Primary Job Title Managing Partner/Co-Founder Primary Organization EnCap Investments
Location Houston, Texas, United States Regions Greater Houston Area, Southern US Gender Male
Managing Partner and co-founder of EnCap Investments L.P., an investment managerand leading provider of private equity capital to the upstream and midstream sectors of the oil and gas industry. Prior to the formation of EnCap in 1988, Petersen was a Senior Vice President and Manager of the Corporate Finance Division of the Energy Banking group for
Republic Bank Corporation from 1985 to 1988. His duties and responsibilities included mergers and acquisitions, financial advisory services, and institutional fundraising activities for the energy industry. Prior to his position at Republic Bank, Petersen was an executive vice president and a member of the board of directors of Nicklos Oil & Gas Company in Houston from 1979 to 1984. Previously, Petersen was a Group Vice President in the Petroleum and Minerals Division of Republic Bank Dallas, where he began his business career in 1972. He served from 1970 to 1971 in the U.S. Army in Washington D.C. as a First Lieutenant in the Finance Corps and as an Army officer in the Army Security Agency.
