Moelis & Company Announces Greg Share has Joined as a Partner in Private Equity

Business Wire, August 6, 2008

NEW YORK -- Moelis & Company announced today that Greg Share has joined the firm as a Partner in the Private Equity Business of Moelis Capital Partners, based in New York. Mr. Share has 11 years of private equity investment experience in the United States and Europe, having made a number of growth equity, leveraged buyout and restructuring investments.

Mr. Share joins from Fortress Investment Group, where he was a Managing Director in the private equity group and most recently focused on financial services and insurance investments. At Fortress, Mr. Share was involved in all aspects of the private equity investment process including sourcing new opportunities, acquisition structuring and working closely with portfolio company management teams.

Prior to joining Fortress, Mr. Share was a Vice President at Madison Dearborn Partners where he specialized in private equity investing in the media and communications sectors. Mr. Share began his career at Lazard Freres & Company.

"We are thrilled to welcome Greg to our team of investment professionals," said Kurt Larsen, Managing Partner of Moelis Capital Partners. "Greg brings tremendous expertise in a number of industries that are of strategic importance to our firm and to our advisory clients. His breadth of transaction experience will further enhance our ability to provide innovative capital solutions to our clients."

About Moelis & Company

Moelis & Company is an investment bank that provides advice on mergers and acquisitions, restructurings and other corporate finance matters and manages investment funds that integrate capital solutions with the firm's advisory expertise. Moelis & Company serves a broad client base through its offices in New York, Los Angeles, Boston and Chicago. For further information on Moelis & Company, please visit www.moelis.com.