Energent, L.P.'s Management Team

Executive Management Team

Energent, L.P.’s management team brings decades of multidisciplinary expertise across transportation, medicine, medical devices, renewable energy, real estate, distressed credit, hospitality, infrastructure and leasing. This collective knowledge is strengthened by a proven track record in independent power transactions, complex regulatory frameworks, public policy and strategic investments.

The team is further supported by an extended network of operating partners, portfolio company executives and industry specialists, enabling Energent to combine strategic insight with hands-on execution. This integrated approach ensures the firm can originate, structure and manage opportunities across diverse sectors while maintaining the discipline and discretion required of a global asset manager.

Leadership

Matthew Brown is Chairman and General Partner of Energent, L.P. He leads the firm’s investment activities across energy and infrastructure, transportation, private investments, credit and leasing, real estate and other strategic opportunities. His responsibilities include investment strategy, transaction origination, underwriting, structuring, capital deployment, portfolio oversight and the development of long-term strategic relationships.

Brown has particular experience across renewable and alternative energy, conventional energy infrastructure, power generation, contracted-revenue assets, financing, transportation and logistics, structured credit and equipment finance. He works alongside Energent, L.P.’s broader investment and operating platform in evaluating complex transactions where active ownership, specialized industry knowledge and flexible capital can create long-term value.

Brown attended Texas Christian University (TCU) in Fort Worth, Texas. He also serves as General Partner of the Gas Gang Group of Companies.

Shane Starr is a General Partner of Energent, L.P. He oversees significant portions of the firm’s investment and transaction activities, including hospitality, real estate, healthcare and medical technology, as well as domestic and international acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures financings and strategic partnerships.

Shane has extensive experience across financial products and complex financing structures, including public infrastructure districts, municipal and project-related bonds, structured finance, debt and equity financings and other public- and private-sector capital structures. His experience includes evaluating and structuring financing solutions for infrastructure, real estate, development and other asset-intensive projects.

Shane is actively involved in the evaluation, structuring, execution and oversight of investments across the platform of Energent, L.P., working with management teams, operating partners, professional advisers, counterparties, public-sector stakeholders and financing sources throughout the investment lifecycle.

Investment & Operating Platform

The General Partners are supported by a multidisciplinary and investment operating platform of personnel spanning acquisitions, investment analysis, finance, accounting, development, operations, strategy, asset management, transaction execution, legal, regulatory, compliance and administrative functions.

Energent, L.P. supplements its internal capabilities with operating partners, executives, advisers, industry specialists, technical consultants, legal counsel, accounting professionals, administrators and other institutional resources selected according to the requirements of individual investments and projects. This model allows Energent, L.P. to assemble specialized teams around complex transactions while maintaining the flexibility and direct decision-making structure of a privately held investment firm and family office.

Across the investment lifecycle, these resources support opportunity sourcing, due diligence, underwriting, structuring, financing, transaction execution, development, operational improvement, portfolio oversight, risk management, compliance and realization.

Operations, Development & Strategic Initiatives

Jeff Shorter

Jeff Shorter supports operations, development, strategic initiatives and project execution across the activities of Energent, L.P., working with the General Partners, portfolio companies, operating partners, developers and other transaction participants.

Finance & Accounting

Jay Nelson

Jay Nelson supports finance, accounting, financial analysis, reporting, transaction support and related financial functions across the investment activities of Energent, L.P.

Efficiency & Strategy

David Wicker

David Wicker supports efficiency, strategic planning, operational analysis and initiatives focused on improving the performance and long-term value of businesses, projects and assets associated with Energent, L.P.

Selected Professional & Strategic Service Providers

Energent, L.P. works with leading legal, accounting, compliance, administration, finance and transaction professionals in support of its investment activities. Professional firms and advisers are engaged according to the nature, jurisdiction, structure and requirements of individual investments and transactions.

Governance, risk, regulatory and compliance support.

Legal, fund, regulatory and compliance matters.

Legal, transactional, financing and corporate matters.

Leasing, equipment finance, structured credit and related investment activities.

Accounting, financial reporting, and related professional services.

Legal, corporate, transactional and strategic matters.

Administration, investment operations, reporting and related institutional support.

Executive Advisory Committee

The Executive Advisory Committee provides additional perspective and strategic support to the General Partners and the broader platform of Energent, L.P. Members contribute experience, relationships and specialized knowledge relevant to the firm’s investments, businesses and strategic initiatives.