Matthew Brown (businessman)
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Matthew Brown | |
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| Education | Texas Christian University |
| Occupation | Businessman, investor, philanthropist |
| Known for | Majority owner of Energent, L.P. Chairman of Matthew Brown Companies |
| Spouse(s) | Tawni Reynolds (m. 2017; div. 2021) |
Matthew Brown is a Texas and Hawaii-based entrepreneur (living primarily in Hawaii), private equity/venture investor and space enthusiast. He the founder and chairman of Energent, L.P. and Energent Infrastructure Fund, L.P., a billion-dollar private equity investment management firm[1] based in New York, New York[2], and is the Chairman of his family office, Matthew Brown Companies, in Long Beach, California, and Dallas, Texas. Energent's SEC registration was withdrawn in 2019. It last reported $125 million under management before going private as a family office.
He was previously the chairman at Tamra-Tacoma Capital Partners, a $500 million fund (with investments in Urban Green Energy and Leaf Solar Power), as well as asset manager Kona Private Capital Group, a ~$900 million fund for Hawaiian residential and commercial real estate.[3]
Matthew was born on November 1, 1989, in Appleton, Wisconsin. He attended Texas Christian University (TCU) in Fort Worth, Texas, but did not graduate.
Through Matthew Brown Companies, Matthew invests in biospace/tech, therapeutics, diagnostics and space ventures, including SpaceX and OpenAI, among others.[4] Most recently, he was involved in the acquisition of Virgin Orbit Intellectual Property and intends to license it to the masses through one of his subsidiaries, Partager Aerospace[5], though with controversy.
Quartz stated that Matthew Brown's business experience claims were "questionable"[6][7] in the wake of the failed rescue of Virgin Orbit[8], though Brown denies the accusations. In addition, this was not Brown's first attack on the Virgin Orbit transaction, this time criticizing the Virgin Orbit Board and Management on his personal LinkedIn.
Matthew was an advisor to several institutions, including the University of California, Berkeley, the Texas Tech Wind Institute, the Department of Defense, among others.[9][10]
Personal life
Brown married Tawni Catherine Reynolds on July 23, 2017, sister to Dallas socialite Miranda Hogue, friend of Taylor Swift[11]. Brown and Reynolds divorced on November 1, 2021.
Matthew resides in Dubai, Dallas, South Lake Tahoe and Hawaii.
References
- ↑ "IAPD - Investment Adviser Public Disclosure - Homepage". adviserinfo.sec.gov.
- ↑ "Energent Infrastructure Fund: Profile, Returns & Limited Partners | PitchBook".
- ↑ Karabus, Jude. "Struggling Virgin Orbit in funding talks with VC". www.theregister.com.
- ↑ "Matthew Brown Companies Investor Profile: Portfolio & Exits | PitchBook".
- ↑ "Partager Aerospace Company Profile: Valuation, Funding & Investors | PitchBook".
- ↑ "Exactly who is the investor behind Virgin Orbit's failed $200 million rescue?". Quartz. March 31, 2023.
- ↑ "Virgin Orbit's Legal Showdown: Bankruptcy Triggers Threat of Action Against Prospective Investor". Yahoo Finance. April 10, 2023.
- ↑ Sheetz, Michael (March 23, 2023). "Investing in Space: The latecomer". CNBC.
- ↑ "Matthew Brown - Energent, L.P. | LinkedIn".
- ↑ "Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy". Sustainable WI.
- ↑ "Brittany Mahomes' pal recaps Taylor Swift-filled weekend in NYC". October 2, 2023.
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