New York, February 03, 2025

Moelis & 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 & 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 23 locations in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia. For further information, please visit: www.moelis.com.

New York and Hong Kong, September 18, 2023

Moelis & Company (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, today announced that it has appointed Jeremy Lane as a Managing Director.  Based in Hong Kong, Jeremy will provide strategic and financial advice to Industrials clients with a focus on Metals & Mining.

Jeremy joins from Credit Suisse where he most recently served as Head of Metals & Mining for Asia. Previously, Jeremy held a number of investment banking roles at Credit Suisse spanning the mining, industrials, and new energy sectors.

Richard Orders, Managing Director who leads Moelis’s business in Hong Kong, commented, “Jeremy’s deep knowledge of the mining sector across Asia and extensive experience on cross-border transactions make him uniquely placed to provide clients with innovative advice and solutions as the demand for strategic metals, in particular, continues to intensify.”

Jeff Raich, Co-President and Co-Founder of Moelis added, “Jeremy’s appointment reflects Moelis’s commitment to bringing broad and diversified expertise to Metals & Mining clients around the world as they navigate rapidly evolving supply chain dynamics driven by energy transition and vehicle electrification mega trends.”

Jeremy’s hire represents a further expansion of Moelis’s leading global Industrials and Metals & Mining franchises following the appointment of Douglas Pierson in New York earlier in the year.

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 and London, October 09, 2023

Moelis & Company (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, today announced that Jean-Eudes Renier has joined the Firm as a Managing Director, expanding its Industrials coverage in Europe and enhancing its franchise globally. Effective immediately, he will be based in London.

Jean-Eudes brings nearly 30 years of investment banking experience across many Industrials sectors including autos, automotive technology, steel and mining, building products, paper and packaging and capital goods. Jean-Eudes joins from Bank of America Merrill Lynch where he led the Global Industrial Investment Banking business for many years and most recently served as Chairman of the unit. Prior to his 15 years at Bank of America, he worked at Morgan Stanley where he focused on the basic materials sectors.

Ken Moelis, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Moelis commented, “There’s been significant momentum in our Industrials franchise to meet the needs of our clients across this evolving landscape. The hire of Jean-Eudes demonstrates our continued investment in premier senior talent and our commitment to providing quality advice and deep expertise to clients around the world.”

Yorick van Slingelandt, Managing Director and Co-Head of Europe at Moelis added, “Jean-Eudes is an industry leader with extensive relationships and a proven track record. His ability to provide innovative strategic advice and solutions will be critical to helping both corporate and sponsor clients across the Industrials sector optimize their business through strategic investments, divestitures, and other transformative transactions.”

Jean-Eudes builds on the recent growth of Moelis’s leading global Industrials franchise, which saw the arrival of Metals & Mining experts Douglas Pierson in New York earlier this year, and Jeremy Lane in Hong Kong last month.

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, October 12, 2011

Moelis & Company, the New York-headquartered global independent investment bank, today announced the appointment of Scott DeGhetto as a Managing Director, based in Houston, in the Power, Utility and Renewable Energy sectors where he has more than 20 years of experience.

Ken Moelis, Chief Executive Officer of Moelis & Company, said, “The power sector in particular is active with ongoing consolidation and rationalization so there is increasing need for the innovative and independent advice that we are known for at Moelis & Company. Over the course of his career, Scott has advised some of the most important clients in the sector on critical strategic matters, including numerous mergers and acquisitions and capital markets transactions.  Our clients will benefit significantly from his wealth of experience and deep relationships within the industry.”

Mr. DeGhetto joins Moelis & Company from Credit Suisse where he was Co-Head of the Power & Renewable Energy Group.  Prior to Credit Suisse, Mr. DeGhetto worked at JP Morgan where he was a Managing Director in the Power and Pipeline Group within the Investment Bank.  Previously, he spent more than seven years as a Managing Director in the Global Utilities Group at UBS.

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, July 13, 2010

Moelis & Company today announced Vincent Lima has joined the firm as a Managing Director responsible for providing capital markets advisory solutions and managing transaction executions from the firm’s New York headquarters. Mr. Lima joins from Christopher Street Capital where he was a founding partner of the US credit business and a Managing Director in charge of capital markets.

“We have had great success providing specialized capital markets and risk advisory solutions to clients seeking unbiased, unconflicted advice,” said Ken Moelis, Chief Executive Officer of Moelis & Company. “As we continue to build our capabilities, Vinny will be an important addition to our team and we are delighted to welcome him to Moelis & Company.”

Moelis & Company’s capital markets business has completed over 30 transactions across debt, equity and convertible bond securities since its formation in early 2009 with a total value of over $11 billion.

Commenting on Mr. Lima’s skills and expertise, Chris Ryan, Managing Director, said, “Vinny brings longstanding relationships in the leveraged finance community and the broader credit markets, and he will help the firm deepen its relationships with institutional investors. His sales and capital markets experience will ensure that we continue to provide the highest quality advice and execution to our clients.”

Mr. Lima has over 18 years of experience in investment banking. Prior to Christopher Street Capital, he worked at Citigroup and Salomon Brothers for 17 years and was a Managing Director and Head of High Yield Syndicate. In that role, he was responsible for overseeing a team that structured, underwrote and distributed high yield transactions for leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations and refinancings. Previously, he was the Head of North America High Yield Sales, overseeing relationships with major institutional accounts, and worked in High Grade Sales for the firm in Boston, Chicago and New York.

About Moelis & Company
Moelis & Company, named Best Global Independent Investment Bank in 2010 by Euromoney, 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. With over 325 employees, 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.

London, May 17, 2010

Moelis & Company today announced Hervé Malausséna will join the firm in August as a Managing Director. He will be based in the firm’s London office and will provide senior level advice to clients principally in the Telecommunications sector in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Mr. Malausséna has almost 20 years of investment banking experience and was most recently a Managing Director and Head of EMEA Telecommunications Investment Banking at Citigroup in London.

Mr. Malausséna worked at Citigroup and predecessors Salomon Smith Barney and Citicorp for 17 years, and in his most recent role was the senior banker responsible for the origination and execution of investment banking transactions for some of the largest telecommunications clients in the EMEA region. As the lead industry banker he provided industry and deal expertise for high-profile strategic M&A transactions and equity and debt offerings as well as structured and advised on leveraged buyouts. He also led the firm’s European Cable and Towers investment banking team and was responsible for related coverage of corporate clients and well as private equity firms.

“The telecommunications sector has experienced profound changes in recent years and we have continued with our successful strategy of having senior sector bankers who can counsel our clients on industry trends and opportunities, as well as on the implications of political and regulatory changes that can impact them,” said Ken Moelis, Chief Executive Officer of Moelis & Company. “We are delighted to have Hervé join the firm and he will add greatly to our global investment banking franchise.”

Mr. Malausséna previously worked as Head of Latin America Telecommunications and Media Investment Banking at Citigroup in New York, where he worked with global and regional companies in the sector on structuring, managing and executing cross-border M&A transactions, as well as on advising on debt and equity capital markets issuance. Prior to that, he worked in the Leveraged Finance Group of Citigroup in London and also for Banque Indosuez in sales and trading in Paris and Tokyo.

“Hervé brings not only deep industry expertise but also global sector knowledge and experience that will benefit our clients during challenging times,” added Mark Aedy, Head of EMEA Investment Banking for Moelis & Company. “We are pleased to add another sector to our coverage offering in EMEA and continue to build on our strategy of providing sound, conflict-free advice and solutions to our clients in the region.”

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. With over 320 employees, Moelis & Company serves a broad client base through its offices in New York, Boston, Chicago, London, Los Angeles and Sydney. Moelis & Company’s London office currently employs over 50 employees in offices at St. Paul’s Churchyard. For more information, please visit www.moelis.com.

