Dallas, TX: September 9, 2024: Virtas Partners, a boutique Office of the CFO and M&A enablement partner, announces the appointment of Kevin Hughes as Managing Director.
Kevin brings significant Energy, Power and Utilities industry experience with both domestic and international companies. After a National Office rotation in KPMG’s Department of Professional Practice, Kevin served as a Quality Assurance Partner in the Dallas and Houston office of KPMG for over 25 years. Kevin was responsible for the SEC compliance for all types of capital market transactions including: IPO and UP-C transactions, secondary equity and debt financings, spin-offs, carve-out, and acquisition and divestiture transactions. He also consulted on SOX internal controls and energy commodity trading controls. While in Houston, Kevin was responsible for the Southwest Energy industry segment of KPMG; and served major clients such as, Occidental Petroleum, Devon Energy, Murphy Oil, Anadarko Petroleum, Texas Eastern Pipeline, TEPPCO, Mirant Corp, Reliant Energy and Public Service of New Mexico.
Most recently, Kevin served as an Executive Advisor for CFGI, a Carlyle and CVC portfolio company, focusing on accounting advisory and sustainability services to the Energy industry.
As a Managing Director, Kevin will be our Southwest market leader and will also play a key role as we continue to differentiate through our industry-tailored solutions with his depth of experience in Energy, Power and Utilities.
“I am thrilled to be bringing on another seasoned veteran to the Virtas Partners team. Kevin’s addition to the team is a major boost to our presence in the Southwest Market,” said CEO Neal McNamara. “We look forward to Kevin “pounding the pavement” for us in the Southwest and in the Energy, Power and Utilities market.”
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Send Kevin Hughes a note: khughes@virtaspartners.com
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