#1MOELIS & COMPANY July 2021#2Forward Looking Statements MOELIS & COMPANY This presentation contains forward-looking statements, which reflect the Firm's current views with respect to, among other things, its operations and financial performance. You can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of words such as "outlook," "believes," "expects," "potential," "continues," "may," "will," “should,” “seeks,” “target," "approximately," "predicts,” “intends,” “plans,” "estimates," "anticipates" or the negative version of these words or other comparable words. Such forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions and estimates and subject to various risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. We believe these factors include, but are not limited to, those described under "Risk Factors" discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10- K for the year ended December 31, 2019. These factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included in this release. In particular, statements herein about the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the firm's business, results, financial position and liquidity may constitute forward-looking statements and are subject to the risk that the actual impact may differ, possibly materially, from what is currently estimated. In addition, new risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all risks and uncertainties, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Accordingly, you should not rely upon forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results. The Firm undertakes no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise. [1]#3Premier Global Independent Investment Bank ■ Global footprint - MOELIS & COMPANY 21 geographic locations in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia ■ Trusted advisor - Focus on M&A, Restructuring, Capital Solutions, Capital Markets and Private Funds Advisory Expertise across all major industries ■ World class coverage 125 MDs with an average of over 22 years of experience 1 Consistent Performance - - Record Q2 2021 revenues of $361 million, up 126% from Q2 2020 Record 1H 2021 revenues of $625 million, up 99% from 1H 2020 Top 10 US M&A advisor for completed M&A ² Top 15 global M&A advisor for completed M&A ² Top three Global boutique advisory firm 2 Number one US restructuring advisor over the last three years Healthy balance sheet with strong cash position and no debt or goodwill ■ Commitment to return 100% of excess capital to shareholders Notes: 123 1. 2. 3. As of 7/21/2021 Source: Dealogic - 1H 2021 M&A Revenue Source: Refinitiv - FY 2018-2020 Completed Deals (by value) [2] བ#4Moelis & Company Milestones 2007 - 2008 MOELIS & COMPANY ■ Founded and Raised Growth Capital from Global Institutional Investors ■ Hired Restructuring Team 2009 - 2010 2011 - 2014 2015 - 2017 2018 - 2020 IFR AWARDS 2019 Restructuring Advisor of the Year ■ Established European Business ■ Formed Joint Venture in Australia ■ Entered Hong Kong, China, India & Middle East ■ IPO in April 2014 (NYSE: MC) ■ Formed Private Funds Advisory Business ☐ ■ Expanded into Brazil and established German presence ■ Mexico Alliance with Alfaro, Dávila y Scherer, S.C. ■ Australian Joint Venture listed on Australian Securities Exchange ☐ ■ Formed Shareholder Defense and Capital Solutions Groups ◉ ☐ Expansion into Continental Europe with coverage of the Benelux & Nordic Regions Strengthened MENA coverage with the opening of Israel office ■ Enhanced Capital Markets Capabilities with senior hires Mergermarket Middle East The Banker The Banker The Banker DEALS M&A YEAR 2018 Awards 2019 DEALS OF THE YEAR 2019 DEALS OF THE YEAR 2020 The Banker INEVESTMENT BANK OF THE YEAR 2020 FOR PRIVATE PLACEMENTS 2021 DEALS OF THE YEAR The Banker Deal Deal AWARDS MIDDLE MARKET AWARDS EUROPE [3]#5Our Business: Relationships, Judgment and Experience MOELIS & COMPANY Global footprint to serve client needs with approximately 670 bankers 1 San Francisco, US Note: 1. Chicago, US Los