LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Moelis & Company announced today that Caroline Silver will join the firm in October as a Managing Director based in London. Ms Silver, who has 22 years of investment banking experience, will focus on providing advisory services to clients in the financial services industry.

“Caroline brings a wealth of industry knowledge and an extensive relationship network to Moelis & Company,” said Ken Moelis, Chief Executive Officer of Moelis & Company. “Her financial services expertise, as well as her experience advising clients on M&A and restructuring transactions will be highly valuable to our clients. We are delighted to have her on the team.”

“Caroline’s appointment further strengthens Moelis & Company’s premier global franchise and the exceptional team we are building in London,” said Mark Aedy, Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa. “We continue to attract the highest calibre of talent to deliver trusted, independent advice to our clients.”

Ms Silver has a distinguished career in investment banking, most recently as Vice Chairman of EMEA Investment Banking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Prior to this, she spent 14 years at Morgan Stanley, where she was Global Vice Chairman of Investment Banking and previously held a number of senior positions including European Head of Financial Institutions and Head of Restructuring. Ms Silver also worked in M&A and corporate finance at Deutsche Morgan Grenfell for seven years and started her career as a Chartered Accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Caroline Silver commented, “I am very excited to be joining a first class organization, both in Europe and globally. I look forward to building on the significant momentum of Moelis & Company’s European franchise and growing our Financial Services practice.”

About Moelis & Company

Moelis & Company is a global investment bank that provides financial advisory services and capital raising solutions to clients in connection with mergers and acquisitions, restructurings and other strategic matters. The firm also manages investment funds that integrate capital with its advisory expertise. Moelis & Company serves a broad client base through its offices in New York, Boston, Chicago, London and Los Angeles. For more information, please visit www.moelis.com.