New York, March 09, 2023

Moelis & Company (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, today announced the appointment of Elizabeth Crain to Vice Chair and the promotion of Kate Pilcher Ciafone to Chief Operating Officer (COO), both effective October 1, 2023.

Elizabeth Crain is a Founding Partner at Moelis & Company where she has led the Firm’s global strategy and operations as COO since 2007. Elizabeth has been an integral member of the Firm’s leadership team since its inception driving the Firm’s growth and expansion of its advisory capabilities. She has been in the investment banking and private equity industries for almost 35 years as a banker, principal and operating executive.

In her new role as Vice Chair, Elizabeth will focus on positioning the Firm for its next phase of growth by leading Moelis’s most critical strategic and client initiatives and providing senior sponsorship to clients globally.

Kate Pilcher Ciafone is a Co-Founder and has been the Chief Operating Officer of Investment Banking at Moelis since 2019, where she has played a critical role in driving the Firm’s business strategy and helping to build its operational infrastructure. Kate has over 20 years of experience in the investment banking industry both as a banker and as an operating executive. Kate will succeed Elizabeth and assume all COO responsibilities for the Firm, including oversight of its corporate operations.

Elizabeth Crain commented, “Kate exemplifies the values of our Firm and is exceptionally well qualified to take the helm as COO. We have worked together for nearly the past 20 years, and I look forward to our continued partnership and building on Moelis’s many great successes.”

Ken Moelis commented, “We are fortunate to have a profound depth of expertise, leadership and talent in Elizabeth and Kate. Elizabeth has been a driving force behind our growth and success and will be vital as we further enhance how we bring the highest quality advice and solutions to our clients around the globe. This transition represents our focus on building for the future and developing the next generation of leaders to uphold the tenets on which we founded the Firm—trust, partnership and long-term relationships—as we deliver differentiated advice to our global clients.”

In 2022, Elizabeth was named one of the 100 Most Influential Women in U.S. Finance by Barron’s Magazine. She is a Director Nominee to the Nokia Corporation (NYSE: NOK) and serves on the Board of Directors of Exscientia Ltd. (NASDAQ: EXAI) and the Graduate Executive Board of The Wharton School. Earlier this year, Kate was named to the 2023 Class of David Rockefeller Fellows by the Partnership for New York City. She serves on the Board of Directors of MA Financial Group Limited (ASX: MAF).

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 23 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.

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 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, July 21, 2009

Moelis & Company announced today that Caroline Silver will join the firm in October as a Managing Director based in London. Ms Silver, who has 22 years of investment banking experience, will focus on providing advisory services to clients in the financial services industry.

“Caroline brings a wealth of industry knowledge and an extensive relationship network to Moelis & Company,” said Ken Moelis, Chief Executive Officer of Moelis & Company. “Her financial services expertise, as well as her experience advising clients on M&A and restructuring transactions will be highly valuable to our clients. We are delighted to have her on the team.”

“Caroline’s appointment further strengthens Moelis & Company’s premier global franchise and the exceptional team we are building in London,” said Mark Aedy, Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa. “We continue to attract the highest calibre of talent to deliver trusted, independent advice to our clients.”

Ms Silver has a distinguished career in investment banking, most recently as Vice Chairman of EMEA Investment Banking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Prior to this, she spent 14 years at Morgan Stanley, where she was Global Vice Chairman of Investment Banking and previously held a number of senior positions including European Head of Financial Institutions and Head of Restructuring. Ms Silver also worked in M&A and corporate finance at Deutsche Morgan Grenfell for seven years and started her career as a Chartered Accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Caroline Silver commented, “I am very excited to be joining a first class organization, both in Europe and globally. I look forward to building on the significant momentum of Moelis & Company’s European franchise and growing our Financial Services practice.”

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

New York, July 20, 2009

Moelis & Company announced today that Yadin Rozov has joined the firm as a Managing Director in the Risk Advisory Group.  Mr. Rozov, who will be based in New York, has nearly a decade of fixed income trading, structuring and risk management experience.

