Investing in Oil & Gas: Perspectives from Growth Equity & Private Equity

Daniel Carter is Investment Director at Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures US. Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures is the corporate venturing subsidiary of Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco), the world’s leading fully integrated energy and petrochemical enterprise. Prior to his current role, Daniel was Principal at a venture capital fund in London from 2003-2012 focused on the energy sector with investors including Shell, KPC, Mitsubishi and Goldman Sachs. Prior to that, Daniel was Vice President at Citigroup/Salomon Smith Barney, where he was a co-founder of the Energy Technology practice, from 1996-2003 in Frankfurt, London, New York, and Melbourne. Prior to Citigroup, Daniel was with Heller Financial (Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi), now GE Capital.

Daniel earned two MBAs from Columbia Business School and London Business School, an MA from University of Massachusetts at Amherst and a BS degree from Georgetown University. He sits on the Board of the London Business School Energy Club and the Board of the London Business School Alumni Club of Houston.

Greg Highberger first joined the Lime Rock Partners team in July 2006 in the firm’s Westport office and is now a Managing Director in the firm’s Houston office. Prior to joining Lime Rock, Greg was an investment banking analyst in the Global Energy Group of Credit Suisse. He is a graduate of Boston College (B.S.) and Harvard Business School (M.B.A.).

Since joining the Lime Rock Partners team, Greg has played a critical role in investigating and executing oilfield service and E&P investment opportunities in North America and internationally. He currently serves on the board of directors of Capstone Natural Resources II, GEODynamics, SDI Gas, and Shelf Drilling. He previously served on the board of directors of Capstone Natural Resources, TAW Energy Services, and VEDCO Holdings. He also has been particularly involved in Lime Rock Partners’ investments in CrownRock Minerals, Iracore International, and Laricina Energy.

Saheb is a Vice President at CSL Capital Management, a Houston based Private Equity fund focused on providing start-up capital and growth funding to services-based businesses in Oil & Gas. Prior to joining CSL, Saheb was an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company in Houston where he served Oil & Gas clients as well as Utility companies across strategy, operations, and M&A.

He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and received his MBA from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business. 

Sean has over a 20 year career in oil and gas including consulting and operational leadership roles. He joined Altira from Booz Allen, where he was a Principal in the energy practice focused on advising oil and gas companies and private equity firms on portfolio strategy, new business model development, and capital investment decisions. Prior to Booz Allen, Sean was the CEO of the energy technology related start-up company, Foresight Weather.

Sean received his MBA, BS Civil Engineering at the University of Texas.