Michael Shah

Michael K. Shah founded Delshah Capital in 2006. Mr. Shah oversees all aspects of company operations including acquisitions, legal strategy, asset management and property management. Utilizing his legal expertise, he personally directs the course of action though many of the complex investments in which Delshah participates. Through the refinancing and recapitalization of his family’s Park Hill apartment complex, he was able to generate proceeds in excess of $20 million, creating the seed investment for Delshah Capital.

Prior to establishing Delshah, Mr. Shah was an attorney in the mergers and acquisitions group at Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz in New York City. Mr. Shah specialized in complex deal structuring, negotiations, and bankruptcies. His work included Ameren’s $2.3 billion purchase of Illinois Power and Lazard LTD’S $4.5 billion initial public offering in addition to several other high profile transactions.

Education

Harvard Law School

London School of Economics

Harvard University

Mr. Shah graduated first in his class from Harvard Law School, earning him the 2003 fay diploma, he also received the Sears Prize in 2001 and 2002. He has a Master of Science in finance and economics from the London School of Economics and a Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude in chemistry from Harvard University.