Ken Moelis

Ken Moelis worked at Drexel Burnham Lambert, Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette, and UBS before founding Moelis & Company in 2007. At UBS, he had built one of the most successful investment banking franchises in Los Angeles. Moelis & Company became a leading independent M&A advisory firm and one of the most successful boutique banking IPOs. The firm advises on large corporate M&A deals and complex restructurings. Moelis's success validated the boutique advisory model as a legitimate competitor to bulge-bracket banks for senior-level deal advisory. The firm has continued to grow its global franchise by recruiting senior bankers from major institutions, offering them partnership economics and the ability to provide clients with truly independent advice unencumbered by conflicts arising from balance sheet lending relationships.