News

London, March 12, 2018

Moelis & Company (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, today announced the appointment of Robert Glauerdt as a Managing Director providing financial and strategic advice to financial institutions, with a focus on traditional and alternative asset managers. He joins the Firm’s London office, extending Moelis & Company’s existing coverage of asset management firms and other financial institutions into Europe.

Mr. Glauerdt has over 13 years of financial institutions investment banking experience. He was most recently a Partner and Managing Director at Berkshire Capital Securities where he advised private and publicly-listed financial institutions on transactions involving asset managers, wealth managers, private banks, securities and specialty finance firms in Europe and internationally. Prior to Berkshire, he worked in UBS’ Global Financial Institutions group in London and New York, advising asset management clients on corporate finance and M&A transactions.

“As financial institutions, and asset management firms in particular, seek global expansion and greater scale, Robert’s expertise will be an exceptional addition to our well-established asset management advisory offering, extending our financial institutions advisory capabilities into Europe and beyond,” said Yorick van Slingelandt, Moelis & Company’s Co-Head of Europe. “Relatively low interest rates, a shifting regulatory environment, and strong growth in both passive and alternative investment capabilities continue to drive consolidation among asset managers. Our global client base will benefit tremendously from Robert’s deep sector knowledge and transaction experience as they position themselves for growth in this changing environment.”

About Moelis & Company
Moelis & Company is a leading global independent investment bank that provides innovative strategic advice and solutions to a diverse client base, including corporations, governments and financial sponsors.  The Firm assists its clients in achieving their strategic goals by offering comprehensive integrated financial advisory services across all major industry sectors.  Moelis & Company’s experienced professionals advise clients on their most critical decisions, including mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations and restructurings, capital markets transactions, and other corporate finance matters.  The Firm serves its clients with 750 employees in 19 geographic locations in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia.  For further information, please visit: www.moelis.com or follow us on Twitter @Moelis.

New York, March 12, 2018

Moelis & Company (the “Company”) (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, today announced that it has commenced a public offering of 5,000,000 shares of Class A common stock to be sold by the Company.

The proceeds of the shares of Class A common stock being offered will be used to repurchase the same number of shares of Class A common stock or partnership or other equity interests that are exchangeable or convertible into shares of Class A common stock from certain of the Company’s Managing Directors and former employees; as a result, the number of fully diluted shares of Class A common stock outstanding, which includes all outstanding shares of Class A common stock and partnership and other equity interests exchangeable into shares of Class A common stock, will not increase. Moelis & Company will not retain any proceeds from the sale of shares of Class A common stock. The Company is conducting the offering to facilitate organized liquidity in its Class A common stock and to increase the public float of its Class A common stock.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and UBS Investment Bank are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering. The offering will be made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement, prospectus and prospectus supplement filed by the Company. Copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus may be obtained from Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, 200 West Street, New York, NY 10282, telephone: (866) 471-2526, facsimile: (212) 902-9316 or e-mail: [email protected]; or UBS Investment Bank, Prospectus Department, 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019, telephone: (888) 827-7275 or e-mail: [email protected].

A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and was declared effective on December 16, 2016. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of any offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About Moelis & Company
Moelis & Company is a leading global independent investment bank that provides innovative strategic advice and solutions to a diverse client base, including corporations, governments and financial sponsors.  The Firm assists its clients in achieving their strategic goals by offering comprehensive integrated financial advisory services across all major industry sectors.  Moelis & Company’s experienced professionals advise clients on their most critical decisions, including mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations and restructurings, capital markets transactions, and other corporate finance matters. The Firm serves its clients with 750 employees in 19 geographic locations in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which reflect the Company’s current views with respect to, among other things, its operations and financial performance. You can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of words such as “outlook,” “believes,” “expects,” “potential,” “continues,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seeks,” “approximately,” “predicts,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” or the negative version of these words or other comparable words. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise. A further list and description of these risks, uncertainties and other factors can be found in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K. These documents and subsequent filings are available online at www.sec.gov or on request from the Company.

New York, March 12, 2018

Moelis & Company (the “Company”) (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, today announced the pricing of the previously announced public offering of 5,000,000 shares of its Class A common stock at a public offering price of $51.00 per share, which is expected to yield gross proceeds of approximately $255.0 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses. The offering is expected to close on March 14, 2018 subject to customary closing conditions.

The proceeds of the sale of shares of Class A common stock being offered will be used to repurchase the same number of shares of Class A common stock or partnership or other equity interests that are exchangeable or convertible into shares of Class A common stock from certain of the Company’s Managing Directors and former employees; as a result, the number of fully diluted shares of Class A common stock outstanding, which includes all outstanding shares of Class A common stock and partnership and other equity interests exchangeable into shares of Class A common stock, will not increase as a result of the offering. Moelis & Company will not retain any proceeds from the sale of shares of Class A common stock. The Company is conducting the offering to facilitate organized liquidity in its Class A common stock and to increase the public float of its Class A common stock.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and UBS Investment Bank are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering. The offering is being made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement, prospectus and prospectus supplement filed by the Company. Copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus may be obtained from Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, 200 West Street, New York, NY 10282, telephone: (866) 471-2526, facsimile: (212) 902-9316 or e-mail: [email protected]; or UBS Investment Bank, Attention: Prospectus Department, 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019, telephone: (888) 827-7275 or e-mail: [email protected].

A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and was declared effective on December 16, 2016. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of any offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About Moelis & Company
Moelis & Company is a leading global independent investment bank that provides innovative strategic advice and solutions to a diverse client base, including corporations, governments and financial sponsors. The Firm assists its clients in achieving their strategic goals by offering comprehensive integrated financial advisory services across all major industry sectors. Moelis & Company’s experienced professionals advise clients on their most critical decisions, including mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations and restructurings, capital markets transactions, and other corporate finance matters. The Firm serves its clients with 750 employees in 19 geographic locations in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which reflect the Company’s current views with respect to, among other things, its operations and financial performance. You can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of words such as “outlook,” “believes,” “expects,” “potential,” “continues,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seeks,” “approximately,” “predicts,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” or the negative version of these words or other comparable words. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise. A further list and description of these risks, uncertainties and other factors can be found in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K. These documents and subsequent filings are available online at www.sec.gov or on request from the Company.

London, March 06, 2018

Moelis & Company (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, today announced the appointment of Rick Haythornthwaite as an Advisory Partner, based in London.

Mr. Haythornthwaite’s executive and non-executive experience across the energy, industrial, and technology sectors spans nearly 40 years. In his capacity as an Advisory Partner, Mr. Haythornthwaite will continue his service as a non-executive board member at a number of companies, including his role as Chairman of MasterCard Inc., Chairman of Centrica PLC, and Chairman and Founder of QiO Technologies Ltd.

Mr. Haythornthwaite began his career at BP PLC, having held various executive roles throughout his 17-year tenure, including Chief Geologist at BP France, General Manager of Magnus Oilfield and President of BP Venezuela.  Following his work at BP, he continued to build leadership experience in the energy and industrials industries as Corporate and Commercial Director of Premier Oil PLC for two years and four years as CEO of Blue Circle Industries until its merger with Lafarge in 2001. Mr. Haythornthwaite went on to serve as CEO of Invensys PLC between 2001 and 2005 and most recently as a Partner at Star Capital Partners Ltd until 2013.

Ken Moelis, Chairman and CEO of Moelis & Company, said, “Rick is an incredibly successful and highly-regarded industrialist. His decades of experience building and leading public companies in the energy, industrials, and technology sectors will be a valuable resource for our clients in Europe and around the world. Throughout Rick’s career, in both executive and non-executive roles, he has led numerous companies through mergers, acquisitions, and other complex transactions at nearly every stage of the business life cycle. Our clients will undoubtedly benefit from Rick’s deep relationships and unique background as they continue to navigate the disruption in the industries in which he specializes.”

About Moelis & Company
Moelis & Company is a leading global independent investment bank that provides innovative strategic advice and solutions to a diverse client base, including corporations, governments and financial sponsors.  The Firm assists its clients in achieving their strategic goals by offering comprehensive integrated financial advisory services across all major industry sectors.  Moelis & Company’s experienced professionals advise clients on their most critical decisions, including mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations and restructurings, capital markets transactions, and other corporate finance matters.  The Firm serves its clients with 750 employees in 19 geographic locations in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia.  For further information, please visit: www.moelis.com or follow us on Twitter @Moelis.

London, March 05, 2018

Moelis & Company (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, today announced the appointment of Chris Roberts as a Managing Director providing equity capital markets advice to clients across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. He will join the Firm’s London office in June and will lead the ongoing build-out of Moelis & Company’s Equity Capital Markets (ECM) Advisory business alongside Managing Director Alex Hageman.

Mr. Roberts will join after 11 years at J.P. Morgan where he was most recently a Managing Director and Head of EMEA Equity Capital Markets Execution in London. In addition to advising clients through IPOs, follow-on offerings, private placements and other equity-related transactions in EMEA, Mr. Roberts also served as the Head of Equity Execution for J.P. Morgan’s Tech, Media, and Telecom ECM franchise in San Francisco. He started his banking career as a Vice President in Morgan Stanley’s Capital Markets Structuring Group in London. Prior to Morgan Stanley, Mr. Roberts was a lawyer for eight years in the London offices of Slaughter and May and Latham and Watkins.

