Robert Seber
The Grace Building
1114 Avenue of the Americas
32nd Floor
New York, New York 10036
What 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. Robert Seber is head of our Investment Management practice. He is highly experienced in the full cycle of private equity funds – including fund formation, carry and equity arrangements, governance, investments, and exits – and has a profound knowledge of market trends. He has formed multiple energy and infrastructure funds with innovative terms that reflect the nuances of investments in these industries. Robert also represents companies and investors in financial services industries.
Robert is an adjunct professor of law at New York University School of Law, where he teaches a class on energy transition. He is a frequent panelist on private equity and energy policy topics.
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 Partners, L.P., a dedicated credit investment platform with Breakwall Capital LP
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)
- Deals & CasesJuly 1, 2025
- Deals & CasesMay 13, 2025
- Deals & CasesMarch 18, 2025
- InsightMarch 6, 2025
V&E+ Ventures
- Deals & CasesJanuary 22, 2025
- Deals & CasesOctober 21, 2024
- Deals & CasesJune 21, 2024
- Deals & CasesMay 9, 2024
- InsightJanuary 31, 2024
- InsightNovember 17, 2023
- Rankings & AwardsJuly 14, 2023
- Deals & CasesJune 21, 2023
- InsightNovember 9, 2022
- InsightFebruary 14, 2022
- “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)