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Robert Seber
Robert Seber
Partner — Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity
Partner — Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity

Robert Seber

Robert Seber
New York

The Grace Building
1114 Avenue of the Americas
32nd Floor
New York, New York 10036

start quote symbolWhat matters most in private equity, and fund formation in particular, is to solve complex issues in creative ways that allow the parties to work together for years. We are very good at that.end quote symbol
Robert Seber

Experience Highlights

  • EnCap Investments in multiple fund formation matters, including the formation of EnCap Energy Transition Funds I and II with aggregate capital commitments of approximately $2.7 billion and EnCap Energy Capital Fund XII with aggregate capital commitments of approximately $5.2 billion

  • Ridgewood Energy and Ridgewood Infrastructure in the formation of several private equity funds with aggregate capital commitments of approximately $5 billion

  • White Deer Energy in the formation of several private equity funds with aggregate capital commitments of approximately $2.5 billion

  • Vitol, the largest independent energy trading company globally, in the formation of Valor Upstream Credit

  • Focus Financial Partners from its inception through multiple private equity rounds and acquisitions of registered investment advisers, its $615 million initial public offering, several secondary offerings, and its $7 billion going private transaction

Credentials

  • Vienna Law School, 1981
  • Yale Law School, 1986
  • IFLR1000, 2020–2023
  • Adjunct Professor of Law: NYU School of Law
  • New York
  • German (fluent)
  • The Case for Independent LPAC Members,” Private Equity Law Report, October 3, 2024 (author)
  • Private Fund Adviser Rules: An Overview Presentation,” September 2023 (speaker)
  • “Journey to Net-Zero: The Role of Carbon Capture,” NYU School of Law, February 2, 2023 (speaker)
  • “Private Equity and Energy Transition,” NYU School of Law, March 8, 2022 (speaker)
  • “Back to the Future: Energy Policy in the Biden Administration,” NYU School of Law, February 10, 2021 (speaker)
  • “Getting to Net Zero? Evaluating Pathways Towards New York State’s Climate Goals,” NYU School of Law, February 3, 2021 (speaker)
  • “Broken Deals: Lessons from Case Studies,” 8th Annual Private Equity US Spring Forum, May 7, 2019 (speaker)
  • “Rystad Energy Information Session,” October 25, 2018 (speaker)
  • “Drill, Baby, Drill: The Federal Oil & Gas Lease Program in the Trump Administration,” April 24, 2018 (presenter)
  • “Pipelines Wars: The Battles Over Gas Infrastructure Development,” NYU School of Law, February 6, 2018 (speaker)
  • “Peak Oil Demand: Transitioning to a Low Carbon World,” 13th Annual Columbia University Energy Symposium, February 1, 2018 (panelist)
  • “Wind Energy: The Art of Coping with Uncertainty,” NYU School of Law, January 17, 2018 (speaker)
  • “Shifting Geopolitics of Petroleum,” 12th Annual Columbia University Energy Symposium, February 2, 2017 (speaker)
  • “The Times They Are A-Changin’: Energy Policy in the Trump Administration,” NYU School of Law, January 27, 2017 (speaker)