“We are delighted to have Chris join our team in London and partner with Alex Hageman to continue the successful build-out of our Equity Capital Markets Advisory franchise in EMEA,” said Yorick van Slingelandt, Moelis & Company’s Co-Head of Europe. “Following last year’s rebound in IPO activity in Europe, we see strong momentum for IPOs in 2018, with markets throughout EMEA looking increasingly supportive of new equity issues. Chris’ experience executing transactions of all sizes for companies around the world will be a tremendous asset to our clients as they prepare both public and private equity offerings.”

About Moelis & Company
Moelis & Company is a leading global independent investment bank that provides innovative strategic advice and solutions to a diverse client base, including corporations, governments and financial sponsors.  The Firm assists its clients in achieving their strategic goals by offering comprehensive integrated financial advisory services across all major industry sectors.  Moelis & Company’s experienced professionals advise clients on their most critical decisions, including mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations and restructurings, capital markets transactions, and other corporate finance matters.  The Firm serves its clients with 750 employees in 19 geographic locations in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia.  For further information, please visit: www.moelis.com or follow us on Twitter @Moelis.

New York, March 05, 2018

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

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

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

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

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

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

About Moelis & Company
Moelis & Company is a leading global independent investment bank that provides innovative strategic advice and solutions to a diverse client base, including corporations, governments and financial sponsors.  The Firm assists its clients in achieving their strategic goals by offering comprehensive integrated financial advisory services across all major industry sectors.  Moelis & Company’s experienced professionals advise clients on their most critical decisions, including mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations and restructurings, capital markets transactions, and other corporate finance matters.  The Firm serves its clients with 750 employees in 19 geographic locations in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia.  For further information, please visit: www.moelis.com or follow us on Twitter @Moelis.

New York, February 07, 2018

New York, February 02, 2018

Moelis & Company (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, today announced the appointment of Ashish Contractor as a Managing Director providing financial and strategic advice to specialty and generic pharmaceutical, and biotech clients. He is based in the Firm’s New York office.

Mr. Contractor joins after nearly 14 years at Greenhill & Co. where he was most recently a Managing Director leading Greenhill’s Life Sciences coverage. Prior to Greenhill & Co., Mr. Contractor worked in Lehman Brothers’ Private Equity Group. Mr. Contractor began his career as an analyst in the financial institutions group at Lehman Brothers. He has more than 19 years of experience advising companies on a broad spectrum of corporate finance matters including mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financings, hostile takeovers, corporate defense, and private placements.

Jeff Raich, Co-President of Moelis & Company, said, “New therapeutic innovations, coupled with industry forces like the consolidation of wholesalers and pricing pressures, continue to drive deal-making in the pharmaceutical and biotech space. Following strong activity for global healthcare M&A over the past few years, our clients will benefit tremendously from Ashish’s extensive industry knowledge and creative structuring experience as they continue to look for opportunities to transact. Ashish’s broad expertise will be an exceptional addition to our industry-leading global Healthcare 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 750 employees in 19 geographic locations in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia.  For further information, please visit: www.moelis.com or follow us on Twitter @Moelis.

New York, February 01, 2018

Moelis & Company (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, today announced the appointment of Nate Stulman as a Managing Director providing financial and strategic advice to financial, commerce, and technology companies on lending & payments, financial technology, commerce enablement, loyalty, and data & analytics. He will join the Firm in March and will be based in New York.

Mr. Stulman has nearly 15 years of investment banking experience advising banks, credit card issuers, specialty finance companies, and commerce and technology companies on transactions related to major lending & payments programs and portfolios, particularly in the credit card sector. He joins from Greenhill & Co. where he was most recently a Managing Director and Co-Head of FinTech.

“Clients in the financial services and commerce sectors will benefit tremendously from Nate’s unique background and deep understanding of the lending, payments and commerce ecosystems. His areas of expertise will enhance our growing, global FinTech offering,” said Navid Mahmoodzadegan, Co-President of Moelis & Company. “We expect to see an uptick in M&A and other transaction activity in these sectors as a result of high levels of innovation and disruption as well as ongoing changes to the competitive, regulatory, interest rate, and credit environments. We look forward to providing comprehensive, strategic advice to our clients as they adjust to this ever-evolving landscape.”

About Moelis & Company
Moelis & Company is a leading global independent investment bank that provides innovative strategic advice and solutions to a diverse client base, including corporations, governments and financial sponsors. The Firm assists its clients in achieving their strategic goals by offering comprehensive integrated financial advisory services across all major industry sectors. Moelis & Company’s experienced professionals advise clients on their most critical decisions, including mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations and restructurings, capital markets transactions, and other corporate finance matters. The Firm serves its clients with 750 employees in 19 geographic locations in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia. For further information, please visit: www.moelis.com or follow us on Twitter @Moelis.

New York, January 11, 2018

Moelis & Company (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, will release its full year and fourth quarter 2017 financial results after the market closes on Wednesday, February 7, 2018.