Ken Moelis, Chief Executive Officer of Moelis & Company, said, “We are committed to helping clients establish outstanding risk management and assessment practices, which are critical now more than ever.  Yadin’s extensive fixed income and risk management experience makes him an ideal addition to this unique advisory platform.”

Chris Ryan, Managing Director of Moelis & Company, added, “Yadin Rozov is a highly talented and innovative risk manager.  Moelis & Company’s clients will benefit greatly from Yadin’s skills and experience as they manage complex transactions and portfolios.  We are very pleased to welcome him to the Risk Advisory Group.”

Mr. Rozov was most recently a Managing Director and the Americas Head of the Repositioning Group at UBS Investment Bank.   In this role, Mr. Rozov was instrumental in the implementation of the strategic exiting of legacy businesses and risk positions across the bank, including complex structured and securitized products with underlying credit, real estate and consumer obligations.   Prior to the Repositioning Group, Mr. Rozov was Global Co-Head of the Structured Products Group at UBS.  Before UBS, Mr. Rozov was a Credit Derivatives Trader at Citigroup Global Markets.

Moelis & Company’s Risk Advisory Group helps clients to manage key position and portfolio risks.  The Group provides a wide spectrum of services, including risk assessment and analysis, evaluation of risk reporting and accounting procedures, modeling and valuation, development of risk mitigation strategies and implementation of these strategies.

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

New York, May 22, 2018

Moelis & Company (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, today announced it has received two awards from The Banker’s 2018 Deals of the Year Awards.

The Firm was honoured with the publication’s Americas Restructuring Deal of the Year for its role as exclusive financial advisor to the ad hoc committee of bondholders in Oi’s $20 billion restructuring, the largest restructuring in Latin America. Moelis & Company was also recognized for its role advising the ad hoc committee of bondholders in the $900 million restructuring of Mongolia Mining Corporation, which won this year’s Asia-Pacific Restructuring Deal of the Year.

“Both of these awards demonstrate Moelis & Company’s ability to provide independent, globally coordinated advice to creditors involved in highly complex restructurings around the world,” said Thane Carlston, Co-Head of Recapitalization & Restructuring at Moelis & Company.

“We continue to leverage our long-standing presence in Asia and South America to deliver the local insights that are so vital to our clients’ success,” said Bill Derrough, Co-Head of Recapitalization & Restructuring at Moelis & Company. “We are proud to be recognized for our highly collaborative model and execution expertise in this year’s Deals of the Year.”

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 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.

New York, March 07, 2019

Moelis & Company (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, today announced the appointment of Lena Mass-Cresnik as its Chief Data Officer. In this newly-created role, Dr. Mass-Cresnik will be based in New York and will help lead the Firm’s focus on data analytics and innovation.

Dr. Mass-Cresnik was most recently the Head of Technology Strategy and Technology Research & Development in the Office of the CTO at Charles Schwab. Prior to that, she spent a majority of her post-doctoral career at BlackRock, where she served as the Global Head of Innovation in Technology. While at BlackRock, Dr. Mass-Cresnik established a technology engagement strategy & model and led a new area focused on emergent technologies & innovations, early stage start-up technologies, products and services and evaluated their feasibility and commercial viability across BlackRock globally. She earned her Ph.D. in Innovation & Technology Management from the University of Oxford, where she specialized in complex networks and systems analyses, diffusion of emergent technologies and innovations, strategic innovation, and business process redesign. She also holds a Master’s degree from Harvard University and a Bachelor’s degree from Wellesley College. Dr. Mass-Cresnik is currently a member of the World Economic Forum’s Artificial Intelligence & Automation in Financial Services Steering Committee.

“Lena’s unique experience developing platforms for management information and driving business development and efficiency through data analytics and automation provides an exceptional foundation for our growing Data Analytics Initiative,” said Elizabeth Crain, Chief Operating Officer of Moelis & Company. “The growth of big data and the ever-increasing number of information sources and data providers is giving our bankers greater insight into industry trends, company vulnerabilities, and strategic opportunities. The addition of Lena and the development of in-house tools will allow our bankers to accumulate and synthesize data faster and convert it into actionable opportunities for our clients and our firm.”

