Amanda Merit

Amanda Merit is a managing director in Evercore’s Private Funds Group, with distribution responsibilities for institutional relationships in North America. She has been involved in global capital raisings for private fund sponsors across multiple strategies, including buyout, growth equity, private real assets and private debt.

In 2023, Mrs. Merit was named to Private Equity International’s “Future 40 under 40: Future Leaders of Private Equity” list in the fundraisers category. Prior to joining Evercore, she was a generalist at Candlewood Investment Group.

Mrs. Merit graduated from New York University’s Stern School of Business with a B.S. in management and international business. She is a chartered financial analyst.