Our Values
Client Focus and Service: Evolve invests in building long-term relationships with our clients through thoughtful, independent, objective and innovative advice to achieve superior results and success.
Excellence: Evolve relentlessly strives to achieve the highest standards of client quality service and excellence. Evolve seeks to ensure that we exceed our clients’ expectations by delivering senior level, objective & independent, world class strategic advice and flawless execution.
Honor, Integrity, and Objectivity: Evolve at all times and in all circumstances adheres to the principle of providing objective and trustworthy advice and corporate finance services, in all circumstances.
Independence: Evolve is committed to providing clients independent and creative thinking through the provision and delivery of independent and unconflicted advice.
Partnership with Clients: Evolve provides clients with a committed partnership, free of conflicts, on each and every mission critical capital market or strategic advisory decision.
Commitment and investment in its people: Evolve seeks to promote a culture of collaboration & teamwork amongst its partners and employees alike and is committed to attracting the most talented people and providing a deep commitment to career development.
Our Leadership Team
Evolve has always committed its most senior professionals to each client engagement and their transactions from beginning to end. Unlike other Wall Street firms, Evolve provides clients with a committed partnership, free of conflicts, on each and every mission critical capital market or strategic advisory decision.
Alexander Koles
Founder, Managing DirectorAlexander Koles is the Founder and Managing Director of Evolve Capital Partners, a boutique investment bank at the crossroads of technology-enabled solutions and financial services. Drawing on more than twenty years of strategic M&A advisory experience, he guides public and private companies, as well as multinational enterprises, in the firm’s core Insurance and Capital Markets verticals.
Under Mr. Koles’s leadership, Evolve delivers research‑driven insights and senior‑level execution on mergers, divestitures, restructurings, capital raises, and other complex strategic initiatives. Clients value his proven ability to translate sector trends into practical transaction structures that unlock value and mitigate risk.
Mr. Koles began his career in Merrill Lynch’s Corporate Finance group as an Investment Banker and later advised at several leading advisory and investment banking firms. Recognizing a gap in specialized, conflict‑free investment banking advisory for emerging financial‑services innovators, he founded Evolve to provide precisely that solution.
A speaker at industry conferences, Mr. Koles shares perspectives on disruption, insurance consolidation, and special‑situations financing.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Max Prilutsky
Managing Director, M&AMax Prilutsky is a Managing Director of M&A advisory at Evolve Capital Partners working primarily with family office, private equity, and corporate acquirers to pursue thesis-driven investments across diverse industries, primarily in the lower middle market.
Throughout his career, Mr. Prilutsky successfully started, advised, acquired and sold businesses across a broad range of sizes and industries. He was previously a partner of Changemaker Capital, an investment partnership that focused on established companies with $5 million to $50 million in revenue in cause-driven sectors.
Prior to that, he was a private equity investor with Gryphon Investors, where he pursued investments in healthcare and education, and was an investment banker in Merrill Lynch’s mergers & acquisitions practice, where he helped advise on M&A transactions between large, publicly-traded companies.
Mr. Prilutsky received a bachelor’s degree from UCLA and obtained his M.B.A. from The Wharton. School.
Max Prilutsky is a Registered Representative of, and securities transactions are conducted through, StillPoint Capital, LLC, Member FINRA/SIPC, Tampa, FL. Evolve Capital Partners and StillPoint Capital, LLC are not affiliated entities. For more information on Registered Representatives and Broker Dealers visit BrokerCheck.
Rafael Carrillo
Managing Director, M&ARafael Carrillo is a Managing Director at Evolve Capital Partners, backed by three decades in investment banking that include senior roles at bulge-bracket institutions. He commands broad experience across global financial services and possesses particularly deep expertise within the insurance ecosystem, spanning carriers, reinsurers, brokers, and technology providers.
He works closely with C-suite executives and boards to structure and execute mergers, capital raises, partnerships, and restructurings that address complex strategic objectives and multi-jurisdictional considerations.
Before joining Evolve, Mr. Carrillo held senior roles at leading bulge-bracket institutions such as Citibank, Salomon Smith Barney, Salomon Brothers, and Barclays, where he advised large public companies on high-profile transactions spanning multiple industries and geographies.
His insights into insurance market dynamics and capital trends make him a sought-after speaker at international forums and at universities including Northeastern University and the National University of Singapore.
He received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Rafael Carrillo is a registered representative of BA Securities, LLC, member FINRA/SIPC.
Careers
We are always looking for exceptional talent to add to our team. Evolve offers a unique and collaborative work environment, where top performers are willing to work hard as they are highly valued for initiative, creativity, maturity, and enthusiasm for learning. We provide an expectational path for career growth.
Why Join Evolve?
Our clients partner with us because of our strong track record and our creative, motivated, and entrepreneurial mindset generate optimal returns. Plus, we are building an environment where the individual is truly empowered. Our flexible work environment and technology use are a competitive advantage and permits us to apply fresh approaches & tools instead of “doing it the same old way.”
Current Openings
No current openings.