Moelis Capital Partners Appoints Retired Admiral Kirkland Donald as Executive Advisor

New York, NY-January 23, 2013

Moelis Capital Partners (MCP), the private equity business of Moelis & Company, today announced the appointment of Retired Admiral Kirkland Donald as an Executive Advisor focusing on aerospace, defense and energy investments. He will provide strategic and operating support to MCP’s portfolio companies.

MCP, a middle market private equity firm founded in 2007, manages more than $800 million of committed private equity capital and targets equity investments between $25 and $75 million in leading middle market companies.

Kurt Larsen, a Managing Partner of MCP, said, “Kirk Donald is an accomplished and highly decorated leader and we are delighted to have an executive of his caliber join our Executive Advisory Board. He is a superb addition to MCP’s existing team of Operating Partners and Executive Advisors, and will help us expand our network in support of our growing aerospace, defense and energy investments.” 

Admiral Donald has held a wide-range of positions during his career, and was most recently the Director of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program.


About Moelis Capital Partners

Moelis Capital Partners is a middle market private equity firm founded in 2007 in connection with the formation of Moelis & Company, a global investment bank. Moelis Capital Partners manages more than $800 million of committed private equity capital and specializes in traditional private equity investments in the middle market. For more information, please visit www.moeliscapital.com.