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Entries tagged "Ken Moelis"It's full throttle ahead for Moelis & Co.Moelis & Co. is expanding thoughtfully as it moves toward its vision of being a full-service investment bank that can challenge the bigger firms. Moelis' new office is Down UnderMoelis & Co. continues to expand with the opening of a Sydney office with the hiring of two J.P. Morgan Chase veterans. Moelis hiring spree endures two years laterThere was no doubt famed rainmaker Ken Moelis would recruit fellow bankers after starting his own firm, but he probably didn't expect a global financial crisis to help things along. Moelis hires Dermont for expanding bankruptcy teamMoelis & Co. announced yet another senior hire -- Rothschild's Jared Dermont -- in its recapitalization and restructuring group, which was formed in July and now has more than 60 people. Moelis & Co. adds restructuring proSteve Panagos will join Moelis & Co. in April as a managing director and vice chairman of its recapitalization and restructuring group. Boutique advisory firms see their fortunes take offM&A activity may be way down, but the fortunes of boutique advisory firms are way up. While Wall Street's banks have had to deal with the drying up of investment banking fees in addition to all their other problems, small shops like Moelis & Co. and Perella Weinberg Partners have been rapidly moving up in the rankings in spite of the slowest period for dealmaking since 2003. ... Looking for work? Here's who's hiringFor unemployed bankers, good news, Moelis & Co. and other boutiques are reportedly hiring. Moelis is said to be opening a London office to compete with firms such as Greenhill & Co., Rothschild, Gleacher Shacklock LLP and Evercore Partners Inc. Greg Share grabs PE gig as Moelis continues to hireVeteran private equity pro Greg Share is the latest hire of investment bank Moelis & Co. Share, who will hang his shingle at the New York office, will be a partner in the PE business of Moelis Capital Partners. ... Dealwatch: NBC UniversalIt has been widely reported that General Electric Co.'s NBC Universal Inc., along with Blackstone Group LP and Bain Capital, is one of two front-runners in the auction for Landmark Communications Inc.'s Weather Channel. Time Warner Inc. is the other remaining bidder, and offers are said to be near $3.5 billion, not the $5 billion Landmark had wanted. Stay tuned on that front. Meanwhile, NBCU has made some bets, like those on international expansion, female-oriented content and programming, and dabbling in VC, while buzz has for years abounded that GE should divest the business. ... Private Capital Symposium: Ken Moelis, LBO cycles, and crimes on Wall StreetKen Moelis, CEO of Moelis & Co. was keynote at The Deal's Private Capital Symposium. In this clip Moelis speaks about how the LBO cycle may change, best practices, and what he thinks of crimes on Wall Street. "My mother called me up at the end of the equity bubble, and... you know I have been at the heart and seen some of the problems, and my mother said, 'Hey how come you never go to jail?' ,and I said 'Gee, Thanks Mom'...The 'everybody's doing it' excuse doesn't hold when people are wondering how this happened, and they want to... Ken Moelis: Choice quotes from the Private Capital SymposiumKenneth Moelis, CEO of Moelis & Co., spoke about dealmaking at The Deal's Fifth Annual Private Capital Symposium. Here are some highlights of what he spoke about: I've been been at the heart at some of the place where there were problems. My mom called and said 'how come you never go to jail?' and I said 'Thanks mom!' When I started in this business, 20-25 years ago, I could name the top 10 investment bankers at the top 10 banks. They had a personalities, they had a point of view, and clients that they lived with. The name... Video of Ken Moelis, CEO, Moelis & Co.: The Deal's Private Capital SymposiumKenneth D. Moelis, chief executive officer, Moelis & Co., was the first keynote interview at the The Deal's Fifth Annual Private Capital Symposium Wednesday. "I think the cycle in the late 1980s and the current one were very similar," Moelis said. "There was a tremendous amount of liquidity in the 1980s, and deal multiples did get driven into excess. But they were restricted to one firm, so when the crisis hit it was restricted to one firm, Drexel." See the video after the jump. - The editors... Top tagsYou have executed a tag search on Dealscape. On the left,you will find a comprehensive list of stories tagged "Ken Moelis." Below are the most-popular tags for Dealscape. On the right of the page you will find a search box to dig deeper into our content.
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