As an energy investor and finance professional, I have served as an advisor on over $15 billion of mergers and acquisitions, led or arranged over $15 billion of financings from senior debt to IPOs, and co-founded a private equity fund, raising over $500 million of assets and investing and managing 12 portfolio companies. I look to create value by managing risk and facilitating growth.I SPECIALIZE IN:1️⃣ INVESTING: Sourcing, diligencing and assessing investment opportunities2️⃣ CAPITAL RAISING: Creating marketing materials and pitching investors3️⃣ BUSINESS STRATEGY: Developing and executing strategies to grow companies and create value4️⃣ CONTRACT NEGOTIATION: Effectively managing business risk through legal contracts5️⃣ INVESTOR RELATIONS: Overseeing regulatory compliance and investor communicationsCAREER HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:✅ Co-founded and oversaw all aspects of an energy private equity fund✅ Raised 5 investment vehicles with over $500 million of assets under management✅ Sourced and diligenced over 2,500 investment opportunities✅ Led and managed 12 companies at the Board level or as interim CEO/CFO✅ Ensured regulatory compliance with the SEC and maintained communication and reporting with over 75 investors✅ Advised 20 different public companies on over $30 billion worth of transactionsCONTACT INFORMATION:📧 curt.schaefer@gmail.com📱(281)961-9087📚EDUCATIONB.S., Civil Engineering, United States Military Academy at West PointM.B.A., Finance, Columbia Business School◆ MORE ABOUT ME:I learned to lead and build teams as a combat engineer officer in the U.S. Army, serving as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division and as a war planner on the 8th Army staff stationed in South Korea.I started my finance career in New York within the investment banking division of Goldman Sachs, later moving to Houston and then helping to launch and build boutique energy investment and merchant bank, Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. After the firm’s merger with Perella Weinberg Partners, I co-founded Outfitter Energy Capital.◆ FUN FACTS: In my spare time I enjoy watching my two kids play sports (especially lacrosse!), taking walks with my wife and our yellow lab, and SCUBA diving.