Moelis & Company Announces Appointment of Five Senior Directors to Form a Global Advisory Board

New York and London (ots/PRNewswire) -

Senior Directors Include International Industry Leaders and
Former Government Representatives: Charlene Barshefsky, Kwon Ping Ho,
Michael Marks, Sidney Taurel, Hubert Vedrine.

Global Advisory Board Chairman is Lord Mervyn Davies, Former
Chairman and CEO of Standard Chartered PLC and Minister of State for
the United Kingdom

As part of its continued international expansion, Moelis &
Company, the New York-headquartered independent investment bank,
today announced the appointment of five Senior Directors who bring
global financial, government and economic experience to the firm and
will provide senior counsel and strategic advice on industry issues
particularly across international financial markets.

Under the Chairmanship of Lord Mervyn Davies, Baron Davies of
Abersoch, CBE, former Chairman and CEO of Standard Chartered PLC and
Minister of State for Trade, Investment and Small Business for the
United Kingdom, the Senior Directors will collectively form the
firm's Global Advisory Board.

Lord Davies, who joined the firm last year and who is also
Special Advisor to Ken Moelis, CEO of Moelis & Company, will be
joined on the Global Advisory Board by:

Ambassador Charlene Barshefsky -Former United States Trade
Representative, Executive Office of the President, U.S. Government,
currently Senior International Partner at WilmerHale;

Kwon Ping Ho - Founder and Executive Chairman of Banyan Tree
Group, Singapore, and Chairman of the Wah Chang Group;

Michael Marks - Founding Partner of Riverwood Capital, former
Chairman and CEO of Flextronics, and former Senior Advisor at
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co;

Sidney Taurel - Former Chairman and CEO of Eli Lilly and Company,
and currently Senior Advisor at Capital Royalty LLP, a private equity
firm investing in intellectual property in the biopharmaceutical
industry; and

Hubert Vedrine - Founding Partner of Hubert Vedrine Conseil, and
Chairman of the Institut Francois Mitterrand. Between 1997 and 2002
he was Minister of Foreign Affairs in Lionel Jospin's cabinet, and
between 1981 and 1995 he was Foreign Affairs Advisor, then Chief of
Staff, of French President Francois Mitterrand.

"Clients expect the highest quality strategic advice as they plan
for the future success of their companies. Advice needs to be
innovative and current with global economic and political issues, and
provide companies with the strategy they need to outpace their
competition," said Ken Moelis. "Between our world-class team and our
new Global Advisory Board members, Moelis & Company will continue to
provide the uncompromised strategic advice that clients are looking
for."

"In today's markets, there are many opportunities for independent
financial advisory firms. The members of the Global Advisory Board
will help Moelis & Company capitalize on these opportunities by
enhancing our relationships with key global corporate clients,
institutions and governments who have come to expect uncompromised
advisory services from us," said Lord Davies.

These appointments are part of Moelis & Company's continued
international expansion since it opened four years ago. The company
recently announced its expansion in Asia through the acquisition of
Asia Pacific Advisers, an independent, financial advisory firm in
Hong Kong, and in the Middle East through the opening of an office in
Dubai. Moelis & Company continues to grow through its businesses in
the United States, Europe and Australia.

Note to Editors:

Lord Mervyn Davies, Baron Davies of Abersoch, CBE, was Minister
for Trade, Investment and Small Business for the United Kingdom
between 2009 and 2010. Prior to this appointment, he was the Chairman
of Standard Chartered PLC from 2006 to 2009 and Group Chief Executive
between 2001 and 2006. He is a Partner and Vice Chairman of Corsair
Capital, Non-Executive Chairman of PineBridge Investments LLC,
Non-Executive Director of Diageo plc, and a member of the advisory
committee of Native Land.

Ambassador Charlene Barshefsky was the United States Trade
Representative from 1997-2001, and Deputy USTR from 1993-1996. As a
member of President Bill Clinton's Cabinet, she was responsible for
the formulation of US trade policy and the negotiation of hundreds of
complex trade, market access and investment agreements across the
globe, including China's WTO agreement. She is currently Senior
International Partner at WilmerHale in Washington, DC. She has been a
scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and
the recipient of numerous academic and professional honors. Her
current Board affiliations include American Express Company, Inc.,
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc., Intel Corporation, and Starwood Hotels
& Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

Kwon Ping Ho founded the Banyan Tree Group in 1994 and is
currently Executive Chairman. The company invests in and manages
upscale resorts located primarily in the Asia-Pacific region. He is
also Chairman of the Wah Chang Group, a family investment holding
company. He has been at this company since 1981. He is a Board member
and Chairman of Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts, Laguna Resort and
Hotels, and Thai Wah Food Products Public Co. Ltd.

Michael Marks was a Founder of Riverwood Capital in 2007. He was
a Partner and then Senior Advisor at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co
between 2006 and 2007, Interim Chief Executive Officer at Tesla
Motors, Inc. in 2007, and worked at Flextronics International Ltd. as
Chairman and CEO between 1993 and 2006. His current Board
affiliations include SanDisk Corporation (Chairman), Schlumberger
Ltd, Aptina, GoPro, and Virtual Instruments.

Sidney Taurel had a distinguished career with both U.S. and
international experience at Eli Lilly and Company between 1971 and
2008. The company develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceuticals
and animal health products. He became Chairman, President and CEO in
1999. He is currently Senior Advisor at Capital Royalty LLP, a
private equity firm investing in intellectual property in the
biopharmaceutical industry. His current Board affiliations include
Director roles at IBM Corporation and McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Mr.
Taurel is a member of the Global Advisory Board of Takeda
Pharmaceutical Company Ltd.

Hubert Vedrine was French Minister of Foreign Affairs in the
Lionel Jospin cabinet between 1997 and 2002. He was foreign affairs
advisor, then chief of staff, of French President Francois Mitterrand
between 1981 and 1995, and has been Chairman of the Institut Francois
Mitterrand since 2004. He is the Founding Partner of Hubert Vedrine
Conseil. He is a Director of LVMH and IPSOS, and was on the Advisory
Board of Booz Allen Hamilton France.

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 more than 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 http://www.moelis.com.

For further information, please contact:
Capital MSL
Richard Campbell, Justine Lamond, Tom Steiner
T: +44(0)20-7307-5337
Moelis@capitalmsl.com
Andrea Hurst
Moelis & Company
t: +1-212-883-3666
m: +1-347-583-9705
andrea.hurst@moelis.com

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