New York and Dubai, July 14, 2011

Moelis & Company, the New York-headquartered independent investment bank, today announced the appointment of Yorick Van Slingelandt as a Managing Director, based in Dubai. A leading corporate financier, Mr. Slingelandt will be Co-head of Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Investment Banking with Augusto Sasso, and will be jointly responsible for building out the firm’s financial advisory and capital raising services across MENA markets. He joins the firm in October, 2011.

Ken Moelis, Chief Executive Officer of Moelis & Company, said, “Yorick’s appointment reinforces our efforts to be the most trusted independent advisor for clients in the region, and beyond, delivering access into strategic markets. Through his experience, and through the team in the region, we will continue to offer clients the uncompromised advice that they have come to expect from us.”

Mr. Van Slingelandt joins Moelis & Company after 15 years with JP Morgan in London, Hong Kong and Dubai. His most recent role was as Head of Corporate Finance for Middle East & North Africa, where his remit included M&A and capital markets origination across the region. Mr. Van Slingelandt’s sector expertise includes telecommunications, aerospace and defence, transport and industrials.

“We announced our expansion into the Middle East earlier this year and the addition of Yorick to the team further strengthens our geographic footprint and commitment across the MENA region,” said Mark Aedy, Head of EMEA Investment Banking at Moelis & Company. “Yorick brings a depth of relationships and experience, at the most senior level, which will allow us to further build our MENA regional access for clients.”

Mr. Sasso added, “Moelis & Company has a proven track record in MENA, most recently advising the Government of Dubai with regards to the restructuring of Dubai World, which successfully closed in June of this year. I am looking forward to working with Yorick to build on the considerable strengths we already have in the region.”

About Moelis & Company
Moelis & Company, recently named Best Global Independent Investment Bank by Euromoney, 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 approximately 500 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.

London, June 30, 2025

Moelis & Company (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, today announced that it has appointed Mark Milano as a Managing Director. Based in London, he will provide strategic and financial advice to clients across EMEA with a focus on Business and Industrial Services.

Mark brings over two decades of investment banking experience across M&A and industry coverage, having advised corporate and private equity clients primarily within the Business, Industrial and Technology Services sectors. He joins from HSBC, where he led the firm’s Business Services coverage for EMEA with a focus on high-growth verticals undergoing technological change. Prior to that, Mark spent over a decade at Lehman Brothers and Nomura in London, where he held senior leadership roles in M&A and coverage of Business and Industrial Services. He began his career at Credit Suisse First Boston.

Yorick van Slingelandt, Head of EMEA & APAC at Moelis, commented, “Mark’s appointment underscores our continued investment in the Business Services sector, which spans a wide range of industries and is undergoing rapid transformation driven by technology and AI. His experience and relationships across Europe will be instrumental as we help clients navigate a fast-changing 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 clients from locations across North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific. For further information, please visit: www.moelis.com.

New York, September 02, 2014

Moelis & Company (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, today announced the appointment of Eric Cantor, former United States Representative for Virginia’s 7th Congressional District and former House Majority Leader, as Vice Chairman and Managing Director.  Mr. Cantor will also be elected to the Moelis & Company Board of Directors.

In his new role, Mr. Cantor will provide strategic counsel to the Firm’s corporate and institutional clients on key issues.  He will play a leading role in client development and advise clients on strategic matters.

Ken Moelis, Chairman and CEO of Moelis & Company, said, “At Moelis & Company, we offer our clients judgment and experience in order to help them with their most important strategic and financial decisions. Eric’s judgment and tremendous experience will expand the capabilities our team brings to clients around the world as he has unique expertise in assessing complex situations and crafting innovative solutions.”

Through more than 25 years of political and business experience, Mr. Cantor has emerged as a leading voice on the economy and job creation. During his Congressional career, Mr. Cantor worked to lower taxes, eliminate excessive regulation, strengthen small businesses, and encourage entrepreneurship. His commentary was often featured in publications focusing on a wide range of issues including economic matters, health care and foreign policy.

