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Alexander Scott Bond

Senior Research Analyst at Keefe Bruyette & Woods

Alexander Scott Bond is a Senior Research Analyst at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, specializing in the finance sector with a focus on investment banking and miscellaneous financial services. He covers specific companies including Lazard (LAZ), Houlihan Lokey (HLI), and Evercore (EVR), issuing 8 ratings over the past year with 87.5% buy recommendations and 12.5% holds, though full performance metrics like success rate and ROI require subscription access. Bond began his career with prior experience at firms including UBS before joining Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, and holds FINRA broker registration (CRD# 7112166) with an undergraduate degree from Villanova University.

Alexander Scott Bond's questions to Moelis & (MC) leadership

Question · Q4 2025

Alexander Scott Bond asked about the revenue backdrop and the expected cadence of revenue recognition for the coming year, specifically if revenues might be more back half-weighted given a weaker start to the year for industry announcements. He also sought an updated view on the cadence of achieving a low 60s normalized compensation ratio for 2026.

Answer

CEO Navid Mahmoodzadegan noted a constructive environment, high client motivation, and record new business generation and pipeline, but cautioned against extrapolating from a single month. He acknowledged Q1 is seasonally weakest, with revenues typically building through the year. On compensation, Mr. Mahmoodzadegan expressed satisfaction with the reduction to 65.8% and commitment to further improvement, dependent on 2026 revenues, banker pay competition, and the number of new hires, balancing ratio reduction with growth opportunities.

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