Neil Shah

Neil Shah is a senior managing director at Evercore and leads the firm’s Alternative Capital Solutions practice.

During his 25-plus-year career, Mr. Shah has completed more than 50 SPAC M&A transactions, 400 initial public offerings and 55 private structured investments. He has also led complex GP-driven transactions, including Blackstone’s IPO as the first U.S.-listed alternative asset manager, the listing of KKR and the creation of various permanent capital products. Mr. Shah serves on the firm’s Equity Commitment Committee and Structured Products Committee and previously served as co-head of the firm’s Financial Sponsors Group.

Mr. Shah joined Evercore in 2019 from Citi, where he founded and led its global private and alternative capital markets businesses. From 2010 to 2013, he was at KKR, where he co-headed capital markets and led the co-investment business. Previously, he worked in KPMG’s restructuring and valuations group. He began his career in 1997 at Blakes in Toronto.

Mr. Shah earned an LL.M. from Harvard Law School and a J.D. and B.B.A. from the University of Ottawa. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst.