Evercore announced that Katrina Niehaus has joined the firm as a senior managing director to lead the firm’s structured finance effort, based in New York.

Daniel Mendelow, co-head of U.S. Investment Banking, said, “Katrina is a trusted expert in the structured finance industry and has cultivated strong relationships over the course of her career. We are looking forward to welcoming her to the team to provide creative capital solutions to Evercore’s clients. With her hiring, Evercore continues to invest in high-growth areas that include our strong debt, equity and infrastructure capital markets advisory teams.”

Ms. Niehaus said, “In today’s financial markets, private ABS and asset finance play a crucial role in unlocking liquidity and providing tailored financing solutions for Evercore’s clients. I couldn’t be more excited to work with a world-class team of professionals to help serve our clients and grow our business for many years to come.”

Ms. Niehaus brings over 20 years of experience in structured finance to Evercore. Previously, Ms. Niehaus was a managing director at Goldman Sachs leading the corporate structured finance business within the investment banking division focused on monetizing assets across industry segments including digital infrastructure, real estate, energy and intellectual property.

Ms. Niehaus holds a B.S. in economics from University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business and a master’s in public administration from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs.