New York, March 27, 2015

Moelis & Company (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, today announced the appointment of Benjamin Reitzes as a Managing Director providing financial and strategic advice to clients in its technology advisory business. He will join the Firm in June and will be based in New York.

Mr. Reitzes joins from Barclays, and formerly Lehman Brothers, where he was a Managing Director, Global Sector Coordinator of Technology. He was also the Senior IT Hardware & Telecom/Networking Analyst.  In these roles, he led strategy and research teams across nine countries focused on the impact of areas such as computing and data center technologies. Prior to Lehman Brothers, he was a Managing Director, Global Coordinator of IT Hardware and Senior IT Hardware Analyst at UBS Investment Bank.

Rick Leaman, Managing Partner of Moelis & Company, said, “Ben has more than 17 years of experience in the technology sector and is highly respected in the industry having been ranked among the top three analysts in his areas of expertise by Institutional Investor for 15 consecutive years. He is uniquely positioned to offer high quality advice to our clients ahead of an expected round of consolidation in the sector particularly among hardware companies. We are delighted to welcome him to the Firm as part of our global technology, media and telecom team.”

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.

London, July 28, 2014

Moelis & Company (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, today announced the appointment of Philip Smith as a Managing Director providing financial and strategic advice to industrial clients, with a specific focus on capital goods and automotives, in the Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) region.

Mr. Smith was previously with Citigroup in both London and New York and has spent more than 17 years in the industry. At Citi, he was a Managing Director covering the bank’s large global diversified industrial clients with a focus on electrical equipment, automotive, flow control and machinery. Prior to Citi, Mr. Smith qualified as an accountant with Deloitte.

Matt Prest, Co-Head of Europe at Moelis & Company, said, “Historically, the industrials sector has been very active in M&A and we are seeing strong signs of increased activity from both corporates and financial sponsors. Strong balance sheets and broader economic stability are two of the key factors giving CEOs increased confidence to implement strategically important deals that have been on their radar for some time. We are delighted that Philip is joining us to provide our clients with the benefit of his experience and industry knowledge.”

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.

New York, May 05, 2014

Moelis & Company (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, today announced the appointment of Brian Callaci as a Managing Director providing financial and strategic advice to food, beverage and consumer sector clients in the U.S. and internationally. Mr. Callaci will join the Firm in July and will be based in Chicago.

With more than 23 years of investment banking experience, Mr. Callaci joins from Bank of America Merrill Lynch where he was most recently Co-Head of the Consumer Investment Banking Group. Prior to his 17-year career at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Mr. Callaci worked at Salomon Brothers Inc.

Rick Leaman, Managing Partner of Moelis & Company, said, “We are very excited to have Brian join us as we expect to see significant transaction activity on a number of fronts. Consumer goods companies are seeking incremental growth via acquisitions, private equity firms continue to be highly engaged in finding more opportunities to deploy capital within the broadly defined consumer sector, and shareholder activism remains a potent force to agitate for change and challenge management teams.”

Mr. Leaman added, “Over the course of his career, Brian has advised a number of the most important clients in the sector on critical strategic matters. His depth of relationships and experience means that our clients will benefit significantly from his wealth of knowledge and strategic advice.”

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 it 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.

Los Angeles, May 27, 2009

Moelis & Company announced today that Stuart Goldstein will join the firm in June as a Managing Director based in Los Angeles.  Mr. Goldstein, who has 12 years of investment banking experience, will provide advisory services to clients in the technology sector.

Mr. Goldstein joins from Citigroup, where he was most recently a Managing Director and the Head of West Coast Technology Investment Banking.  In this role, he provided strategic advisory services to technology companies on the full spectrum of corporate finance matters, in particular mergers and acquisitions.  Mr. Goldstein was previously a Managing Director in Citigroup’s Mergers and Acquisitions Group and managed its Enterprise Software and Communications Equipment M&A franchises.  Prior to joining Citigroup, Mr. Goldstein was a law clerk for the Honorable Anthony J. Scirica of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.

“Stu’s extensive experience and deep technology expertise will be a tremendous asset to our clients in this important sector,” said Ken Moelis, Chief Executive Officer of Moelis & Company.  “Adding Stu is consistent with our strategy of attracting leading talent to expand our reach into new sectors of focus and provide world class advice 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, London, Boston, Chicago and Los Angeles.  For more information, please visit www.moelis.com.

New York, May 20, 2009

Moelis & Company announced today that Alex Rubin will join the firm in June as a Managing Director based in New York.  Mr. Rubin, who has 18 years of investment banking experience, will be responsible for providing advisory services to clients in the real estate sector.

