Greenbelt Capital Partners (Greenbelt), a private equity firm investing in the New Energy Economy, has added several senior hires to its team – Katie Kiersey as Chief of Strategy and Operating Partner to spearhead Greenbelt’s new value optimisation team, Managing Director Erika Mapes, Principal Austin Major and Vice President Elouise Roche.
Greenbelt looks to invest in middle-market energy companies. In June of this year, it announced the final close of its fund, Greenbelt Capital Partners III LP, at $1bn.
Kiersey previously spent a decade at Bain & Company, where she was a Partner, working on the intersection of private equity and the energy & industrials sectors. While there, she led over 100 commercial diligence efforts and more than 10 post-acquisition value creation engagements, with a focus on strategic redirection, commercial acceleration, and operational optimization.
Mapes was previously a Principal at Onex Partners and a Vice President at Oaktree Capital Management. Earlier, she worked as a Senior Associate with the Greenbelt team from 2014 to 2018. Mapes began her career as an analyst at Barclays in the Natural Resources group.
Major joined Greenbelt from Blackstone, where he was a Principal. Earlier, he was an Associate at Vista Equity Partners. He began his career as an Analyst at Morgan Stanley in the investment banking and leveraged finance groups.
Roche was previously a Vice President at Goldman Sachs Private Equity working on sustainable and energy transition investments. Prior to that, she was an Associate at Mission Driven Capital Partners, and began her career as an analyst at Morgan Stanley.
