Partner and Head of Alternative Energy Investment Banking, ThinkEquity
Partners
Shez is a Partner in the Chicago office and heads the firm's Alternative
Energy Investment Banking sector. Prior to joining ThinkEquity Partners
LLC, he was Founder and President of Hilco Enterprise Valuation Services,
LLC, a division of Hilco Trading, LLC, where he led valuation teams on
approximately 120 transactions in less than three years. Prior to that,
he had 10 years of investment banking experience at William Blair & Company,
LLC, where he was a Principal in Corporate Finance and focused on business
development and leading execution teams. While at Blair, he advised his
clients on approximately 60 public and private financings, mergers and
acquisitions representing over $4 billion in transaction value. Shez
has a deep background in multiple industries, primarily focused on middle-market
companies. He has been a guest speaker at over 20 industry conferences
addressing the IPO process, capital raising, valuation issues and merger
methodologies. Shez received his BS from University of Illinois in 1987
and a MBA, with distinction, from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of
Management at Northwestern University in 1992.
Shez is a Partner in the Chicago office and heads the firm's Alternative
Energy Investment Banking sector. Prior to joining ThinkEquity Partners
LLC, he was Founder and President of Hilco Enterprise Valuation Services,
LLC, a division of Hilco Trading, LLC, where he led valuation teams on
approximately 120 transactions in less than three years. Prior to that,
he had 10 years of investment banking experience at William Blair & Company,
LLC, where he was a Principal in Corporate Finance and focused on business
development and leading execution teams. While at Blair, he advised his
clients on approximately 60 public and private financings, mergers and
acquisitions representing over $4 billion in transaction value. Shez
has a deep background in multiple industries, primarily focused on middle-market
companies. He has been a guest speaker at over 20 industry conferences
addressing the IPO process, capital raising, valuation issues and merger
methodologies. Shez received his BS from University of Illinois in 1987
and a MBA, with distinction, from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of
Management at Northwestern University in 1992.