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About

Founded in 2009, EIV Capital is a multi-strategy Houston-based private equity firm specializing in providing capital to businesses across the North American energy value chain. EIV Capital blends internal operational and engineering expertise with its financial and strategic oversight to allocate capital in businesses which create value through growing/enhancing infrastructure assets or acquiring non-operated oil and gas interests. The firm’s management has extensive experience leading and investing in successful companies across the energy value chain.

Meet Our Team

Investments

as of December 2024
AUM
$2.2 billion
Portfolio Investments
34
Investments Realized
21

“Our team focuses on helping entrepreneurs build and expand quality businesses to serve their customers and communities, with an emphasis on reliable, environmentally responsible, and safe operations.”

Patricia Melcher

Co-Founder / Managing Partner, EIV

“EIV Capital supports teams as they build and operate sound businesses that thrive in a variety of market conditions. This allows EIV Capital to pursue niche opportunities and support our partners as they grow their companies into stable, profitable enterprises which are attractive to a diverse buyer universe.”

Jennifer Gottschalk

Partner, EIV

“Based upon our team’s depth and diversity of energy expertise, EIV Capital seeks to quickly understand the business, capital needs and leadership requirements necessary for a potential investment to achieve long-term growth and profitability.”

Patricia Melcher

Co-Founder / Managing Partner, EIV

“This environment presents opportunities for both first-time and repeat entrepreneurs to identify inefficient or underutilized assets and work with capital providers, such as EIV Capital, to enhance operations, improve customer service and drive returns.”

David Finan

Partner, EIV

Sector Focus

EIV Capital is an experienced investor in the energy industry across multiple market cycles.

Energy Infrastructure

Businesses that develop, buy and operate infrastructure needed to provide safe, reliable energy to those that need it

Upstream Oil and Gas

Ownership in high quality producing and undeveloped oil and gas assets in the Lower 48

Energy Value Chain

Opportunistic investments across the rest of the energy value chain

Active Investments