MC vs AB Comparison

Moelis & Co is an independent investment bank that provides strategic and financial advice to a diverse client base, including corporations, financial sponsors, governments, and sovereign wealth funds. The company assists its clients in achieving their strategic goals by offering comprehensive, globally integrated financial advisory services across all industry sectors. It also advises clients on their critical decisions, including mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations and restructurings, capital markets transactions, and other corporate finance matters. it generates revenue from advisory transactions. The firm derives a majority of its revenue from the United States followed by Europe and the rest of the World.

AllianceBernstein provides investment management services to institutional (41% of assets under management), retail (42%), and private (17%) clients through products that includes mutual funds, hedge funds, and separately managed accounts. At the end of July 2025, the company had $829 billion in managed assets, composed primarily of fixed-income (36% of AUM) and equity (42%) strategies, with other investments (made up of asset allocation services and certain other alternative investments) accounting for the remainder.