Neil Wolitzer Joins Evercore as Senior Managing Director in the Real Estate Investment Banking Group

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Evercore announced today (NYSE: EVR) that Neil Wolitzer has joined the firm as a senior managing director in the Real Estate Investment Banking group.

Daniel Mendelow, co-head of U.S. Investment Banking, said, “Real estate is a priority growth area for our firm. We believe that Neil’s integrity and client-focused values align very well with our own, and we are looking forward to benefiting from his experience, creativity and vision to help grow this critical business over the next decade and beyond.”

Mr. Wolitzer added, “There has never been a greater need in the real estate sector for independent advice, new ideas and differentiated capital-raising capabilities. Evercore provides the perfect platform to meet those client needs. I couldn’t be more excited to work with such a world-class team of professionals to help serve our clients and grow our business for many years to come.”

Previously, Mr. Wolitzer was a partner and managing director in the real estate investment banking group at Goldman Sachs where he served real estate clients across a broad range of strategic and capital-raising transactions for almost 20 years. Prior to that, Mr. Wolitzer was an investment banker at Bear Stearns and previously practiced corporate law in New York.

Mr. Wolitzer holds a J.D. from Duke University School of Law and an A.B. (magna cum laude) from Princeton University.

About Evercore

Evercore (NYSE: EVR) is a premier global independent investment banking advisory firm. We are dedicated to helping our clients achieve superior results through trusted independent and innovative advice on matters of strategic significance to boards of directors, management teams and shareholders, including mergers and acquisitions, strategic shareholder advisory, restructurings and capital structure. Evercore also assists clients in raising public and private capital, delivers equity research and equity sales and agency trading execution, and provides wealth and investment management services to high-net-worth and institutional investors. Founded in 1995, the firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices and affiliate offices in major financial centers in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. For more information, please visit www.evercore.com.