Tailwater Capital LLC (“Tailwater”), a private equity firm that takes a full immersion approach to investing in energy and growth infrastructure solutions, announced the formation of Tailwater Innovation Partners, LLC, a full-service environmental, social and governance (“ESG”), research and engineering solutions provider for Tailwater’s portfolio companies. Tailwater Innovation Partners is led by Chief Executive Officer Roger Fox, an experienced energy executive with nearly four decades of leadership experience. Mr. Fox also serves as Head of ESG at Tailwater Capital.
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Formerly known as Tailwater Technical Consulting, Tailwater Innovation Partners focuses on providing strategic guidance in three key areas across the Tailwater Capital portfolio: ESG, energy innovation and operational improvement. The team will also specialize in due diligence, engineering advisory services, process design, asset optimization and project management.
“Tailwater Innovation Partners will provide superior partnership-based guidance on operational enhancement across our portfolio,” said Jason Downie, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Tailwater’s Capital. “We are excited to leverage the cutting-edge insights, deep expertise in engineering and emissions management and technical execution capabilities Roger and the Tailwater’s Innovation team bring throughout all phases of project development, construction and operation.”
“At Tailwater’s , we are always looking for new and innovative ways to give the businesses we partner with an edge, and to enable management teams to stay ahead of market trends and drive long-term, sustainable success,” said Edward Herring, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Tailwater’s Capital. “We are confident that Roger and this best-in-class team will optimize and differentiate our portfolio, and we look forward to creating an even better return profile for our investors.”
Mr. Fox has successfully led businesses in the upstream, midstream, LNG and power generation sectors, and has worked across the business lifecycle from startups to large-scale domestic and international organizations. Prior to Tailwater’s Innovation Partners, Mr. Fox was the Chief Executive Officer of Elevate Midstream Partners I and II, both of which were backed by Tailwater’s. Prior to Elevate, Mr. Fox served as Chief Operations Officer and Senior Vice President for the Upstream and Midstream businesses of Eagle Rock Energy Partners. He previously held various senior roles across the oil and gas sector, including as President of TGGT Holdings at BG Group (now Shell).