Mr. Rubin joins from Citigroup, where he was a Managing Director in Global Real Estate Investment Banking.  In this role, Mr. Rubin advised public and private real estate clients such as REITs, real estate finance companies and private equity investment firms on a wide range of corporate finance transactions including mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financings and recapitalizations.  Prior to joining Citigroup, Mr. Rubin was a Managing Director and Co-Head of European Real Estate Investment Banking at UBS based in London as well as a Managing Director at Merrill Lynch in New York.

“Alex has a long history of delivering exceptional advice to clients in the real estate sector, and we are thrilled to have him on board to build out our coverage of this critical client base,” said Ken Moelis, Chief Executive Officer of Moelis & Company.  “In addition to his expertise in the United States, Alex’s extensive experience in Europe will further strengthen our growing EMEA business.”

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

Chicago, March 12, 2009

Moelis & Company announced today that Stan Holtz has joined the firm as a Managing Director based in Chicago.  Mr. Holtz, who has almost 20 years of investment banking experience, will lead the firm’s coverage effort in the telecommunications sector.

Mr. Holtz joins from Bank of America, where he was most recently a Managing Director and Head of US Telecom Investment Banking.  While at Bank of America, Mr. Holtz built a leading franchise advising telecom companies on mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financings, restructurings and leveraged buyouts.  Prior to joining Bank of America, Mr. Holtz was a Managing Director and Head of US Wireless Communication Services Investment Banking at UBS as well as a Managing Director in the Media and Telecommunications Group at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette.  Mr. Holtz began his career at Smith Barney.

“We have worked with Stan for many years and are very pleased to have him join our team as we add new sectors of expertise and continue to expand our footprint in the Midwest,” said Ken Moelis, Chief Executive Officer of Moelis & Company.  “Stan’s deep relationships and extensive telecom experience will be of tremendous value as we strengthen our coverage of this important industry.”

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.

Los Angeles, November 09, 2010

Moelis & Company today announced Evan Winkler has joined the firm as a Managing Director based in Los Angeles. He will be responsible for providing senior level advisory services to clients on M&A transactions and other corporate finance initiatives.

Mr. Winkler has a 13-year career advising management teams and corporate directors on critical strategic transactions. He has extensive experience in the technology, media and telecommunications (“TMT”) sectors as well as in retail, consumer products and manufacturing. Mr. Winkler most recently served as Managing Director and Co-Head of TMT M&A at UBS Investment Bank and prior to this as Head of Technology M&A. He joined UBS in 2003 from Credit Suisse First Boston where he specialized in TMT M&A for five years. He began his career in July 1997 at Deutsche Morgan Grenfell as a member of the M&A team.

“As M&A activity picks up and clients need experienced advisors at their side, we are adding talented M&A professionals like Evan to our team,” said Ken Moelis, Chief Executive Officer of Moelis & Company. “Evan’s breadth of transaction experience enhances our M&A capabilities and further strengthens our TMT expertise. We have a strong history with Evan and know he will bring valuable service and solutions to our clients.”

About Moelis & Company
Moelis & Company, named Best Global Independent Investment Bank in 2010 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 over 450 employees, Moelis & Company serves its clients through offices in New York, Boston, Chicago, London, Los Angeles and Sydney. For more information, please visit www.moelis.com.

New York, July 19, 2010

Moelis & Company today announced Roger Wood, a senior advisor to power and infrastructure companies globally, has joined the firm as a Managing Director in the firm’s headquarters in New York. Mr. Wood joins from Rothschild where he was Head of North American Utilities and Infrastructure and Global Co-Head of both Utilities and Infrastructure. He will focus on providing senior level advisory services to companies in the power, infrastructure and related energy sectors.

“Roger is one of the leading power and infrastructure bankers in our industry and we are very pleased that he is joining us to provide unique expertise and trusted advice to our clients in these important sectors,” said Ken Moelis, Chief Executive Officer of Moelis & Company. “He has a wealth of experience to offer our clients and will be a tremendously valuable member of our senior team as we continue to broaden our global industry coverage.”

Mr. Wood has 24 years of investment banking experience during which time he has advised some of the largest global power and infrastructure companies on critical strategic transactions both in the US and internationally. Prior to joining Rothschild in 2005, he was a Managing Director in the Mergers and Acquisitions Group at Citigroup in New York focused on the electric utility and independent power sectors. Mr. Wood previously worked in Energy Investment Banking at JP Morgan in New York and London and began his career as a member of JP Morgan’s Mergers and Acquisitions Group in London.