London, May 06, 2010

Moelis & Company today announced Geoffrey Austin will join the firm in August as a Managing Director. He will be based in the firm’s London office and will provide senior level advice to clients principally in the Media sector in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Mr. Austin has over 20 years of investment banking experience and was most recently Managing Director and Global Co-Head of Media Investment Banking at Deutsche Bank.

Mr. Austin joined Deutsche Bank in 2000 and in his most recent role was responsible for a top-ranked global team focused on advising companies in the media sector as well as on related coverage of financial sponsors. He has worked on many of the largest and most transformational transactions in the media sector in recent years, including advising corporate and financial sponsor clients on mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, restructurings and debt and equity financings.

“One of the key elements of our firm’s strategy is a commitment to having strong senior level coverage and deep industry expertise across all sectors globally in order to best serve our clients,” said Ken Moelis, Chief Executive Officer of Moelis & Company. “Geoff has proven himself to be a trusted long-term advisor to media companies and financial sponsors, and his addition will be a great complement to the strong media banking team we have established in the US.”

“The media sector in Europe is poised for greater activity and clients will require independent, thoughtful strategic counsel to best navigate the landscape globally,” added Mark Aedy, Head of EMEA Investment Banking for Moelis & Company. “We are delighted to have a banker of Geoff’s calibre and experience join the firm and know that he will add greatly to the senior team we have built as we continue to grow our business in EMEA.”

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. With over 300 employees, Moelis & Company serves a broad client base through its offices in New York, Boston, Chicago, London, Los Angeles and Sydney. Moelis & Company’s London office currently employs 50 employees in offices at St. Paul’s Churchyard. For more information, please visit www.moelis.com.

New York, March 18, 2010

Moelis & Company today announced Edmund P. Chiang has joined the firm’s Capital Markets Group as a Managing Director based in New York. Mr. Chiang, who has been a Senior Advisor to the firm since April 2009, will continue to work with the Capital Markets Group headed by Christopher Ryan and is responsible for providing capital raising solutions to the firm’s clients. Mr. Chiang has over 20 years of investment banking experience and was most recently a Managing Director at Banc of America Securities, where he was Group Head of Private Equity Placements and a member of the Equity Capital Markets Operating Committee.

Moelis & Company launched its capital markets business in early 2009 and has since executed over 20 transactions, valued at more than $10 billion, including several transactions done as part of a broader acquisition or restructuring process.

“Our Capital Markets Group has been a strong addition to our M&A, restructuring and risk advisory practices and has allowed us to leverage the full expertise of our senior team when advising clients,” said Ken Moelis, Chief Executive Officer of Moelis & Company. “Seasoned product experts like Ed greatly complement our sector coverage bankers and his addition will allow us to further enhance our client coverage efforts.”

At Banc of America Securities, Mr. Chiang built a business spanning seven different industries and executed over $10 billion in equity and equity-linked transactions for public and private issuers globally, with financial as well as strategic investors. Prior to joining Banc of America Securities in 1999, Mr. Chiang was an investment banker in the Private Equity and the Mergers and Acquisitions groups at Merrill Lynch.

“Ed’s expertise and experience have been an important part of our team’s success in providing independent and objective advice pertaining to capital markets strategies,” said Mr. Ryan. “Companies are looking for new ways to address their capital raising objectives given the rapidly changing conditions in the market, and we believe our clients can rely on Moelis & Company to provide sound, conflict-free capital markets advice and solutions.”

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. With over 290 employees, 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.

New York, September 22, 2009

Moelis & Company announced today that Stan Lai will join the firm as a Managing Director in its Capital Markets Group. Mr. Lai has over 14 years of investment banking experience and was most recently a Managing Director and Head of Private Placements at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. He will be based at Moelis & Company’s headquarters in New York and will focus on providing capital raising advice and solutions to the firm’s clients.

At Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Mr. Lai oversaw a leading and diversified private capital advisory platform where he originated, structured and executed a wide variety of privately negotiated equity, mezzanine, structured securities and illiquid portfolio monetization transactions for public and private clients across all sectors. Prior to that, he worked within the private funds placement group at Merrill Lynch. Previously, Mr. Lai was an investment banker at Salomon Brothers and was a member of the restructuring practice at Deloitte & Touche.

“It is more important than ever to have seasoned bankers like Stan who can provide advice and ideas that positively impact a client’s business,” said Ken Moelis, Chief Executive Officer of Moelis & Company. “A strong capital markets franchise is a natural extension of our M&A and restructuring businesses and growing this capability underscores our commitment to providing a full range of products and services to our clients.”

“Stan brings valuable markets experience and a strong transaction track record to our team,” added Chris Ryan, Managing Director of Moelis & Company. “Our capital markets business is solutions-driven and leverages the deep knowledge base of our senior team to meet the needs of our clients. We are confident that Stan will help us connect our clients with the appropriate investors in order to meet their capital raising objectives.”

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.

New York, January 28, 2021

Moelis & Company (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, today announced the appointment of Rodney Reid as a Managing Director and Global Head of Private Funds Advisory based in New York. He joins the firm in April.

Under Mr. Reid’s leadership, Private Funds Advisory will bring together the Firm’s existing capabilities in providing private capital alternatives to financial sponsors ranging from accessing primary capital for new funds and investments to bespoke, private capital solutions for existing portfolio companies and funds. The Private Funds Advisory team will work in close collaboration with the Firm’s financial sponsors advisory bankers globally to further enhance the full suite of services for its critical private equity client base.

Navid Mahmoodzadegan, Co-President of Moelis & Company, said: “Over the past few years we have seen an exponential expansion of capital available for alternative assets, creating more avenues for financial sponsors to access diverse capital sources for new and existing funds and, increasingly, a breadth of capital for portfolio companies beyond traditional IPOs or strategic asset sale exits.  The integration of our fundraising and secondary advisory businesses under Rodney’s leadership, combined with the Firm’s leading financial sponsor and M&A capabilities, positions us to deliver a range of strategic, customized solutions to our clients across the entire private equity lifecycle.”

Mr. Reid joins Moelis & Company with more than 20 years of financial services experience. He was most recently a Senior Managing Director in the Private Capital Advisory team at Evercore in New York. Previously, he was the Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) Head of Secondary Advisory at UBS in London.

Jeff Raich, Co-President of Moelis & Company, added: “As an industry leader in private capital solutions for financial sponsors, Rodney has been at the forefront of many of the largest and most innovative GP-led secondary and capital raising transactions globally. He brings tremendous experience to our financial sponsor clients at a time when there is increased emphasis by the sponsor community on innovative portfolio management and optimization solutions.”

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, financial sponsors and governments.  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 22 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, September 21, 2015

Moelis & Company (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, today announced the appointment of Daniel Motulsky, as a Managing Director providing financial and strategic advice to consumer companies.  Mr. Motulsky will be based in New York.

Mr. Motulsky joins Moelis & Company with more than 25 years of investment banking experience, particularly working with large cap multinational consumer companies. Mr. Motulsky has spent the past 16 years at Lazard where he most recently served as Managing Director and Global Head of Consumer and Retail. Previously, Mr. Motulsky was a Partner at Tanner & Co., a merchant banking and mergers and acquisitions advisory firm, and worked at Salomon Brothers Inc.

“The consumer sector is experiencing increased horizontal consolidation as companies seek to achieve scale, cost savings, and global distribution capabilities. Further, consumer companies are seeking to grow by entering segments benefiting from increased consumer demand and through acquisitions in developing markets,” said Jeff Raich, Co-President of Moelis & Company. “Our clients will benefit tremendously from Dan’s deep relationships and extensive transaction and board level experience as they adapt to changes in market dynamics and consumer demand.”

