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
Ridgewood Energy and Ridgewood Infrastructure in the formation of several private equity funds with aggregate capital commitments of approximately $4 billion
White Deer Energy in the formation of several private equity funds with aggregate capital commitments of approximately $2.5 billion
EnCap Investments in fund formation matters, including the formation of EnCap Energy Transition Fund I with total commitments of approximately $1.2 billion
Focus Financial Partners from its inception through multiple private equity rounds and acquisitions of registered investment advisers, its $615 million initial public offering and several secondary offerings
Multiple private equity funds on ESG matters, with an emphasis on energy transition and decarbonization issues
Credentials
- Vienna Law School, 1981
- Yale Law School, 1986
- IFLR1000, 2020 and 2021
- Adjunct Professor of Law: NYU School of Law
- New York
- German (fluent)
- InsightFebruary 14, 2022
- Deals & CasesJanuary 12, 2022
- IFLR1000 2021 Recognizes Vinson & Elkins in 21 Practice Categories, Recommends 52 Individual LawyersRankings & AwardsAugust 25, 2021
- V&E+July 21, 2021
- Deals & CasesJune 23, 2021
- Deals & CasesMay 4, 2021
- Deals & CasesApril 13, 2021
- Deals & CasesMarch 17, 2021
- Deals & CasesMarch 2, 2021
- Rankings & AwardsOctober 2, 2020
- Deals & CasesJune 10, 2020
- InsightMay 14, 2020
- InsightMay 6, 2020
- InsightMay 1, 2020
- InsightApril 8, 2020
- InsightApril 3, 2020
- InsightMarch 26, 2020
- Deals & CasesMarch 4, 2020
- InsightMarch 2, 2020
First published by Private Equity Law Report, February 25, 2020
- Deals & CasesFebruary 26, 2020
- InsightFebruary 4, 2020
First published by Privcap
- Event RecapFebruary 3, 2020
- V&E+October 29, 2019
- V&E+April 26, 2019
- V&E+September 19, 2018
- V&E+July 26, 2018
- “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)
- “Energy’s Value Chain: Markets, Trends, Deals”
- “PE Investments in Cleantech and Renewable Energy”
- “Corporate Deals: Tactics and/or Ethics”
- “Indemnification in M&A Deals: Beyond the Boilerplate”
- “Cross-Border Investments (MENA-US): Private Equity Trends and Issues”
- “Drafting (and Understanding) the Economic Provisions in Acquisition Agreements”