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.

New York, July 06, 2010

Moelis & Company today announced Rick Leaman has joined the firm as a Managing Director in the firm’s headquarters in New York. Mr. Leaman will be a member of the firm’s Management Committee and will provide senior-level strategic advice on mergers and acquisitions and capital markets transactions. Mr. Leaman joins the firm from UBS Investment Bank where he was most recently Chairman of the Investment Banking Division and a member of the Investment Bank’s Executive Committee.

“Rick is a world class M&A banker and one of the most experienced, respected and trusted bankers I know. We are very pleased that he is joining the firm to provide our clients with the highest quality advice,” said Ken Moelis, Chief Executive Officer of Moelis & Company. “He brings 25 years of deep client relationships and global experience to the firm. Having worked with Rick for many years, I know that he will immediately add value to our clients.”

Mr. Leaman has 25 years of experience in investment banking and was appointed as Global Head of UBS’s Investment Banking Division in 2009. From 2005 to 2009 he was Joint Global Head of Investment Banking, overseeing over 2,000 bankers for coverage of capital markets, mergers and acquisitions and advisory services to corporate and institutional clients, governments and financial sponsors. He was previously Joint Global Head of M&A at UBS as well as Co-Head of Healthcare Banking at Dillon Read & Co. Inc., which was acquired by UBS in 1997. He began his career in investment banking at Smith Barney, Harris Upham & Co. Incorporated.

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 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.

New York, June 03, 2010

Moelis & Company today announced Anton Sahazizian will join the firm in August as a Managing Director. He will be based in the firm’s New York headquarters and will provide senior level advisory solutions principally to clients in the Industrials sector. Mr. Sahazizian has over 15 years of experience advising clients on mergers & acquisitions and was most recently a Managing Director in the Mergers & Acquisitions Group at UBS Investment Bank in New York.

Mr. Sahazizian worked at UBS for nearly 10 years, and in his most recent role was the senior banker responsible for the origination and execution of M&A transactions for some of the largest global industrials companies in the chemicals, capital goods, paper, packaging, forest products and energy sectors. He advised on numerous high-profile strategic M&A transactions within the sector and was responsible for related coverage of corporate clients as well as private equity firms.

“Anton has a proven track record advising clients on structuring, managing and executing complex cross-border M&A transactions as well as extensive experience in corporate carve-outs,” said Ken Moelis, Chief Executive Officer of Moelis & Company. “We are pleased to add another experienced banker and continue to build on our strategy of providing thoughtful, high-level, conflict-free advice and solutions to our clients.”

Mr. Sahazizian started his investment banking career in the Los Angeles office of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette and was one of the founders of UBS’ Los Angeles office and their Exclusive Sales and Divestitures Group. Previously, he was a securities lawyer in Toronto, Canada, with McMillan Binch and Goodman and Carr.

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 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.

New York and Boston, April 05, 2010

Moelis & Company today announced John T. Grady has joined the firm as a Senior Advisor, based in Boston. Mr. Grady will be responsible for working closely with client coverage bankers and product specialists to broaden client relationships and provide senior level advice and expertise to the firm and its clients.

Mr. Grady has over 25 years of experience in financial services in senior positions across asset management, private wealth management and banking. He was most recently a Managing Director and Head of New Business Development at Athena Capital, an investment management firm based outside Boston. Prior to that role, he was the Managing Director responsible for the Lehman Brothers Investment Management Division in New England. Previously Mr. Grady spent 14 years at State Street Global Advisors, where he was a Managing Director in the Global Private Client group, a member of State Street Corporation’s Executive Operating Group and was responsible for institutional sales, client service, consultant relations and charitable asset management.

“John brings us a wealth of experience and unparalleled high-level relationships with management of many key companies,” said Ken Moelis, Chief Executive Officer of Moelis & Company. “His deep knowledge of the financial services sector as well as his long-term connections within the New England business community will greatly enhance our client service and coverage.”

Mr. Grady is a member of the Board of Overseers at Brigham Women’s Hospital and serves on the Board of Directors of the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies. He is also a member of the Executive Committee and Chairman of the Investment Committee of the Board of Trustees for the Belmont Hill School.

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.

London, October 05, 2009

Moelis & Company announced today that Benoit Renon has joined the firm as a Managing Director in its London office. Mr. Renon has over 17 years of investment banking experience and was previously a Managing Director and Head of European Consumer Investment Banking at Morgan Stanley in London. He will lead the firm’s European consumer sector practice and develop its French investment banking franchise across all sectors.