Angeles, US Mexico City, MX Strategic Alliance with Alfaro, Dávila y Scherer, S.C. Amsterdam, NL Boston, US London, UK Paris, FR Frankfurt, DE New York, US Washington, DC, US Beijing, CN Houston, US Tel Aviv, IL West Palm Beach, US Dubai, UAE Mumbai, IN Hong Kong, CN São Paulo, BR Melbourne, AUS Joint Venture Sydney, AUS Joint Venture Globally integrated platform valuable to clients and difficult to replicate As of 7/21/2021 [4]#6Recent Transactions with Marquee Clients The WALT DISNEY Company $85.1bn Acquisition of Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. OCBS $48bn CBS and Viacom All-Stock Merger أرامكو السعودية saudi aramco $29.4bn (Incl. Greenshoe) Initial Public Offering PRUDENTIAL $27.6bn & $500mm Reinsurance of In-force Fixed and Fixed Indexed Annuity & Strategic Minority Equity Investment from Athene MOELIS & COMPANY Hertz $24bn Restructuring iHeart MEDIA INC $16.2bn Restructuring ligado NETWORKS $14bn CH CK HUTCHISON €10bn Re-organization of European tower assets enabling its sale to Cellnex Telecom S.A. aramco $12.4bn 49% stake sale in Aramco Oil Pipelines Company to a consortium led by EIG QIAGEN $11.5bn Sale to Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. Ice $11bn Acquisition of Ellie Mae Inc., a portfolio company of Thoma Bravo HILLHOUSE Hillhouse Capital €4.4bn Acquisition of Royal Philips NV's Domestic Appliances business and execution of a 15- year brand license agreement Party City $1.2bn Debt capital raise of senior secured notes and amendment to its ABL facility Restructuring ALLIED UNIVERSAL SECURITY SERVICES GAS £5.4bn Allied Universal Holdco LLC's acquisition of G4S plc JCPenney $4.9bn Restructuring LUMINATE $1bn Luminate Capital Partners III, LP's fundraise E Edelman Financial Engines™ $7.3bn Minority stake investment from Warburg Pincus e expedia group $4bn Capital Raise FORTRESS $535mm Acquisition of certain management rights and investment interests of non-digital real estate funds and assets from Colony Capital GRACE Talent | Technology | Trust™ $7bn Sale to Standard Industries Holdings Inc. MADISON SQUARE GARDEN ENTERTAINMENT MSG NETWORKS $3.3bn All-stock acquisition Amc $400mm Commitment of a term loan at AMC's European subsidiary, Odeon Cinemas Group UK Government Investments £5bn UK Asset Resolution Limited's sale of Bradford & Bingley plc and NRAM Limited to a consortium of Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP and Citibank acorns $2.2bn SPAC Merger with Pioneer Merger Corp МЛС $345mm SPAC IPO [5]#7Fully Integrated Advisory Platform Mergers & Acquisitions Recapitalization & Restructuring Capital Structure Advisory ☐ Capital Markets ■ SPAC Advisory Product Expertise ■ Financial Institutions Advisory ■ Private Funds Advisory ■ Shareholder Advisory Capital Solutions Dispute Advisory Integrated Advisory Platform Global Footprint ■ North America ■ South America Europe Industry Coverage MOELIS & COMPANY ■ Consumer & Retail Energy, Power & Infrastructure ■ Financial Institutions ■ Financial Sponsors ■ General Industrials ■ Healthcare ■ Real Estate, Gaming, Lodging & Leisure Technology, Media & Telecommunications ■ Middle East ■ Asia ■ Australia Comprehensive capabilities across products, industries and geographies coupled with independent, uncompromised advice [6] 151#8Compelling Investment Opportunity Differentiated model - - Strong partnership culture One-Firm philosophy with one global P&L Focus on internal development MOELIS & COMPANY Strong, asset light balance sheet with no debt and no goodwill Durable model with premier restructuring and M&A franchises and a growing capital markets business Longer term growth opportunities Leading total shareholder return of 279% since MC IPO 1 Source: 1. CapIQ, Dividend Adjusted Share Price calculation beginning April 15, 2014 and concluding July 20, 2021; compared to 145% of indexed peer set of Evercore, Greenhill, Houlihan Lokey, Lazard, and PJT [7]#9MOELIS & COMPANY Differentiated Model ■ Global partnership approach ■ One firm P&L (non commission-based