Matthew Raben

Matthew Raben

Managing Director, Head of Transaction Structuring and Execution & Co-Head of Co-Investments, dedicated to the Global Energy & Power Infrastructure

Matthew S. Raben joined BlackRock in 2017 when BlackRock acquired First Reserve’s Energy Infrastructure business. Mr. Raben’s responsibilities primarily include transaction execution across all portfolio companies, working with the various Investment Team members. He is also the co-head of co-investment activities.  With the Investment Team, he focuses on investment execution, investment structuring, due diligence review, negotiation of deal documentation, portfolio monitoring and exit strategy. Prior to joining BlackRock, he spent over 10 years at First Reserve in a similar role for First Reserve's infrastructure funds, private equity funds and credit funds. Before joining First Reserve in 2006, he was an associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP where he concentrated primarily in mergers and acquisitions and private equity fund formation. Mr. Raben holds an A.B. from Dartmouth College and a J.D., with distinction, from Stanford Law School.