Bio

Michael Palm is a Senior Managing Director of Evercore’s corporate advisory business providing strategic and financial advice to industrial companies with a focus on packaging, paper and forest products companies. Mike is based in Evercore’s Chicago office. Prior to joining Evercore in 2016, Mike was the Global Head of the Paper, Forest Products and Packaging Group at Barclays. With over 20 years of corporate and investment banking experience focused in the paper, forest products and packaging sectors, he has advised on a number of notable strategic transactions for a range of clients, including Ball Corporation, Berlin Packaging, Berry Plastics, Multi Packaging Solutions, Pro Mach, Rexam and The Waddington Group. Prior to beginning his banking career, Mr. Palm served as an officer in the US Navy for 6 years. Mr. Palm graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and obtained an MBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.