Daniel Kohl joined Opportune, a global energy business advisory firm, as co-head and managing director of Opportune Partners, an independent investment banking and financial advisory affiliate of Opportune.

Based in the firm’s Houston office, Kohl joins the investment banking practice, bringing more than a decade of energy industry experience, having advised on more than $10 billion in completed transactions over the last five years across every major basin in the U.S. Kohl’s principal focus will be serving client needs around A&D advisory, M&A advisory, structured transactions, strategic and portfolio management and fairness and solvency opinions.

“I am very pleased to have Daniel join Opportune where he will grow our investment banking practice and bring meaningful value to clients,” David Baggett, manager partner of Opportune. “Daniel’s extensive energy industry experience and well-earned reputation will be a great asset to our clients as we continue to build our investment banking team.”

Before Opportune, Kohl served as head of A&D advisory at UBS where he managed and directed all A&D and technical advisory efforts for the energy investment bank. He began his career at Chevron where he worked in various technical roles with a focus on the Appalachian Basin shale plays.

“I am honored to join Opportune where we will bring additional capabilities to this immensely successful platform,” Kohl said. “I look forward to working with an outstanding team of dedicated professionals to deliver superior advisory services for our clients.”