Our Senior Team
Our Managing Directors and Senior Advisors are supported by the collective strength of our integrated global team comprised of 1,450 professionals working seamlessly across 23 locations worldwide.
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Mark Milano
Managing DirectorLondon
Mark Milano is a Managing Director at Moelis & Company, where he provides strategic and financial advice to clients across EMEA, with a focus on Business, Industrials, and Technology Services. Mark has over 25 years of investment banking experience and is a trusted advisor to C-suite corporate and private equity clients.
Prior to joining Moelis & Company, Mark was a Managing Director and Head of Business Services EMEA Coverage at HSBC, where he led strategic advisory efforts across high-growth verticals undergoing technological disruption in B2B and B2C services. Mark previously held senior leadership roles in M&A and coverage of Business and Industrial Services at Lehman Brothers and Nomura. He began his career at Credit Suisse First Boston.
James Nichols
Managing DirectorLondon
James Nichols is a Managing Director at Moelis & Company, where he specializes in providing strategic and financial advice to clients across the services sector. His industry expertise spans a range of sub-verticals, including professional services, environmental and sustainability, design and engineering, TIC, distribution, and commercial services. James has extensive experience advising public and private companies, as well as entrepreneurs, across a wide range of M&A, equity capital markets, recapitalizations, and other strategic advisory transactions.
Prior to joining Moelis & Company, James was a Managing Director at DC Advisory, where he co-led business and healthcare services in the U.K., having previously advised financial sponsor clients. Before that, he was a U.K. coverage banker at Credit Suisse and began his investment banking career at Investec. James holds a B.A. with Honours in History and an M.A. with Distinction in Finance Management, both from Durham University.
Rick Polhemus
Managing DirectorSan Francisco
Rick Polhemus is a Managing Director at Moelis & Company, where he leads the U.S. Business Services franchise. Rick has over 25 years of investment banking experience, originating and executing transactions for growth companies throughout their corporate lifecycle, including M&A, leveraged buyouts, IPOs, and debt and equity capital raising. His Services industry expertise spans a range of subsectors, including environmental, infrastructure, industrial, utility, sustainability, and commercial services.
Prior to joining Moelis & Company, Rick was a Managing Director and Head of West Region Investment Banking at Morgan Stanley, where he led coverage of the environmental, industrial, and infrastructure services sectors, as well as several areas of energy transition and industrial technology, most notably electrification and grid modernization. Before that, he was a Managing Director in the Industrials and Technology Groups at J.P. Morgan, where he was instrumental in establishing the firm’s coverage efforts in the industrial growth and services sectors. Rick started his investment banking career at Hambrecht & Quist. He holds a B.A. in Economics from Pomona College and an M.B.A. in Finance from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.