Senior Team

Ken Moelis
Founder & Executive Chairman
New York

T: +1 212 883 3888

Ken Moelis is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Moelis & Company. Ken has over 40 years of experience both as an investment banker and an executive during which he has been responsible for the innovation and growth of investment banking franchises across the industry. He served as Moelis’ Chief Executive Officer from its founding through September 2025.

Prior to founding Moelis & Company, Ken was President of UBS Investment Bank and previously the Head of Corporate Finance at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. He began his investment banking career at Drexel Burnham Lambert.

Ken holds a B.S. in Economics and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a member of the Business Council and the Business Roundtable and currently serves on the Wharton Board of Advisors and the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center Board of Advisors. He was formerly Board Chair and Director of the Tourette Association of America and served on the Board of Trustees at the University of Pennsylvania for 10 years.

Transaction

Atrium Companies, Inc.’s Chapter 11 Reorganization consummated through sale of the company to Golden Gate Capital and Kenner & Company

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News

October 12, 2016

The Business Insider Interview – Ken Moelis Talks M&A Boutiques

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The Business Insider Interview – Ken Moelis Talks M&A Boutiques

October 12, 2016

News

September 28, 2016

The Future of Investment Banking Talent – By Ken Moelis

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The Future of Investment Banking Talent – By Ken Moelis

September 28, 2016

Transaction

Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Aramco)’s sale of a 49% stake in Aramco Gas Pipelines Company to a consortium led by BlackRock Real Assets and Hassana Investment Company

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Commercial Metals Company’s defense of hostile tender offer from IEP Metals Sub LLC (an affiliate of Carl Icahn) and related proxy fight

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Allbritton Communications Company’s sale to Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.

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Ingenia Communities Group’s strategic partnership and placement with Sun Communities, Inc.

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Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC)’s sale of a stake in ADNOC Drilling to Baker Hughes, a GE Company

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Kokusai Kogyo Holdings Company, Ltd.’s acquisition of 100% of the Interests in Kokusai Kogyo Co., Ltd. (parent company of Kyo-Ya Hotels and Resorts)

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Composites Horizons, LLC.’s sale of Composites Horizons, LLC., a portfolio company of American Industrial Partners, to Precision Castparts Corporation

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Henry Company, LLC, a portfolio company of Graham Partners, Inc., sale to American Securities LLC

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Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Aramco) sale of a 49% stake in Aramco Oil Pipelines Company to a consortium led by EIG

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Weyerhaeuser NR Company’s sale of North Pacific Paper Company, LLC to One Rock Capital Partners, LLC

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Tribune Media Company’s sale of its Digital and Data business operations, comprised of Gracenote video, music and sports, to the Nielsen Company

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