“Technological disruption – driven by the cost savings, scale, and capabilities resulting from Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, and Automation – is fundamentally changing every industry, including financial services,” said Ken Moelis, Chairman and CEO of Moelis & Company. “Combining a deep understanding of these technologies with the breadth and depth of our client relationships is yet another way we are enhancing our business and delivering differentiated advice to our clients.”

In addition to the appointment of Dr. Mass-Cresnik, Moelis & Company has grown its focus on data analytics and innovation through academic partnerships at Columbia University and other top-tier institutions. The Firm also continues to utilize leading third party data providers to develop proprietary tools and analysis for corporate development and strategic advisory assignments.

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 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.

New York, June 23, 2015

Moelis & Company (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, today announced the appointment of Tim Fitzsimmons as a Managing Director in the Private Funds Advisory business providing capital raising, secondary and other independent advisory services to private fund sponsors and limited partners. Mr. Fitzsimmons will join the Firm in August and will be based in New York.

In addition to the appointment, Moelis & Company also announced the final closing for Valor Equity Partners III, L.P., which was 40 percent over-subscribed. Valor Equity Partners III provides flexible capital to non-cyclical growth companies in the consumer, infrastructure/industrial services and manufacturing sectors. The fund initially targeted $350 million and closed with $490 million in committed capital, signaling significant interest from a premier group of institutional investors and family offices.

Mr. Fitzsimmons will join Moelis & Company with more than 15 years of investment banking experience, having previously worked in Credit Suisse’s Private Funds Group marketing private market investment opportunities across a number of strategies including buyout, growth, private debt and real assets. Prior to Credit Suisse, Mr. Fitzsimmons spent four years in Citigroup’s Global Loan Capital Markets and Investment Banking groups.

Rick Leaman, Managing Partner of Moelis & Company, said, “We are pleased to have Tim join our Private Funds Advisory business. He brings extensive marketing and distribution experience as well as deep relationships with general partners and institutional investors from around the world. As private fund sponsors continue to return capital to investors and look to raise new funds, Tim’s industry knowledge will serve our clients exceptionally well.”

Moelis & Company announced the establishment of its Private Fund Advisory business in June 2014 with the appointment of four Managing Directors including Dave Brown, Patrick Dunleavy, Chris Kirsten, and Zaid Abdul-Aleem.

Leaman continued, “Our Private Funds Advisory business has significantly broadened the Firm’s capabilities and has made tremendous progress since its establishment last year. We are delighted to add Tim to the management team and announce this successful capital raise for Valor as evidence of that progress.”

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.

New York, July 05, 2023

Moelis & Company (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, will release its second quarter 2023 financial results after the market closes on Wednesday, July 26^th, 2023.

Ken Moelis, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Joe Simon, Chief Financial Officer, will also host a related conference call at 5:00pm ET on the same day (July 26, 2023) to review the financial results. Following the review, there will be a question and answer session.

Investors and analysts may participate in the live conference call by dialing +1 (888) 300 4150 (domestic) or +1 (646) 970 1530 (international) and using access code 8014191. Please dial in 15 minutes before the conference call begins. The conference call will also be accessible as a listen-only audio webcast through the Investor Relations section of the Moelis & Company website at www.moelis.com.

For those unable to listen to the live broadcast, a replay of the call will be available for one month via telephone starting approximately one hour after the live call ends. The replay can be accessed at +1 800 770 2030 (domestic) or +1 647 362 9199 (international); the conference number is 8014191.

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 or follow us on Twitter @Moelis.

London, September 16, 2019

Moelis & Company (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, today announced the appointment of Will Peters as a Managing Director focusing on clients in the tech, media, and telecom sectors and specializing in communications infrastructure and fintech. He will join the Firm’s London office in December.

Mr. Peters has 15 years of tech and telecom investment banking experience. He will join Moelis & Company from Barclays where he was a Managing Director and a senior member of the firm’s tech, media, and telecom coverage team in London, leading Barclays’ EMEA coverage of clients in fiber & communications infrastructure, datacenters & hosting, and payments & fintech. Mr. Peters has extensive experience advising clients across a broad spectrum of strategic matters including M&A, IPOs and both equity and debt financing in the private and public markets. Prior to starting his investment banking career at Barclays, he spent six years in the British Army, serving with the 1st Battalion, The Duke of Wellington’s Regiment in Europe and the Middle East.

