Moelis & Co. hired at least seven senior managing directors from SVB Securities, according to people with knowledge of the matter, marking one of the largest poachings of an investment-banking team in recent years.

In addition to co-head of investment banking Jason Auerbach, the New York-based advisory firm is adding J.T. Stephens, Robert Jackman, Nathan Laverriere, William Goodman, Bob Casey and Chris Montgomery, said the people, all of whom asked not to be identified discussing information that isn’t public. Other SVB bankers are in discussions to join Moelis, they added.