Mr. Cantor said, “When I considered options for the next chapter of my career, I knew I wanted to join a firm with a great entrepreneurial spirit that focused on its clients. I have known Ken for some time and having followed the growth and success of his Firm, I have long admired his vision and leadership. The new model of independent banks offering conflict free advice, in a smaller more intimate environment, was a place where I knew my skills could help clients succeed.”

Mr. Moelis added, “Eric has proven himself to be a pro-business advocate and one who will enhance our boardroom discussions with CEOs and senior management as we help them navigate their most important strategic decisions.”

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 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.

Eric Cantor
Mr. Cantor was formerly United States Representative for Virginia’s 7th Congressional District and House Majority Leader. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives between 2001-2014. He was elected by his colleagues in the House to serve as the Majority Leader for the 112th and 113th Congresses where he led the public policy agenda for the House. During his time in office, Mr. Cantor was a leading voice on the economy, job creation and policies focused on improving the lives of the American middle class. He championed pro-growth solutions including lowering taxes, eliminating excessive regulation, strengthening businesses, and encouraging entrepreneurship. He was also regularly featured in publications focusing on a wide range of topics including both domestic and international matters. Mr. Cantor received his undergraduate degree from The George Washington University, his law degree from The College of William and Mary, and his master’s degree from Columbia University in New York.

New York, June 16, 2014

Moelis & Company (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, today announced the establishment of its Private Funds Advisory Business which will provide capital raising, secondary and other independent advisory services to private fund sponsors and limited partners.  This business significantly expands the Firm’s leading financial sponsors’ capabilities, having advised on more than $300 billion of sponsor-related transactions over the past five years, and enhances its offering to institutional investors.

The Firm also announced the hire of four Managing Directors who have agreed to join Moelis & Company to lead the business.  Dave Brown, Patrick S. Dunleavy and Christopher D. Kirsten will be based in the Firm’s New York headquarters and Zaid Abdul-Aleem will be based in the Firm’s Chicago office.  Messrs. Brown, Dunleavy, Kirsten and Abdul-Aleem have collectively advised on a broad range of fundraises across the spectrum of investment strategies and geographies worldwide.

Ken Moelis, Chairman and CEO of Moelis & Company, said, “Launching the Private Funds Advisory Business is an important next step in Moelis & Company’s growth strategy given our very successful financial sponsors franchise and our focus on relationships and independent advice.”

Mr. Moelis added, “These Managing Directors bring tremendous fundraising experience and expertise to our Firm.  We are excited about the market opportunity for fundraising and look forward to working with them to provide innovative capital raising services to financial sponsor clients and enhancing our ability to serve institutional investors.”

Mr. Abdul-Aleem joined Greenhill’s Private Capital Advisory Group in 2012 as a Principal. Before joining Greenhill, he was an Executive Vice President and Head of Business Development for Piedmont Investment Advisors where he was responsible for marketing and client service to U.S. institutional investors.  He previously worked in the Investment Banking Division of Morgan Stanley.

Mr. Brown was formerly a Managing Director and Co-Head of Greenhill’s Private and Real Estate Capital Advisory Groups.  He joined Greenhill in 2008 from Lehman Brothers where he served as a Senior Vice President of Lehman’s Private Fund Marketing Group.  He was previously a Director of New York Life Investment Management and prior to that played as a quarterback for 10 years in the National Football League for the New York Giants and the Arizona Cardinals.

Mr. Dunleavy was formerly a Managing Director and Co-Head of Greenhill’s Private and Real Estate Capital Advisory Groups. He joined Greenhill in 2008 from Lehman Brothers where he was a Managing Director of Lehman’s Private Fund Marketing Group.  He was previously a Managing Director in the Private Fund Advisory Group at Lazard.

Mr. Kirsten was formerly a Managing Director and Chairman of Greenhill’s Private Capital Advisory Group.  He joined Greenhill in 2008 from Lehman Brothers where he was a Managing Director and Global Head of the firm’s Private Fund Marketing Group. He was previously a Director of Deutsche Bank’s Private Equity Finance Group.