“At a time of fundamental change in the sector for both companies and investors, Will brings deep sector expertise, relationships, and regional insight to our world-class global tech, media, and telecom franchise,” said Matt Prest, Moelis & Company’s Co-Head of Europe. “His experience and skillset will be invaluable to clients across EMEA and around the world as they position themselves to benefit from the extraordinary investment in communications infrastructure and the inevitable changes it will bring to the delivery of products and services. His connectivity across a wider footprint of tech, especially payments and financial technology, will further strengthen our focus on delivering the best advice in burgeoning sectors.”

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 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.

New York, March 04, 2009

Moelis & Company announced today that Chris Ryan has joined the firm as a Managing Director based in New York.  Mr. Ryan will advise clients on risk and balance sheet-related matters and continue the expansion of the firm’s capital markets capabilities.

Mr. Ryan has over 25 years of investment banking and fixed income experience, including trading, structuring, capital markets, research, sales and risk management as well as extensive experience building and managing fixed income businesses around the world.  Prior to joining Moelis & Company, Mr. Ryan spent nine years at UBS Investment Bank, where he was Global Head of Credit Fixed Income.  Before UBS, Mr. Ryan was Global Head of Syndicated Loans at Lehman Brothers, which he joined in 1992.  He was the sole founder of the firm’s loan business.  Mr. Ryan began his career at Salomon Brothers.

“Now more than ever, unique expertise in credit and risk assessment is essential to help our clients evaluate their balance sheets and portfolios,” said Ken Moelis, Chief Executive Officer of Moelis & Company.  “Chris is an outstanding credit professional who brings tremendous experience on balance sheet issues and a keen understanding of complex risks.  We are very pleased to have Chris lead this important effort, which further demonstrates our commitment to building a full service investment bank.”

Chris Ryan stated, “Moelis & Company’s strong growth trajectory and exceptional client focus make the firm an ideal platform to develop new businesses.  Risk advisory and capital markets are natural areas of expansion for the firm, and we will continue to develop new capabilities to support our clients with comprehensive advice and solutions.”

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 visitw ww.moelis.com.

New York and Mexico City, September 07, 2016

Moelis & Company (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, today announced the expansion of its global footprint through a strategic alliance with Alfaro, Dávila y Ríos, S.C. (ADR), the leading independent strategic and financial advisory firm in Mexico. Moelis is now present in Brazil and Mexico, Latin America’s two largest markets.

The Moelis & Company and ADR alliance will focus on cross-border deals. With 17 offices around the world, the Firm will add Mexico to its footprint for global companies looking to expand there or for Mexican corporates eager to grow internationally.

Ken Moelis, Chairman and CEO of Moelis & Company, said, “ADR is the premier independent investment bank in Mexico, with a team of 15 bankers, offering innovative M&A and restructuring advice. As we have expanded our global footprint, we have always found accretive ways to enter new and important markets by identifying top tier talent who fit our collaborative culture. Our global network of local experts differentiates us from other advisory platforms and has proven to be incredibly beneficial to our clients.”

With offices in Mexico City and Monterrey, ADR has a successful track record of developing long-term relationships, advising multinational corporations and privately held companies in strategic transactions. The firm will keep its name. Terms were not divulged.

Isauro Alfaro, a founding partner of ADR, said, “In looking for a strategic partner, Moelis & Company was an obvious choice for us. Their global presence and deep expertise across key industries, combined with ADR’s senior relationships and local execution capabilities, will be extremely beneficial for our Mexican and international clients.”

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.

Dubai, May 09, 2018

Moelis & Company (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, today announced its recognition by Euromoney Magazine as the Best Advisory Bank in the Middle East. This is the third time in five years Euromoney has recognized the strength of Moelis & Company’s Middle East business, having also named the Firm as the Best Investment Bank in the UAE in 2013 and 2016.

The industry magazine highlighted Moelis & Company’s ability to provide comprehensive advice across capital markets, M&A, recapitalization and restructuring to corporates and governments in the region. The Firm was recognized for its longstanding commitment to the Middle East and the successful track record it has built since opening its Dubai office in 2010.