Mr. Motulsky is the fourth Managing Director to join Moelis & Company’s growing consumer and retail business in the past 18 months. Last year, the Firm announced the appointment of Brian Callaci to cover consumer from Chicago and Perry Hall to cover retail from New York. In July, the Firm appointed Costas Kalisperas to establish its EMEA retail investment banking coverage from London.

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.

London, July 09, 2015

Moelis & Company (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, today announced the appointment of Costas Kalisperas as a Managing Director providing financial and strategic advice to retail clients. Mr. Kalisperas will join the Firm in October and will be based in London.

Mr. Kalisperas will join Moelis & Company with over 20 years of corporate finance and advisory experience working with retail companies globally. Most recently, Mr. Kalisperas served as a Managing Director and Co-Head of the Consumer Retail Group for EMEA at Barclays. Previously, Mr. Kalisperas was a Director on the Consumer & Retail teams at both Lehman Brothers and Credit Suisse.

Kasim Kutay, Co-Head of Europe for Moelis & Company, said, “We anticipate continued strategic activity in the retail sector from both corporate and financial sponsor clients. As retailers increasingly look to enhance their international footprint, Costas’ retail experience both in the EMEA region and the US will ensure that we deliver unmatched global advisory services to them. We are pleased to welcome Costas as our Partner for retail, based in London.”

Mr. Kalisperas will join a growing global consumer and retail franchise. Last year Moelis & Company announced the appointment of two US-based Managing Directors, Perry Hall and Brian Callaci, to cover retail and consumer clients respectively.

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 550 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.

Frankfurt, September 10, 2014

Moelis & Company (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, today announced the appointment of Jan Caspar Hoffmann as a Managing Director and Head of Mergers & Acquisitions for German-Speaking Europe. Mr. Hoffmann will join the Firm’s Frankfurt office in February 2015 and work alongside Professor Dr. Herbert Henzler, Senior Advisor, to provide mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance advice to clients across the German-speaking region and the rest of Europe.

With over 15 years of investment banking experience, Mr. Hoffmann joins Moelis & Company from Société Générale in Frankfurt where he was Head of Mergers & Acquisitions for German-Speaking Europe and Co-Head of Corporate Finance for German-Speaking Europe. Prior to that, Mr. Hoffmann worked at Merrill Lynch for more than 10 years in Frankfurt and London.

Kasim Kutay, Co-Head of Europe at Moelis & Company, said “Germany is central to our global ambitions and we are committed to building a strong local presence. Caspar brings a wealth of experience and expertise to our global network that will greatly benefit the independent advice we provide to our clients.”

Professor Dr. Herbert Henzler added, “We expect to see increased levels of international and domestic M&A growth in Germany and are delighted to welcome Caspar to Moelis & Company.  I look forward to working with him to continue developing lasting relationships with our clients in the region and globally.”

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 16 offices in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia. For further information, please visit: www.moelis.com.

New York, May 23, 2011

Moelis & Company today announced the appointment of Anthony Rokovich as a Managing Director in real estate investment banking. Based in New York, Mr. Rokovich will provide strategic advice to real estate clients. He starts with the company on August 1st.

Mr. Rokovich joins from UBS where he was a Managing Director in the Real Estate, Lodging & Leisure Group working on strategic and financing transactions in the mall, strip mall, outlet, multifamily and healthcare sectors. He previously worked at Merrill Lynch in Real Estate Investment Banking.

Ken Moelis, Chief Executive Officer of Moelis & Company, said, “The real estate sector is an important one for Moelis & Company. As we continue to broaden our industry coverage, Anthony will play a key role in our expanding team which is part of a leading global investment bank focused on providing world-class independent advice and solutions.”

He added, “Anthony’s hire helps us build on the momentum we have created in the real estate sector. As the property markets rebound, we anticipate elevated levels of strategic and recapitalization activity.”

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, London, Los Angeles and Sydney. For more information, please visit www.moelis.com.