Vice President - Sponsors - London

About Moelis & Company

Moelis & Company is a leading global independent investment bank that provides innovative strategic advice and solutions to a diverse client base, including corporations, governments and financial sponsors. The Firm assists its clients in achieving their strategic goals by offering comprehensive integrated financial advisory services across all major industry sectors. Moelis & Company's experienced professionals advise clients on their most critical decisions, including mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations and restructurings, capital markets transactions, and other corporate finance matters. The Firm serves its clients from 21 geographic locations in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia.

Position Description

We are seeking a proactive Vice President or Executive Director to join our Financial Sponsors coverage team. This senior role requires a professional with deep sector expertise, extensive sell side M&A experience, and a proven track record of originating high-quality sponsor engagements. The successful candidate will act as a trusted advisor to private equity firms and other financial sponsors, delivering actionable insights and driving strategic conversations to generate new opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage deep, long-term relationships with private equity firms and other financial sponsors, acting as a strategic partner and trusted advisor.
• Leverage deep sector expertise to generate differentiated, actionable ideas that drive meaningful engagement and originate new opportunities.
• Demonstrate a highly proactive approach to market origination, consistently identifying themes, monitoring sponsor needs and initiating dialogue rather than relying on inbound opportunities or balance-sheet-driven activity.
• Lead the creation of sponsor-focused materials including thematic pitches, market commentary, sector analyses, portfolio reviews and investment opportunity briefs.
• Track sector-specific developments, competitive dynamics, valuation trends and private capital flows to identify areas of commercial relevance for sponsor clients.
• Collaborate with Vice Presidents and Managing Directors to refine sponsor origination priorities and develop targeted, insight-led outreach strategies.
• Partner with sector and product teams to ensure aligned, high-quality advisory delivery tailored to sponsor interests.
• Guide Analysts and Associates in producing accurate, high-impact research and sector insights to support sponsor engagement.

Qualifications and Experience

• Extensive M&A sell side expertise developed through investment banking.
• Proven ability to originate and cultivate client discussions through insight, initiative and commercial curiosity—not through reliance on balance-sheet capabilities or passive deal flow.
• Strong understanding of private equity investment strategies, portfolio management considerations and sponsor decision-making processes.
• Ability to synthesise complex sector information into clear, sponsor-relevant insights and opportunities.
• Experience supervising junior colleagues and elevating their analytical and sector knowledge.
• Demonstrated presence, commercial judgement, relationship-building skills and the ability to engage confidently with senior sponsor professionals.
• High attention to detail, strong initiative, and adaptability to evolving client and firm needs.

Moelis & Company is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to promoting diversity, preventing discrimination and fostering a supportive and inclusive working environment. We recruit from a diverse talent pool and ensure that all applicants are treated fairly throughout the recruitment process, without regard to any characteristic or status protected under applicable law.