Strategic Alliance Agreement

• Expiration Date: 01 January 2015
• Date: 27 December 2011
• Parties: Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (“SMBC”), SMBCNikko Securities Inc. (“Nikko” and together with SMBC, “SMBC/Nikko”), Moelis & Company Holdings LP (“Moelis Holdings”), Moelis & Company Holdings GP LLC, (“Moelis General Partner”, and together with Moelis Holdings, the “MoelisEntities”), SMBC, Nikko, Moelis Holdings and Moelis General Partner (each a “party” and collectively referred to as the “parties")
• State: New York
• Renewal Term: 1 year
• Section: Commercial Contracts

Exhibit10.19

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STRATEGICALLIANCEAGREEMENT

Among

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SUMITOMOMITSUIBANKINGCORPORATION,

SMBCNIKKOSECURITIESINC.

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And

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MOELIS&COMPANYHOLDINGSLP,

MOELIS&COMPANYHOLDINGSGPLLC

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DatedDecember27,2011

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TABLEOFCONTENTS

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ARTICLEI.

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CERTAINDEFINITIONS;INTERPRETATION.

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1.1

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CertainDefinitions

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2

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1.2

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Interpretations

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5

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ARTICLEII.

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STRATEGICALLIANCE.

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2.1

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StrategicAlliance

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2.2

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ObligationsoftheParties

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6

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ARTICLEIII.

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SCOPE.

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3.1

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Scope

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6

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3.2

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CoveredBusinesses

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6

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3.3

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CoveredRegions

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6

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3.4

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JapaneseCompanies

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7

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3.5

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Client

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7

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3.6

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CorporateLendingBusiness

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7

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ARTICLEIV.

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FEEALLOCATION.

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4.1

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GeneralAllocation

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7

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4.2

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CertainMoelisHoldingsSell-sideAssignments

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7

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4.3

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TargetTransactions

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8

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4.4

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DiscretionaryFeeSharing

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8

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4.5

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PrimaryFeeAllocationCriteria

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8

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ARTICLEV.

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NON-CIRCUMVENTION/NON-SOLICITATION.

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5.1

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Non-Circumvention

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8

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5.2

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Non-Solicitation

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8

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5.3

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JapanOffice

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9

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