Michael Shah

CEO at Delshah Capital

Speaker

Michael Shah founded Delshah Capital in 2006. Since founding the firm, Mr. Shah has led over $1.75 billion of real estate acquisitions, dispositions and recapitalizations across New York City. Most recently, he executed a $345 million 1031 exchange that established the firm's presence in Williamsburg with four multifamily buildings totaling approximately 280 units, and completed Delshah's first dedicated office investment with the acquisition of the 377,000-square-foot CitySpire office condominium in Midtown Manhattan. 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 through many of the complex investments in which Delshah participates.

Mr. Shah holds a Master of Science from the London School of Economics, a Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude in chemistry from Harvard University, and his Juris Doctor magna cum laude from Harvard Law School where he won two Sears Prizes and the Fay Diploma for graduating first in his class. 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.