Our management team is led by Jerome (“Jerry”) Silvey, our Chief Executive Officer, Tyson Taylor, our President and Chief Financial Officer, Mickey Raney, our Chief Operating Officer, Danny Murray, our Chief Accounting Officer and Secretary, and Grant Raney, our Executive Vice President, who intend to fulfill our corporate mission and also leverage the complementary experience and networks of the EQV Group and our non-executive director nominees, as further described below.

Jerry Silvey serves as Chief Executive Officer of the company. Mr. Silvey is currently the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the EQV Group, which he founded in 2022. From 2016 to 2022, Mr. Silvey served as a senior investment professional in the Energy & Infrastructure group at Magnetar Capital LLC, where he was responsible for the execution and management of over $2 billion of highly structured direct investments across the energy asset spectrum. Previously, Mr. Silvey was a member of the energy global investment banking group at the Royal Bank of Canada specializing in the acquisition, divestment and restructuring of upstream oil and gas assets. Mr. Silvey holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Energy Finance from Southern Methodist University.

Tyson Taylor serves as President and Chief Financial Officer of the company. Mr. Taylor is currently the President and a director of the EQV Group, a position he has held since 2022. From 2015 to 2022, Mr. Taylor served as Counsel to Magnetar Capital LLC, where he operated as lead counsel for the Energy & Infrastructure group, managing all legal aspects of the funds, including transaction execution, fund compliance and fund management. Previously, Mr. Taylor was the General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Star Peak Corp II, a blank check company that completed its business combination with Benson Hill, Inc. (NYSE: BHIL) in September 2021, and Secretary and General Counsel at Star Peak Energy Transition Corporation, a blank check company that completed a business combination with Stem, Inc. (NYSE: STEM) in April 2021. Mr. Taylor was an attorney with Kirkland & Ellis LLP from 2013 to 2015 and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP from 2010 to 2013. He holds a Master’s in Finance from the London Business School, a Juris Doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Brigham Young University.

Mickey Raney serves as Chief Operating Officer of the company. Mr. Raney is currently the Chief Operating Officer of the EQV Group, a position he has held since 2023. Mr. Raney has more than 40 years of diversified experience across multiple oil and gas basins in North America, including co-founding Impact Energy Partners, LLC in 2015. Mr. Raney has made several hundred acquisitions in his career and uses his knowledge and experience to oversee due diligence and establish processes and procedures for a successful transition of operations. Mr. Raney is a Registered Professional Engineer in both Oklahoma and Texas and a life member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE). He holds a Bachelor of Science from Oklahoma State University.

(Note: EQV Ventures Acquisition Corp. priced its SPAC IPO on Aug. 6, 2024, in sync with the terms in its prospectus – 35.0 million units at $10.00 each – to raise $350.0 million.)

(Note: EQV Ventures Acquisition Corp. filed its S-1 for its SPAC IPO on June 7, 2024, and disclosed the terms: 35.0 million units at $10.00 each to raise $350.0 million. Each unit has an offering price of $10.00 and consists of one Class A ordinary share and one-third of one redeemable warrant. )