At Morgan Stanley, Mr. Renon was responsible for industry coverage of consumer clients including food, beverage, tobacco, and home and personal care companies across Europe, working on varied advisory and capital markets transactions. From 2001 to 2006 he was with Morgan Stanley in Paris, where he was a member of the French investment banking team advising key French clients across a wide variety of sectors. Prior to that, he was at Lazard Frères in Paris as a member of their French investment banking team for eight years.

“Benoit’s strong transaction experience as well as in-depth knowledge of the consumer sector and French market will be a tremendous addition to the exceptional team we are building in Europe,” said Mark Aedy, Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). “His addition demonstrates our commitment to grow our EMEA business and increase our execution capabilities and industry expertise, as well as strengthen our geographic coverage.”

“We will continue to add to our regional presence in both EMEA and Asia Pacific as we build our global franchise,” added Ken Moelis, Chief Executive Officer of Moelis & Company. “Strategically adding seasoned professionals with in-depth product, sector and regional knowledge allows us to continue to provide the best ideas and most creative solutions to our clients globally.”

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, December 13, 2016

Moelis & Company (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a special dividend of $1.25 per share payable on January 5, 2017 to common stockholders of record on December 23, 2016.

“Our focus on internal talent development and organic growth continues to drive exceptionally high Return on Invested Capital and strong cash flow which we are committed to returning to our shareholders. Including the special dividend announced today, we will have returned $5.69 per share to investors since our IPO less than three years ago while maintaining a debt-free balance sheet,” said Ken Moelis, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Moelis & Company.

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 about 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, April 20, 2017

Moelis & Company (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, today announced the appointment of Lee Counselman as a Managing Director providing financial and strategic advice to software and services clients. He will join the Firm in July and will be based in Boston.

Mr. Counselman joins from Deutsche Bank where he was most recently a Managing Director and Global Head of Software Investment Banking. He previously served as Deutsche Bank’s Co-Head of Technology M&A. Prior to joining Deutsche Bank in 2005, Mr. Counselman worked at Merrill Lynch & Co. and The Carlyle Group. Mr. Counselman began his career as an auditor in Arthur Andersen’s financial services practice. He has more than 15 years of experience advising companies on a broad spectrum of corporate finance matters including mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financings, IPOs, and private placements.

Navid Mahmoodzadegan, Co-President of Moelis & Company, said, “Disruptive technologies continue to drive deal-making in the software space. Coming off of a very active 2016 for global software M&A, our clients will benefit tremendously from Lee’s deep industry experience as they continue to look for opportunities to transact. We look forward to adding Lee’s broad expertise to our industry-leading Tech, Media, and Telecom franchise.”

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 about 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 or follow us on Twitter @Moelis.

First Hires in Industrial Technology and Financial Technology

New York, July 24, 2017

Moelis & Company (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, today announced the appointment of two Managing Directors who will advise clients in the financial technology and industrial technology sectors. Jason “Jay” Hernandez will join the Boston office, focusing on the Industrial Technology sector, and Jonathan Kaufman will join the San Francisco office leading the Firm’s coverage of the FinTech industry.

“In the financial technology and industrial technology sectors, the rapid pace of capital investment and consolidation mirrors the pace of digital innovation and technological development impacting these industries,” said Navid Mahmoodzadegan, Co-President of Moelis & Company. “We expect the investment and acquisition activity in these sectors to continue as new technologies and applications further disrupt the establishment across almost every industry. These two world class bankers will strengthen our coverage in these highly active sectors and provide clients with the counsel they need in this rapidly changing environment.”

Mr. Hernandez was formerly a Managing Director at Harris Williams & Co., where he co-founded and led the strategic advisory business in Industrial Technology. With more than 14 years of investment banking experience, he has advised clients across a vast array of Industrial Technology sub-verticals, including test and inspection, robotics/process automation, flow and process control, among others. Mr. Hernandez will join the Firm in October.

Mr. Kaufman joins from Marlin & Associates, where he most recently served as a Senior Managing Director. He brings more than 15 years of investment banking experience, including at UBS and Deutsche Bank, and deep domain expertise in the FinTech sector. Mr. Kaufman’s financial and strategic advisory expertise crosses the entire spectrum of FinTech sub-verticals including payments, capital markets, wealth management, data and analytics, insurance, and risk and compliance technologies, among others. He will join the Firm in August.

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 about 700 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.