June 10 (Reuters) - Investment bank Moelis & Co said on Monday that one of its employees is on leave after being involved in a "serious incident" in Brooklyn on Saturday.

"We are aware that one of our employees was involved in a serious incident in Brooklyn on June 8," a spokesperson for the bank said in an emailed statement to Reuters.

"We take this matter very seriously, and this employee is on leave as we continue to conduct our investigation," the spokesperson added. (Reporting by Rishabh Jaiswal and Manya Saini in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)