Moelis : Matt Chlystek Joins Moelis & Company as a Managing Director Providing Financial and Strategic Advice to Food and Agribusiness Clients

Matt Chlystek Joins Moelis & Company as a Managing Director Providing Financial and Strategic Advice to Food and Agribusiness Clients

New York, September 4, 2018: Moelis & Company (NYSE: MC), a leading global independent investment bank, today announced the appointment of Matt Chlystek as a Managing Director providing financial and strategic advice to consumer food and agribusiness companies. He will join the Firm in November and will be based in Moelis & Company's Chicago office.

Mr. Chlystek has over 20 years of investment banking and consulting experience, and was most recently a Managing Director in J.P. Morgan's Global Consumer & Retail Investment Banking group. At J.P. Morgan, he led and executed numerous domestic and cross border M&A transactions, equity, and debt underwritings for global food and agribusiness companies. Before joining J.P. Morgan in 2006, he was a member of Bank of America's Consumer Investment Banking group. Prior to a career in investment banking, Mr. Chlystek was a management consultant with Andersen Consulting in London and Chicago.

"We continue to see strong demand for high quality, independent advice from clients across the consumer landscape as they evaluate their strategic priorities and seek to optimize their portfolios, divesting noncore assets and growing through acquisition," said Navid Mahmoodzadegan, Co-President of Moelis & Company. "Matt's broad experience and deep global relationships across the food and agribusiness sectors position him, and our firm, as an invaluable resource to both established companies and emerging brands throughout the industry. We are delighted to add him to our growing global consumer and retail franchise."

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