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 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.

São Paulo and New York, March 11, 2014

Moelis & Company, the leading global independent investment bank, today announced its plan to expand into Brazil with the opening of an office in São Paulo and the appointment of three industry leading bankers.

Otávio Guazzelli, Jório Salgado-Gama, and Erick Alberti will join Moelis & Company having worked at BR Partners and Citigroup, with Mr. Guazzelli and Mr. Salgado-Gama to be Co-Heads of Brazil Investment Banking.

Mr. Guazzelli was a Senior Partner and Head of Investment Banking at BR Partners and formerly Co-Head of Investment Banking for Citigroup Brazil. During his career, Mr. Guazzelli has advised on a wide variety of transactions in the Brazilian and Latin American markets across the telecom, consumer, agribusiness and industrial sectors.

Mr. Salgado-Gama was a Senior Partner and Head of Mergers & Acquisitions at BR Partners and previously worked for 12 years in Investment Banking at Citigroup in Brazil and New York. Mr. Salgado-Gama’s broad advisory experience includes a variety of transactions across the healthcare, industrials, chemicals and financial services sectors.

Mr. Alberti was a Partner at BR Partners and previously a Vice President in Investment Banking for Citigroup in Brazil and the United States where he focused on the technology, education, media and telecom sectors.

Ken Moelis, Chief Executive Officer of Moelis & Company, said, “I am delighted that we are expanding into Latin America through our planned office in São Paulo as clients are increasingly looking for global connectivity from an information and advisory perspective so adding a presence in Brazil gives us even greater global reach.”

Mr. Moelis added, “We have appointed three of the highest caliber bankers in Brazil who will oversee our expansion in this important market and region. Our clients will benefit from their independent financial advice on both domestic and international cross-border deals.”

Mr. Guazzelli said, “Moelis & Company’s Brazilian platform will allow us to provide leading Brazilian entrepreneurs, investors and businesses with independent advice that combines deep local knowledge with global reach and expertise, and to offer international clients valuable insights into the Brazilian market and strong advisory capabilities.” Mr. Salgado-Gama added “We are thrilled to be joining the leading global independent investment bank, and adding to its global footprint an important market, where we see significant local and cross-border opportunities over the next few years and in the long-term.”

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.

New York, March 05, 2018

Moelis & Company (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, today announced the appointment of Martin Houston as an Advisory Partner and Chairman of the Firm’s Global Energy Group. Mr. Houston will serve oil and gas clients globally, adding significant experience to Moelis & Company’s industry-leading global energy franchise.

Mr. Houston has almost four decades of experience managing all forms of enterprise across the energy industry. He began his career in 1979 with Baker Hughes and in 1983 joined BG Group and remained with the company until 2014 when he retired as Chief Operating Officer and a member of the company’s board of directors.

Since his retirement, he most recently co-founded Tellurian Inc., a company building a low-cost natural gas business, where he currently serves as Vice Chairman.

While serving at Moelis & Company, Mr. Houston will maintain his existing roles as a Vice Chairman of Hakluyt North America, a subsidiary of the UK-based strategic advisor to multinationals and financial institutions; a Non-Executive Director of CCC Energy, a private oil E&P company; and a Non-Executive Director at BUPA, the international healthcare group.

In addition to his executive and non-executive work, he is an advisory board member of the Global Energy Policy unit at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, a council member of the National Petroleum Council of the United States of America, and a Fellow of the Geological Society of London.

“Over the course of his 39-year career, Martin has built a strong track record as an innovator and a leader in the oil and gas industry. He has had tremendous success building global businesses all along the energy value chain and throughout numerous economic cycles,” said Ken Moelis, Chairman and CEO of Moelis & Company. “Martin’s sector knowledge and experience will be an invaluable resource to our clients as they seek to capture additional value in the midst of the global energy transition. With the appointment of Martin, we continue to expand our global energy franchise’s breadth of capabilities, offering our clients the deep sector knowledge and global perspective they need to succeed in the ever-changing energy landscape.”

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 with 750 employees in 19 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.

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