Cooper Schieffelin is responsible for all aspects of business development including originating, structuring and closing acquisitions in the power generation sector. Cooper is also responsible for arranging non-recourse debt and equity financing supporting Olympus’s acquisitions. Cooper serves on the Investment Committee of Orca Acquisitions, LLC, a joint venture with ArcLight Capital Partners.
Prior to joining Olympus in 2008, Mr. Schieffelin worked as a Director in the Black River Clean Energy Investment Fund. Black River Asset Management was an investment firm wholly owned by Cargill with approximately $10 billion in assets under management. While at Black River, Mr. Schieffelin sourced and closed investments throughout the solar, environmental sciences, biomass, water and climate change sectors, focusing on mid to late-stage cleantech investments in pre-IPO companies as well as selected small-cap public companies. Mr. Schieffelin served on the Board of Verdeo Group and was as an Observer to the Sun Edison and Sopogy Boards while at Black River.
Prior to Black River, Mr. Schieffelin worked as Director of Business Development for Delta Power Company. Mr. Schieffelin previously worked as a Manager of Structured Finance for PSEG Global, an unregulated subsidiary of PSE&G, focusing on international M&A opportunities in the power generation and electric distribution sectors. While at PSEG Global, Mr. Schieffelin successfully led a $100 MM local bond placement in Peru related to a 220 MW hydro electric generation portfolio as well as several non-recourse debt financings in Chile. Mr. Schieffelin started his career at Atlantis Water Fund, a water-focused private equity fund co-sponsored by Poseidon Resources in Stamford, Connecticut.
Mr. Schieffelin holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wesleyan University.