Macquarie Capital, the corporate advisory, capital markets and principal investment arm of Macquarie Group, has hired Chris Rutherford as a managing director. Rutherford will cover upstream oil and gas companies and be based in Houston.
The appointment continues Macquarie Group’s focus on the energy sector, which it has served for more than 20 years. Macquarie is the No. 2 physical gas marketer in North America. Its global energy business is headquartered in Houston, with more than 300 professionals focused on the sector. Rutherford will lead Macquarie Capital’s upstream coverage across M&A, debt and equity capital raisings and provide customized solutions to clients.
Rutherford joins Macquarie Capital from UBS, where he was a managing director in the firm’s natural resources group covering upstream oil and gas companies. His experience includes domestic and cross-border M&A, capital raising, structured financings, joint ventures and partnerships for a wide range of clients, including financial sponsors and their portfolio companies.
Rutherford also will work closely with Macquarie Capital’s existing upstream and energy infrastructure team and Macquarie’s energy trading and finance business within its commodities and global markets group to strengthen a full-service offering across the lifecycle for companies, including physical and financial hedging, structured lending and asset management.