Rick Viton
Rick Viton is a General Partner and Cofounder of Energy Capital Ventures, with over 25 years in private equity and investment banking. He focuses on insurance and utility sectors, and serves as an investment banker at Ramirez & Co.
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- Credit Suisse · Managing Director2005-2007
- IA Capital · advisor2008
- Ramirez & Co. · investment banker
- Energy Capital Ventures · General Partner, Cofounder, Chair Investment CommitteeNow
- UBS · Managing Director in FIG1997-2005
- Credit Suisse · Managing Director in FIG2005-2007
- IA Capital2008-null
- Energy Capital Ventures · General PartnerNow
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Who is Rick Viton?
Rick Viton is a General Partner and Cofounder of Energy Capital Ventures, with over 25 years in private equity and investment banking. He focuses on insurance and utility sectors, and serves as an investment banker at Ramirez & Co.
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What did Rick Viton do before Energy Capital Ventures?
Managing Director at Credit Suisse; advisor at IA Capital; investment banker at Ramirez & Co.; Managing Director in FIG at UBS; Managing Director in FIG at Credit Suisse; IA Capital.
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