What's Moelis known for?
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on 6/9/12 at 5:00am
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Working you to death.
Working you to death.
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Working you to death.
Definitely what I heard, too.
lol thanks for that. What
lol thanks for that. What about the line of business? I heard they are good in restructuring but was wondering if anyone can give a little more insight.
Rapid expansion...joking, but
Rapid expansion...joking, but they did hire more than they should have. They're still a good firm.
The last I heard, they are not organized into dedicated teams. They want to be able to pivot according to deal flow, shifting people from M&A to restructuring and back. Therefore, the whole firm = sweatshop.
West Coast rainmaker: Rapid
Rapid expansion...joking, but they did hire more than they should have. They're still a good firm.
The last I heard, they are not organized into dedicated teams. They want to be able to pivot according to deal flow, shifting people from M&A to restructuring and back. Therefore, the whole firm = sweatshop.
Wouldn't that be a great experience though, being able to work on a variety of types of deals?
Coming in second to Houlihan
Coming in second to Houlihan in restructuring :)
They're really good and I hear they do work you hard but they also pay you really well. Above street comp. Same with Chanin and a few other of the restructuring specific guys.
Mainly known for restructuring - I think their M&A etc. is middle mkt stuff mainly, good at what they do but restructuring is the real gem.
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restructuring they are pretty
restructuring
they are pretty up there with other shops hl, lazard, roth etc
legacy tech relationships and
legacy tech relationships and restructuring. you want to be in LA not NYC/London
Rambo: West Coast
Rapid expansion...joking, but they did hire more than they should have. They're still a good firm.
The last I heard, they are not organized into dedicated teams. They want to be able to pivot according to deal flow, shifting people from M&A to restructuring and back. Therefore, the whole firm = sweatshop.
Wouldn't that be a great experience though, being able to work on a variety of types of deals?
Yeah, I like that aspect of the firm. But, to agree with above posters, LA is far stronger.
frgna: Coming in second to
Coming in second to Houlihan in restructuring :)
They're really good and I hear they do work you hard but they also pay you really well. Above street comp. Same with Chanin and a few other of the restructuring specific guys.
Mainly known for restructuring - I think their M&A etc. is middle mkt stuff mainly, good at what they do but restructuring is the real gem.
First I've ever heard of Moelis coming second to Houlihan in restructuring (above BX/LAX). Always wondered how people ranked these firms?
Houlihan is number one only
Houlihan is number one only for sell-side restructuring. Moelis places behind them in that metric.
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For being ridiculously
For being ridiculously overrated on this forum...joking. It is a good firm with good M&A deal flow (mostly middle market though..not nearly as many mega deals as firms like Lazard or Evercore..not saying this is bad) and a great restructuring practice. However, as above posts point out the firm has expanded at a somewhat disorganized pace and most of its current reputation is based on its former UBS LA glory.
I heard analysts are exposed to great exit opps though. In fact, to aspiring monkeys, that is basically what the firm is best known for: Great exit opps to big PE firms. Although, I'm not sure if that is still the case..
I have heard Moelis has great
I have heard Moelis has great exit opps and a good financial sponsors team for not having a balance sheet (advising THL Partners on the $2.7bn Party City deal on Tuesday and the $1.0bn+ dividend recap of Savers with Leonard Green & TPG yesterday).
known for MDs actually
known for MDs actually pushing resumes and helping analysts exit to the buy side. Better for the business given the fact that this industry is primarily based on relationships. More connected associates to the buyside = potentially more deals for Moelis in the future.
Know couple of alums who have done this lately. But I think alot of the deal flow is diluted lately (but where isnt nowadays?!)
APAE: Houlihan is number one
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working you into the ground
frgna: South Sea
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No idea about NYC, but LA
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