has 12 years of investment banking experience, will expand the firm’s coverage of the technology sector in the San Francisco Bay Area, with a particular focus on hardware, semiconductors and components clients.

Mr. Scheetz was most recently Head of the Semiconductors and Electronics Investment Banking franchise at Merrill Lynch. In this role, he advised public and private companies and venture capital investors on a wide range of corporate finance matters, including mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings and other debt and equity financings. Prior to Merrill Lynch, Mr. Scheetz was an investment banker covering technology clients at Credit Suisse First Boston.

“Kevin is our second senior hire in the technology sector in the past month, further demonstrating our commitment to building a full-scale technology franchise,” said Ken Moelis, Chief Executive Officer of Moelis & Company. “His extensive experience and relationships in the technology industry will complement our current capabilities and be of tremendous value to our clients.”

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

Note to Editors
1. On May 27, Moelis & Company announced that Stuart Goldstein joined the firm as a Managing Director in Technology.

New York, March 23, 2009

Moelis & Company announced today that Steve Panagos will join the firm in April as a Managing Director and Vice Chairman of its Recapitalization & Restructuring Group.  Mr. Panagos is a widely recognized turnaround expert who will provide restructuring advisory services and solutions to the firm’s clients.

Mr. Panagos has a long and distinguished career of leading complex bankruptcies and reorganizations across a broad spectrum of industries.  Mr. Panagos was the National Practice Leader of Kroll Zolfo Cooper’s Corporate Advisory & Restructuring Practice.  During his 20 year tenure at Kroll Zolfo Cooper, Mr. Panagos provided restructuring advice to numerous companies and also served as Chief Operating Officer and President of Krispy Kreme, Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Restructuring Officer of Penn Traffic Supermarkets as well as several interim management positions at many other companies.  Before joining Moelis & Company, Mr. Panagos was a Founder of Panagos Katz Situational Investing.

“Steve has a 20 year track record of successfully guiding companies through incredibly challenging and transformational processes,” said Ken Moelis, Chief Executive Officer of Moelis & Company.  “His vast restructuring and turnaround experience will be invaluable to our clients in the current environment.”

Thane Carlston, Co-Head of the Recapitalization & Restructuring Group, said, “In addition to his deep restructuring expertise, Steve adds operational acumen which is critical to building the premier recapitalization and restructuring practice in the industry.  We are thrilled to have Steve further strengthen our ability to provide the highest quality advice and solutions to our clients.”

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

New York, February 11, 2009

Moelis & Company announced today that Roger Hoit has joined the firm as a Managing Director based in New York. Mr. Hoit, who has over 20 years of investment banking experience, will focus on providing advisory services to financial sponsors, enhancing the firm’s coverage of this critical client base.

Mr. Hoit was previously a Managing Director in the Global Financial Sponsors Group at Morgan Stanley where he built a leading franchise advising financial sponsors and their portfolio companies on strategic transactions and investment opportunities. In this role, he originated and executed the full spectrum of corporate finance transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, equity and debt financings and derivative transactions. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley in 2000, Mr. Hoit was a Managing Director at SG Cowen, a division of Société Générale, and previously a Managing Director and Partner at Gleacher & Co. Mr. Hoit began his career at PaineWebber Incorporated.

Ken Moelis, Chief Executive Officer of Moelis & Company, said, “Bringing Roger on board further demonstrates our commitment to the financial sponsor community, a client base that has always been important to our firm. Roger’s long-standing senior relationships and tremendous experience make him the ideal addition to expand our financial sponsors coverage effort.”

About Moelis & Company
Moelis & Company is an investment bank that provides advice on mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, capital raising 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, Boston, Chicago, London and Los Angeles. For further information on Moelis & Company, please visit www.moelis.com.

New York, January 15, 2009

Moelis & Company announced today that Dominick Petrosino has joined the firm as a Managing Director based in New York. Mr. Petrosino, who has over 15 years of capital markets and investment banking experience, will focus on providing capital raising advice and solutions to the firm’s clients.

Mr. Petrosino was previously at Bear Stearns where he was the Head of Leveraged Finance Capital Markets. While at Bear Stearns, he managed a leading business focused on providing capital structure solutions, including underwriting, structuring and executing leveraged loans, high yield notes and mezzanine financings. In this role, Mr. Petrosino advised clients across a broad range of industries on leveraged buyouts, acquisition financings, recapitalizations and other capital structure matters. Prior to joining Bear Stearns in 2000, Mr. Petrosino was a Vice President of High Yield Corporate Finance at Chase Securities and previously a Vice President in Chase’s Global Mining & Metals Group.

“Dom’s tremendous experience and relationships with capital providers will be highly valuable to help our clients evaluate their capital structures and explore financing solutions,” said Ken Moelis, Chief Executive Officer of Moelis & Company. “He is the ideal partner to our growing Recapitalization & Restructuring Group to support our clients in this challenging environment.”

About Moelis & Company
Moelis & Company is an investment bank that provides advice on mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, capital raising 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, Boston, Chicago, London and Los Angeles. For further information on Moelis & Company, please visit www.moelis.com.