Emad Shahin

Partner & General Counsel at 17Capital

Speaker

Emad Shahin is Partner and serves as General Counsel at 17Capital, a private credit manager specializing in NAV finance for the private equity industry. Since inception in 2008,17Capital has raised over $13 billion and has deployed over $13 billion across 100+ investments. Emad is on the Investment Committee and leads the execution of investments across the firm.

Prior to joining 17Capital in 2019, Emad was head of Fund Finance legal (EMEA) and Corporate Equity Derivatives legal (EMEA) at JPMorgan where he worked for over 5 years. Prior to joining JPMorgan, Emad worked at Nomura for over 7 years where he was Head of Fund Legal (EMEA – Equities) and Co-Head of Equity Derivatives Legal (EMEA). Emad started his career as a solicitor in private practice in South Australia. Emad has over 21 years of legal and industry experience and holds a Bachelor of Law and Legal Practice (Hons) and a Bachelor of Commerce from Flinders University of South Australia.