compensation) Global Collaboration ☐ Optimal structure for client advice and talent development High ROIC Commitment to Shareholders Ability to quickly pivot resources to new business opportunities in high growth and emerging areas ■ Profitable organic growth ■ Internal talent development (~40% of current MDs are promotes) 1 ■ Maturation of MDs: ~25% of MDs ¹ have been MDs at the firm for three years or less ☐ Significant whitespace with desire to grow platform ■ Return 100% of excess cash ☐ Disciplined expense management Note: 1. As of 7/21/2021 ■ Clean balance sheet with no debt or goodwill ☐ [8]#10Strong Record of Organic Growth MOELIS & COMPANY REVENUES ($MM) 2011 - Q2 2021 CAGR = 17% MOELIS & COMPANY $886 $943 $747 $685 $613 $519 $552 $386 $411 $268 $1,254 Market Metrics M&A Y-o-Y Change 1 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 LTM 13.7% (3.0%) (4.0%) 11.9% (4.5%) (6.9%) (1.2%) (3.4%) (8.0%) (2.1%) Q2 2021 64.7% Default Rates 2 1.9% 2.6% 2.8% 2.1% 2.5% 4.4% 3.4% 3.0% 2.4% 5.3% 6.2% Source: Thomson Reuters Notes: 1. 2. Based on global completed number of M&A transactions greater than $100 million for the three month period ended each fiscal year or current quarter Based on average trailing twelve month default rate from Moody's "Annual Default Study: Corporate Default and Recovery Rates" [9]#11☐ Long-Term Growth Drivers Premier M&A Franchise Continued strength in M&A activity from Q1 New business M&A activity meaningfully up from the prior year Strong relationships with Financial Sponsors Ability to execute for clients in the middle-market and with mega-cap clients Increasing market share Leading Restructuring Business ■ Strongest 1H of activity ever MOELIS & COMPANY Growing Capital Markets Team Strongest 1H of activity ever ■ Record year of activity in 2020 Record year of activity in 2020 5th consecutive year of growth #1 Ranking for US Announced Volumes in 1H 2021 1 ■ ~65% of Company-side transactions completed out-of- court ▪ Named Top Restructuring Adviser for the 2019 IFR Awards ■ Recent expansion of team with 3 senior hires ~$75 billion of capital raised since beginning of 2020 Complete product suite with expertise on both public and private placements Capabilities for non- traditional paths to market (SPACs, Direct Listings, Registered Directs, etc.) Note: 1. Significant Franchise Enhancement and Shareholder Value Source: Refinitiv-1H 2021 Announced Deals (by value) [10]#12Fortress Balance Sheet and Disciplined Capital Management ◉ Strong financial position with no debt or goodwill - Cash and liquid investments of $281 million 1 ■ Minimal capital requirements MOELIS & COMPANY ■ Commitment to return all excess capital to shareholders through dividends, special dividends and share repurchases Have declared at least one special dividend and increased the regular dividend each year since becoming a public company ■ YTD 2021 Activity 2: 1 1 Increased dividend 9% to $0.60 per share; second increase in the last three quarters Declared $3.15 in dividends related to 2021 performance, including a $2.00 per share special dividend Repurchased a record 1.8 million shares in the first half of 2021 Board authorized $100 million in additional repurchases in July 2021 ■ FY 2020 Activity 3: Notes: 1. 2. 3. Increased regular quarterly dividend 8% to $0.55 per share and declared special dividend of $2.00 per share in the fourth quarter of 2020 Repurchased 1.2 million shares in 2020 As of 6/30/2021 Related to the 2021 performance year Related to the 2020 performance year [11]#13Moelis & Company: Leading Dividend Yield MOELIS & COMPANY $6.00 11.0% 10.3% 10.1% 9.6% 10.0% $5.00 $4.66 8.9% 9.0% $4.08 7.6% $4.00 $3.44 8.0% 6.5% $2.75 $3.00 $2.76 7.0% $2.56 $2.50 4.9% $0.75 $2.00 6.0% $2.00 $1.90 $1.60 $1.25 $0.80 5.0% $1.00 $1.00 $1.91 $2.01 $1.58 $1.10 $1.31 $1.44 4.0% $0.60 $- 3.0% 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 1 →Dividend Yield Note: 1. Regular Dividends ■Special Dividends Commitment to Return Excess Cash to Shareholders Includes all regular and