Brett Olsher heads GVP Climate’s clean technology investment practice.
Until 2019, Brett was partner and chairman of the Global Natural Resources Group in the Investment Banking Division at Goldman Sachs. He was also chairman of the Russia Executive Leadership Group, as well as a member of the Firmwide Commitments Committee, the Investment Banking Division Operating Committee and the Investment Banking Services Leadership Group. Brett joined Goldman Sachs in 2010 as a Partner and co-head of the Global Natural Resources Group.
Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, Brett worked at Deutsche Bank from 2001 to 2010 during which time he was global head of Emerging Markets and prior to that, co-head of the bank’s global Mergers & Acquisitions business and global head of Natural Resources. He was also a member of the Executive Committee for the Corporate and Investment Bank. Brett also spent four years at J.P. Morgan in London as a top-ranked equity research
analyst.
Before his career in investment banking, Brett spent 10 years as President of Olsher Metals Corporation, a global commodities trading, processing and logistics firm. From 1983 to 1986, he was a member of the professional staff at Price Waterhouse, where he qualified as a CPA.
During his career, Brett has advised on $410bn of M&A transactions as well as $124bn of financings, including the AUD 57bn merger of BHP and Billiton, the $100bn unification of Shell, the $3.2bn IPO of China Shenhua Energy Co., Statoil’s $2bn acquisition of Encana’s Gulf of Mexico business, the €32bn merger of Arcelor and Mittal, Xstrata’s $18.8bn acquisition of Falconbridge, Tata Steel’s $12.1bn acquisition of Corus Group, Maersk Oil’s $7.5bn sale to TOTAL, ENl’s $5.8bn acquisition of 100% of OAO Arctic Gas Company, ZAO Urengoil Inc, OAO Neftgastechnologia and 20% of OAO Gazprom Neft, Xstrata’s $90bn agreed merger with Glencore, ArcelorMittal’s $4bn combined equity and equity-linked capital raise, Caracal’s $1.4bn sale to Glencore, the $5.6bn capital raising for X2 Resources, EIG’s $1.lbn joint venture with Abengoa, First Quantum Minerals’ CAD $1.43bn followon equity offering, the $3bn rights issue for ArcelorMittal, Areva’s €2bn restructuring and creation of Orano and the Weir Group’s $1.3bn acquisition of ESCO and $500m equity offering.
Brett earned a Master’s Degree in International Economics and Politics from Columbia University’s Graduate School of International and Public Affairs (“SIPA”) and has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Massachusetts. Brett is also a Member of the Dean’s Advisory Board at SIPA and is a Member of the Executive Committee for Columbia University’s Center for Global Energy Policy.
