Neil Shah

Neil joined The London Stock Exchange in July 2020 and leads business development for the Tech Sector within Primary Markets. Neil helps privately held UK and international tech and tech-enabled companies, and their shareholders evaluate the merits and process of going public in London and helps founders and management teams connect with advisors and the wider ecosystem. 

Neil has helped 50+ companies go public including PensionBee, Wise and Pathos Communications. He also works closely with the LSE's Issuer Services team to help clients get the support they need post IPO. With the launch of the LSE’s new Private Securities Market under the Government’s new PISCES regulation, Neil looks forward to helping private companies provide liquidity to existing shareholders and employees while staying independent for longer.

Neil started his career at Dresdner Kleinwort in the global technology group and co-founded the European technology group at Thomas Weisel Partners (now Stifel). During his 15 years in investment banking, Neil advised on and helped his clients execute M&A, private placements, IPOs and follow-on transactions across several exchanges and markets globally. He also supported several UK-listed tech companies as their corporate broker. Neil graduated from the London School of Economics with a BSc (Hon) degree in Economics.

Neil is a Freeman of the City of London and resides in East London with his family.