The judges said, “Advisory work in the Middle East has shifted away from big-ticket international M&A buy-outs, towards helping governments implement their longer-term plans and financing strategies, and helping regional corporates restructure their business models and liabilities, in an era of lower growth and (perhaps) higher interest rates. Having set up a Dubai office in 2010, Moelis & Co has emerged as preeminent in this new model of regional advisory.”

“We are proud of the trusted relationships we have built over the years with our clients in the Middle East,” said Rami Touma, Managing Director, Moelis & Company Dubai. “This recognition illustrates our long-term commitment to delivering world-class advisory capabilities to assignments across every product, industry, and geography.”

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 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.

Amsterdam, September 04, 2019

Moelis & Company (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, today announced its expansion in Europe with the appointment of Peter Kerckhoffs as a Managing Director, based in Amsterdam. Mr. Kerckhoffs will join the Firm in December to provide financial and strategic advice to clients in the Netherlands and across Europe.

Mr. Kerckhoffs has nearly three decades of investment banking and corporate finance experience, having spent 21 of those years with J.P. Morgan where he was most recently Senior Country Officer for the Netherlands. In this role, he was responsible for investment banking coverage, overseeing the development and delivery of strategic advisory capabilities and capital raising to clients in the region. Prior to this role, he was Head of Benelux and Nordic M&A. During his career with J.P. Morgan, Mr. Kerckhoffs advised some of the largest companies in the region across a wide range of sectors including telecoms, infrastructure, and technology.

“Peter is one of the most trusted and experienced advisors and corporate financiers in Northern Europe,” said Moelis & Company Co-Head of Europe Yorick van Slingelandt. “Throughout his 30-year career, Peter has advised on the most significant corporate and financial sponsor transactions across all of Europe and built a market-leading M&A franchise. His cross-industry expertise and world-class execution capabilities have solidified him as the go-to M&A specialist in the region.”

“Peter brings a wealth of experience, insight, and expertise to our European platform and our global network,” said Ken Moelis, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Moelis & Company. “We are excited that our clients will benefit from an expansion of our presence in Northern Europe anchored by a banker of Peter’s caliber, and supported by our industry-leading teams across Europe and around the world.”

Mr. Kerckhoffs joins Moelis & Company at a time when the Firm has recently announced and completed a number of transactions involving Netherlands-based corporates. Recent advisory assignments include advising Galapagos N.V. on its $5.1 billion transformational global biotech collaboration with Gilead Sciences, Inc, Steinhoff International Holdings N.V. on its €8.7 billion restructuring, IGM Resins on its sale to Astorg, and Curaeos B.V. on its sale to EQT Fund Management S.à r.l.

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 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.

New York & London, September 30, 2020

Moelis & Company (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, today announced that it has been named Investment Bank of the Year for Private Placements at The Banker Magazine’s 2020 Investment Banking Awards.

The Banker’s Investment Banking Awards recognize the institutions that deliver industry-leading service for their clients. In recognizing Moelis’ private placement capabilities, the judging panel praised the Firm’s ability to demonstrate “strong outcomes for clients at a time of market disruption.”

Navid Mahmoodzadegan, Co-President of Moelis & Company, said, “In the past six months our clients have faced an unprecedented need for liquidity and high quality advice as COVID-19 disrupted business operations. We are pleased The Banker has recognized our ability to deliver a virtual balance sheet for clients, across both debt and equity private placements, in one of the most challenging economic environments. We have recently doubled the size of our capital markets team and are incredibly excited about our expanded capabilities and continuing to build on our tremendous momentum.”

Earlier this year Moelis & Company strengthened its capital markets capabilities by appointing two new Managing Directors, including Angus Whelchel as Head of Private Capital Markets and Steven Halperin at Head of Equity Public Markets. Together they work with the Firm’s global network of sector and product bankers to deliver unique capital solutions to clients.

The Banker recognized Moelis & Company’s deal expertise in its 2020 Deal of the Year awards, awarding the Firm five wins on deals spanning Europe, the Americas and Asia-Pacific.

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.