special dividends declared with respect to Moelis's activities related to each fiscal year. Dividend yield calculated based on average share price during each fiscal year ended December 31 [12]#14Appendix#15Reconciliation of GAAP to Adjusted (non-GAAP) Financials ($ in thousands) Revenues Expenses MOELIS & COMPANY Three Months Ended June 30, 2021 U.S. GAAP $360,907 Adjustments Adjusted (non-GAAP) $360,907 Compensation and Benefits $214,017 $ 0 $214,017 Non Compensation Expenses $28,672 $28,672 Total Operating Expenses $242,689 $ 0 $242,689 Operating Income $118,218 $0 $118,218 Compensation Ratio Non-Compensation Ratio Operating Income Margin 59.3 % 7.9 % 32.8 % 59.3 % 7.9 % 32.8 % Our Adjusted results apply certain adjustments from our GAAP results, including the assumption that 100% of the Firm's second quarter 2021 income was taxed at our corporate effective tax rate. We believe the Adjusted results, when presented together with comparable GAAP results, are useful to investors to compare our performance across periods and to better understand our operating results. Source: Company filings [14]#16% of Full Year Revenue 1 Quarterly Revenue Summary QUARTERLY REVENUE (Q1 2016 - Q2 2021) ($MM) MOELIS & COMPANY $422 $264 $208 $232 $224 $208 $238 $219 $220 $205 السلالات $154 $160 $154 $138 $173 $172 $170 $169 $126 $132 $151 $361 $126 $132 $151 $205 $173 $172 $170 $169 $219 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 $220 $208 $238 Q2 Q3 Q4 $138 $154 $232 $224 $154 $160 $208 $422 $264 $361 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 21% 21% 25% 33% 21% 21% 25% 25% 25% 25% 23% 27% 18% 21% 31% 30% 16% 17% 22% 45% N/A N/A Source: Company filings Note: 1. Management primarily focuses on annual revenue measures as revenues in any quarter may not be indicative of full year results and the results of any period may vary significantly from quarter to quarter and year to year. For the purpose of understanding the Company's historical experience for the 10-year period of 2010-2020, revenues on average were distributed over the four calendar quarters as follows: Q1: 20%; Q2: 23%; Q3: 25%; Q4: 32%. The quarterly revenue data presented above for Q1 2016 through Q2 2021 was derived from our unaudited financial statements included in our Form 10-Qs and our audited financial statements included in our Form 10-Ks. The quarterly revenue data for 2010, 2011 and 2012 was prepared on substantially the same basis as the unaudited financial statements in our Form 10-Qs and our audited financial statements in our Form 10-Ks and includes all normal and recurring adjustments that we consider necessary for a fair presentation of revenue for these periods Sum of four quarters may not add up to 100% due to rounding [15]#17Share Count Breakdown For the Three Months ended June 30, 2021 (shares in millions) 80.0 70.0 63.2 60.0 50.0 40.0 30.0 MOELIS & COMPANY 4.4 75.4 5.2 2.6 20.0 Basic Class A Common Shares 1 Notes: 1. 2. 3. 4. Class A Partnership Class A Partnership Units Held by EOs & Units Held by Pre-IPO MDS 2, 3 Strategic Investor Data represents weighted-average for the three month period ending June 30, 2021 Includes 1.9 million undelivered awards with no remaining service requirement Includes former Managing Directors and Employees As of April 2020, all outstanding Class A Partnership Units are off of lock-up As calculated under the treasury stock method 4 Unvested RSUs Diluted Class A Shares/Exchangeable Units (As Adjusted) [16]#18% of Total Deal Count Historical Deal Distribution by Transaction Size MOELIS & COMPANY 100% 5% 10% 9% 14% 11% 17% 13% 80% 18% 28% 31% 33% 25% 29% 60% 27% 21% 17% 40% 14% 21% 57% 46% 42% 20% 41% 38% 32% 0% Moelis Evercore Greenhill Houlihan Lazard PJT ■$100mm - $500mm ■$500mm - $1.0bn ■$1.0bn - $5.0bn ■> $5.0bn Source: Dealogic Note: Percentage represents percent of total company deal count; based on completed M&A transactions from 1/1/2019 to 12/31/2020; excludes transactions less than $100 million and those with no transaction value disclosed [17]