Leadership

Biography

Mr. Punches is a Co-Founder of EOC Partners, where he oversees the firm’s efforts in sourcing investments, transaction negotiation, execution, monitoring of portfolio companies, and firm management and strategy.

Prior to founding EOC Partners, Mr. Punches was a Managing Director at EIG where he was Head of Oil and Gas and served on the Executive, ESG, and Investment Committees. During his seventeen years at EIG, Mr. Punches worked on credit, preferred, and common equity investments and served as a board member for several portfolio companies.

Prior to joining EIG in 2005, Mr. Punches worked for Merrill Lynch and CIBC World Markets. Mr. Punches received a B.S. in Finance from Tulane University.