07
Oct
Powering returns: private equity’s evolving energy strategy
Private equity has historically played a large role in Texas’s energy sector, investing in oil, gas, and increasingly, renewable energy assets. As the industry undergoes significant transformation, GPs are reshaping their strategies to align with shifting market conditions, federal policies, and new technologies. Our panel of experts will explore the evolving opportunity set in this sector.
- What is the outlook for private equity in the energy sector, and what are the top investment trends in electricity, natural gas and more?
- Is the oil sector set to rebound amidst a changing policy landscape?
- Where are the best opportunities when it comes to renewables, such as in solar and battery storage?
- How are investors capitalizing on the rise of energy demands for data centers and other large scale power users?
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SpeakersCarlos Martinez Canada Editor Mergermarket
Michael Bricker Senior Managing Director and Co-Head of Energy Stonepeak
Jason Downie Co-Founder and Managing Partner Tailwater Capital
Patrick McWilliams Partner NGP
Jeff Eaton Executive Vice President & Partner Five Point Infrastructure
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Michael is a Senior Managing Director with Stonepeak and is Co-Head of Energy. Michael joined Stonepeak from First Reserve, where he was an Associate in the Energy Infrastructure Fund, focused primarily on the midstream sector. Prior to First Reserve, Michael was a member of the Global Energy group at Citi. Michael received a Master of Public Accounting and Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin.
Mr. Downie has over 30 years of investment experience and co-founded Tailwater Capital in January 2013. At Tailwater, Mr. Downie’s primary responsibilities include deal sourcing, execution, and monitoring of the Firm’s investments as well as management of the Firm.
He currently serves on the boards of Goodnight Midstream, Pivotal Petroleum Partners, Pivotal Royalties Partners, Renovo Resources, Silver Creek Midstream, and Summit Midstream. Prior to co-founding Tailwater Capital, Mr. Downie was a Partner with HM Capital and served on the Investment Committee. He joined HM Capital from Rice, Sangalis Toole and Wilson, a mezzanine private equity firm, where he was an Associate. Prior to Rice, Sangalis Toole and Wilson, Mr. Downie was an Associate in the Equity Trading Group with Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, responsible for energy and transportation. He earned both a BBA and MBA from the University of Texas at Austin.
Patrick serves as Partner of the NGP funds and concentrates on NGP’s transaction sourcing and execution, as well as the monitoring of active portfolio companies. He is a member of the NGP Investment committee, and he joined NGP in 2015. Patrick has an extensive background in the energy sector, having spent 22 years primarily focused on energy financing alternatives for the upstream and midstream industries.
Prior to NGP, Patrick was a Managing Director with JPMorgan Securities, which he joined in 2012 to launch and build the Middle Market Oil and Gas Finance platform. In addition to directly covering oil and gas companies, Patrick and his team led the coverage of energy-focused private equity sponsors.
Patrick received a B.S. in Finance from Louisiana State University in 2000.
Jeff Eaton
Executive Vice President & Partner, Five Point Infrastructure
Jeff is a member of the investment team at Five Point Infrastructure and also leads the firm’s capital formation and strategic growth initiatives.
Jeff was previously the Global Co-Head of Eaton Partners, an 80+-person global private capital advisory and fund placement business recognized as one of the leaders in the industry. Jeff chaired the Investment Committees for the North America, EMEA, and APAC private funds groups as well as for the Private Capital Advisory Group. Prior to being elevated to managing the firm, Jeff built and led Eaton’s Real Assets business. During his tenure, Eaton raised over $45 billion for clients focused on Real Asset strategies. Jeff also helped lead the successful sale of Eaton to Stifel Financial.
Prior to joining Eaton Partners, he was a Director at Constellation Energy Commodities Group, leading principal transactions for the group’s natural gas structuring and trading division.
Jeff graduated with honors from Duke University with degrees in Economics and History and received his MBA from Duke’s Fuqua School of Business. He sits on the Duke Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Duke I&E) Board of Advisors.