News

December 16, 2019

In the News: Greg Herrera shares his insights into 2019 market trends and 2020 predictions

Senior Partner at EV Private Equity, Greg Herrera, recently spoke to Energy Voice to share his opinion on the oil and gas industry trends that shaped 2019, and provided his predictions for 2020 market activity. In particular, he discussed the resurgence of the international offshore industry against the force

November 28, 2019

Q&A with New EV employees: Kaivan Forouzesh and Amy Brownlie

Recently joining our Houston office and the EV family, we caught up with Kaivan and Amy after our investor conference which gave them the opportunity to bond with their new colleagues. Amy and Kavian on the EV Hiking trip with colleagues and partners Kaivan Forouzesh, Senior

November 27, 2019

Successful leadership – capabilities, responsibilities and tasks

Rune Jensen, Senior Partner, EV Private Equity Leadership is all about creating an environment which allows each member of an organisation to perform according to the overarching ambitions and plans. It is about quantitative and qualitative elements and it is about both the short and long

November 19, 2019

Embracing the behavioural aspects of leadership

Rune Jensen, Senior Partner, EV Private Equity My experience from CEO and Executive Chairman positions in 16 countries across Europe, USA and Asia is that although there are certain cultural differences that influence how leaders behave, and how employees expect them to behave, some basic leadership

November 13, 2019

EV Private Equity Expands Team Across Houston and Aberdeen

Kaivan Forouzesh, Amy Brownlie and Jose Orellana Since August, we have welcomed three new members to the global EV Private Equity team -Kaivan Forouzesh, Amy Brownlie and Jose Orellana. Kaivan joined our Houston office as Senior Analyst, his role focussing on deal origination, new investment diligence and portfolio management. He has

November 11, 2019

Supporting Gathimba Edwards Foundation – Trip update from Jackie Burke, EVPE Office Manager

We caught up with Jackie Burke, our Aberdeen Office Manager, after her trip to Karatina, Kenya with the Gathimba Edwards Foundation (GEF). What was accomplished on the trip? A group of 13 strangers from Scotland flew to Kenya to build 3 new houses (and supply materials

October 30, 2019

EVPE announces 2019 CEO and CFO of the Year

Our recent annual investor conference saw us announce our much anticipated CEO and CFO of the year! David Clark, Westwood & Mark Miller, Workover Solutions Mark Miller of Pennsylvania-based Workover Solutions (WOS) secured the CEO of the Year accolade after fighting of strong competition from Halfwave’s Paul Cooper and Aquaterra’s

October 24, 2019

Stavanger investors manage billions: – Sees good oil and gas store for decades

By Glenn Stangeland, Sandes, Norway This article first appeared on October 23rd, 2019 on petro.no and is used here with permission of the publication. EV Private Equity, headquartered in Stavanger, manages billions of kroner for its investors. The lion's share is in oil and gas supplier companies. Each month, they assess between 30

October 21, 2019

EV Private Equity Welcomes Two New Advisory Board Members

EV Private Equity (EVPE) has appointed two new Advisory Board members, Bettina Bachmann and Carl Stjernfeldt, who bring decades of experience and valuable knowledge in venture capital to the firm. Carl Stjernfeldt & Bettina Bachman Ms Bachmann spent 35 years at Shell, latterly as Vice President of Subsurface

September 13, 2019

Making a Career in Private Equity: The Myths and the Opportunities

by Jebb Peria, CFA Intrigued by the mystique and excitement surrounding the world of private equity and keen to find out more about the opportunities for ambitious graduates? Jebb Peria, associate at EVPE, one of the world’s leading specialist private equity firms in the