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 (February 7, 2018) 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 1-877-510-3938 (domestic) or 1-412-902-4137 (international) and referencing the Moelis & Company Fourth Quarter 2017 Earnings Call. 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 1-877-344-7529 (domestic) or 1-412-317-0088 (international); the conference number is 10115825.

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 over 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.

New York, November 01, 2017

Moelis & Company (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, today announced the appointment of Marco Acaia as a Managing Director providing financial and strategic advice to consumer clients in EMEA and internationally. He is based in London.

Mr. Acaia has more than 17 years of investment banking experience, having worked at Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan in both Milan and London and most recently as a Partner at Stamford Partners in London. Throughout his career he has developed trusted client relationships and deep expertise working with European companies in verticals across the consumer sector including food and beverage, food ingredients, household and personal care, and luxury goods.

“Activity in the consumer sector continues to increase as large corporates seek to grow through the acquisition of high-growth, entrepreneurial brands or find cost synergies by merging with their well-established peers,” said Yorick van Slingelandt, Co-Head of Europe at Moelis & Company. “Clients in nearly every consumer vertical are looking for opportunities to gain access to on-trend categories, enter new markets, and diversify into complementary distribution channels. Marco’s experience covering European consumer companies of all sizes and his ongoing engagement with financial sponsors throughout his career will be an exceptional resource for our clients. We look forward to having him expand our global consumer 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 over 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.

New York, October 25, 2017

New York, October 04, 2017

Moelis & Company (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, will release its third quarter 2017 financial results after the market closes on Wednesday, October 25, 2017.

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 (October 25, 2017) 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
1-877-510-3938 (domestic) or 1-412-902-4137 (international) and referencing the Moelis & Company Third Quarter 2017 Earnings Call. 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 1-877-344-7529 (domestic) or 1-412-317-0088 (international); the conference number is 10112609.

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 over 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.

New York, September 05, 2017

Moelis & Company (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, today announced the appointment of Trevor Montano as a Managing Director providing financial and strategic advice to regional banks and non-bank lenders. He is based in the Firm’s Washington D.C. office.

Mr. Montano has 17 years of both public and private sector experience, having most recently served as the Chief Investment Officer at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. While at the Treasury, he managed a portfolio of financial institution investments made by the U.S. Government under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) during the financial crisis. Prior to his public service, Mr. Montano held senior positions as an M&A investment banker in the financial institution groups at Citigroup and UBS where he was responsible for coverage of U.S. Banks and diversified financial companies. He began his career as a BIG 4 consultant focused on transactions in the financial services sector. He is also a CFA charterholder and serves on the board of the CFA Society Washington D.C.

“The combination of rising interest rates, an evolving financial regulatory framework and the prospects for greater economic growth will likely result in increased activity in the U.S. regional banking space,” said Jeff Raich, Co-President at Moelis & Company. “The financial sector has also seen an expansion of alternative and non-bank lenders which have attracted a significant amount of capital and spurred greater investments in technology and the customer experience. As regional banks and other financial institutions continue to adapt to both structural and regulatory changes in the industry, Trevor’s extensive and unique experience will be tremendously beneficial to our clients. We look forward to having him extend our leading financial institutions franchise beyond our well-established coverage of asset managers, insurance companies and exchanges.”

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.

New York, July 25, 2017

Moelis & Company (the “Company”) (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, today announced that it has commenced a public offering of 6,000,000 shares of Class A common stock to be sold by the Company.

The proceeds of the shares of Class A common stock being offered will be used to repurchase the same number of shares of Class A common stock or partnership or other equity interests that are exchangeable or convertible into shares of Class A common stock from certain of the Company’s Managing Directors and former employees; as a result, the number of fully diluted shares of Class A common stock outstanding, which includes all outstanding shares of Class A common stock and partnership and other equity interests exchangeable into shares of Class A common stock, will not increase. Moelis & Company will not retain any proceeds from the sale of shares of Class A common stock. The Company is conducting the offering to facilitate organized liquidity in its Class A common stock and to increase the public float of its Class A common stock.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering. The offering will be made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement, prospectus and prospectus supplement filed by the Company. Copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus may be obtained from Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, 200 West Street, New York, NY 10282 telephone: (866) 471-2526, facsimile: (212) 902-9316 email: [email protected] or J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewater, NY 11717, or telephone: 866-803-9204.

A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and was declared effective on December 16, 2016. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of any offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

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 the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which reflect the Company’s current views with respect to, among other things, its operations and financial performance. You can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of words such as “outlook,” “believes,” “expects,” “potential,” “continues,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seeks,” “approximately,” “predicts,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” or the negative version of these words or other comparable words. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise. A further list and description of these risks, uncertainties and other factors can be found in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. These documents and subsequent filings are available online at www.sec.gov or on request from the Company.