Doug Fordyce Joins Rothschild & Co as Head of Energy, North America
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rothschild & Co is pleased to announce that Doug Fordyce has joined the firm's Global Advisory business as Head of Energy, North America, effective June 2, 2025. Mr. Fordyce brings over 30 years of experience advising on a broad range of Energy sector mergers, acquisitions, and restructurings. He will be joining the firm's successful Infrastructure, Power, Renewables & Energy group, based in Houston and reporting to Lee LeBrun, Partner and Head of Global Advisory, North America.
'We are excited to welcome Doug to Rothschild & Co to serve as Head of Energy in North America,' said Lee LeBrun. 'With his outstanding track record across a long career, Doug's hire is a significant step in building Rothschild & Co's presence in Houston, which we plan to continue growing.'
Mr. Fordyce joins Rothschild & Co from Lazard, where he spent more than two decades as a Managing Director and led the firm's Houston office. Mr. Fordyce also held investment banking roles at Credit Suisse First Boston and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. He holds a B.A. in English and Political Science from Duke University and an MBA from the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business.
'Doug is an invaluable addition to our franchise,' said Markus Pressdee, Partner and Head of Infrastructure, Power & Renewables, North America. 'His expertise significantly enhances our ability to serve our corporate and financial clients, both in North America and globally, across the full spectrum of the Energy sector.'
'Rothschild & Co has built an exceptional global advisory platform with a long-standing reputation for independence and excellence,' said Doug Fordyce. 'I'm pleased to join Rothschild & Co's growing platform in North America and looking forward to partnering with Lee and Markus, and working together with the firm's global Energy business.'
About Rothschild & Co, Global Advisory
Rothschild & Co is a family-controlled and independent group and has been at the centre of the world's financial markets for over 200 years. With a team of c.4,600 talented financial services specialists on the ground in over 40 countries, Rothschild & Co's integrated global network of trusted professionals provide in-depth market intelligence and effective long-term solutions for our clients in Global Advisory, Wealth & Asset Management, and Five Arrows, its alternative assets arm.
Global Advisory, a division of the Rothschild & Co group, designs and executes strategic M&A and financing solutions, providing impartial, expert advice to large and mid-sized corporations, private equity, families and entrepreneurs, and governments.
Through its unrivalled network of 1,600 industry and financing specialists in 47 countries, Rothschild & Co's Global Advisory business combines the breadth of its advisory offering with a high volume of transactions to achieve a unique understanding and perspective into markets and participants worldwide.
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