Ken Moelis stepping down to Executive Chairman?
"Founder Ken Moelis, who has served as Chief Executive Officer since the Firm’s inception in 2007, will assume the role of Executive Chairman and will continue to focus on advising clients on their most critical strategic decisions. Navid Mahmoodzadegan, Co-Founder and Co-President, will succeed Ken as Chief Executive Officer and will also join the Board of Directors. Jeff Raich, Co-Founder and Co-President, will become Executive Vice Chairman of Moelis and will continue to lead key business areas of the Firm."
as per their recent press release.
MOE is done
Without Ken this firm is cooked, literally a glorified Jefferies.
think Moelis will struggling moving forward. They are struggling to find their true competitive advantage and now that Ken's gone it's going to get worse.
They will keep getting overhyped on places like WSO due to good exits, but as a career banker no reason whatsoever to go to a place like MOE.
(1) You'll be working, for the most part, on subpar quality deals, (2) Comp will only be top if you grind like a maniac, (3) No brand recognition outside of finance (even an average BB like Barclays or Deutsche will be more known than a MOE, especially if you go international), (4) Ability to build a client book is limited at best (good luck building relationship with clients based on your "superior strategic advise").
Idk there seems to be a good amount of homegrown MDs there
Ken's rolodex has been dwindling. I wouldn't be surprised if the firm will go bust in a couple of years, their only edge where they can truly compete on top mandates is in the media/entertainment space (RX too, but that alone won't be able to carry the firm. They need the M&A/strategic advisory side to lead things). Other than these fields, the firm scraps for mediocre MM or even LMM mandates
Bump - will moelis decline from this?
.
Lol this forum is pathetic. Moelis stock hit ATHs less than 3 months ago. Revenue is up year over year. Headcount is at all time high. There have been multiple groundbreaking deals in the past year including Rhode, Nordstrom, Skydance, NY Giants, etc. Momentum in tech, healthcare, and RX. Exits are strong for most recent class. Ken isn’t even leaving – he’s just not going to be running day to day operations but will still meet with clients.
SB - would you say this is a solid shop to be a career banker?
Congrats on MOE!
What a tool. Enjoy the MOE kool-aid bro. On the skydance deal there were like 20 advisors and the Nordstorm deal is decent, nothing more. Other than some media deals, MOE doesn't do any large-cap / prominent strategic work. Who tf are we fooling
This is such a cringe reply, typical coming from an RX nerd. Probably at Ducera.
Such a dumb comment lol. Rev is up YoY for most shops, same for stock price and headcount. Not clear how is that indicative of the overall trajectory of the firm post-Ken Moelis
Moelis shills are going nuts here
lmao
Good chance Moelis goes the way of Greenhill
The "Moelis is dead" comments, while the stock barely moves on the news, are pretty funny.
Anyone who's been listening to Ken over the years (and it's not hard if you have CNBC or YouTube) knows he's been slowly and carefully building the operation so that he could step away when it's ready to operate successfully without him being in the CEO chair. Looks like he finally got it there. The news isn't surprising and that's why market reaction was muted.
Thread full of lazard analysts saying moe is done lol
No skin in the game here but why are Moelis analysts on this site so obsessed with being seen as a peer of Lazard? Reminds of when people at certain colleges try to associate themselves with what they see as the tier above lol.
Also no skin in the game as at another bank but I made the joke because laz analysts are probably desperate to see another similar EB on the decline (as they are)
It's news to me that Lazard is ahead of Moelis. Are they? RX group sure. But where else is Laz that strong? I think of them as equals at best, but honestly I don't keep up on the latest changes in rankings. My view of Lazard is, it was strong decades ago but has been a lower end EB for a while.
.
They picked the new ceo by putting all members of the founding team in a boxing tournament.
Loser runs Rothschild.
MOE is cooked, fried, out of business, see you at chapter 11!!!!!!!!!!!
- Chet, sophomore at Rutgers
Pretty accurate summary of the thread.
It’s not even like he’s leaving. He’s transitioning some management responsibilities to spend more time with clients. It’s probably good for the brand.
Moelis has never been my cup of tea - too many randos, low payout, high overheads. But Ken is a generationally great banker and it’s impressive what’s he’s built.
Ut qui consequatur tempora consectetur repellendus. Perspiciatis quo rem rerum et consequatur. Eum sit voluptates incidunt voluptate expedita et ex laudantium. Omnis recusandae voluptas laudantium voluptas. Aut velit adipisci veniam excepturi. Molestias ut quaerat maxime ducimus qui.
Aperiam quaerat dignissimos quaerat occaecati inventore explicabo. Error sed quo adipisci corrupti libero nemo quia. Ad neque molestias et reprehenderit et et soluta aliquam. Inventore illo pariatur dolorem eos totam saepe. Eligendi quisquam quam ipsa odit eveniet eos explicabo officiis. Consequatur est ad sit corporis et.
See All Comments - 100% Free
WSO depends on everyone being able to pitch in when they know something. Unlock with your email and get bonus: 6 financial modeling lessons free ($199 value)
or Unlock with your social account...
Quos assumenda laborum eligendi repudiandae et dolorem aut vero. Blanditiis temporibus molestiae illum suscipit est ullam.
Voluptas natus nihil doloremque quae et culpa praesentium. Odit facere magni recusandae quod. Veniam est id deleniti placeat.
Unde natus minima sint quia soluta at. Nihil id quia delectus repudiandae natus. Natus rerum quod possimus qui.
Sed expedita quasi maxime et voluptas eos. Nulla dolorem tempore doloribus atque. Enim alias omnis hic dignissimos sed doloribus.