Pine Brook

Pine Brook Road Partners, LLC is a private equity and venture capital firm established in 2006, headquartered in New York, with an additional office in Houston. The firm specializes in early-stage and growth capital investments, primarily focusing on the energy and financial services sectors. In the energy sector, Pine Brook invests in oil and natural gas exploration and production, oilfield services, and renewable energy, including nuclear and hydroelectric power generation. In financial services, the firm targets fintech, commercial banking, specialty insurance, and reinsurance, with particular attention to cyclical opportunities arising from market constraints. Pine Brook typically commits equity capital ranging from $100 million to $500 million and prefers to take majority stakes in its investments. The firm aims to support the internal growth, acquisitions, and product development of newly-formed or established businesses, with a global investment strategy that emphasizes capital-intensive industries, particularly in the Alberta region.

Robert Abelson

Associate of Energy Investment Team

Richard Aube

Managing Partner

Kevin Becker

Associate, Financial Services Investment Team

Jason Berg

Principal of Energy Investment Team

Guillermo Bron

Managing Director of Financial Services Investment Team

Andre Burba

Partner and Managing Director of Energy Investment Team

Gregory Butler

Associate, Energy Investment Team

Arnold Chavkin

Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer

Nicholas Chew

Vice President, Energy Investment Team

Andrew Clark

Associate, Energy Investment Team

Alex Crowe

Associate, Financial Services

Joseph M. Gantz

Executive Advisor

Oliver Goldstein

Managing Director of Financial Services Investment Team

Julie Hart

Vice President of Investor Relations and Marketing

Claire R. Harvey

Principal, Energy Investment Team

Rob Jackowitz

Partner, Managing Director and Chief Compliance Officer

Henry Jiang

Associate of Financial Services

Connor Johns

Associate, Energy

Grace Kim

Principal of Investor Relations

Nicholaos Krenteras

Managing Director, Financial Services Investment Team

W. Dana Laforge

Partner, Financial Services

Ted Maa

Partner, Energy

Lawrence Marsiello

Managing Director, Financial Services Investment Team

Howard H. Newman

Managing Partner

Thomas Nielsen

Vice President of Investor Relations

Katie Pidgeon

Associate of Investor Relations

James Rutherfurd

Managing Director and Head of Investor Relations

Scott Schaen

Partner

Emily Sharko

Partner, COO

Keely Shearer

Associate, Financial Services Investment Team

Annie Sloyer

Chief Financial Officer

William Spiegel

Co-President, Founding Partner and Managing Director

Bharath Srikrishnan

Managing Director of Financial Services Investment Team

Richard Stoneburner

Managing Director of Energy Investment Team

Michael Tilghman

Associate, Energy Investment Team

Michael W. Vostrizansky

Vice President, Financial Services Investment Team

Ethan Wang

Principal of Financial Services

Jennifer Zhu

Associate, Financial Services Investment Team

Past deals in Houston, TX

Cahill Services

Private Equity Round in 2015
Cahill Services is a provider of rental services to customers in the oil & gas, refining, industrial, petrochemicals, utilities, and related industries where a high level of technical knowledge of the business and customer needs is required Cahill management includes George Walker, Chief Executive Officer; Derek Foster, Chief Financial Officer; Keith Sanner, Chief Operating Officer; and Dennis Haller, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, who have more than 100 years of combined experience in the specialty rental industry. Cahill is backed by a $100 million line of equity from Pine Brook. It was headquartered in Houston, Texas in 2015.

Green Bank

Private Equity Round in 2010
Green Bank, headquartered in Houston, Texas, is a commercial bank that offers a comprehensive range of banking services to both business and personal clients primarily in Texas. Its services include online banking, facility financing, depository services, business banking, money market products, certificates of deposit, IRA accounts, loans, personal lines of credit, and treasury management solutions. With branches located in major cities such as Houston, Dallas, and Austin, Green Bank aims to be a preferred provider in the banking sector while also serving as a community champion. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Green Bancorp, the bank is recognized for its commitment to customer service and community involvement.