Piper Sandler Strengthens Energy & Power Investment Banking with the Addition of Tim Carlson

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01/29/2026 - 09:01 AM

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE: PIPR), a leading investment bank, is pleased to announce the addition of Tim Carlson as a managing director on the energy & power investment banking team. Carlson will focus on upstream.

“Tim is another strong example of how we are devoted to the energy sector and will continue to bring in top talent to further help our clients achieve their goals. He has been a trusted advisor to senior executives and boards of directors, known for cultivating and sustaining relationships across decades and market cycles,” said Spencer Rippstein, global co-head of energy, power & infrastructure investment banking at Piper Sandler.

With over 28 years of investment banking experience, Carlson has advised public and private energy companies and financial sponsors on over 165 transactions totaling more than $125 billion, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, shareholder/hostile takeover defense, special committee situations, capital raising and restructuring.

Prior to joining Piper Sandler, Carlson was a managing director and head of upstream at Intrepid Partners and senior managing director at Evercore Partners. Before that, he held senior roles in the energy groups of JPMorgan, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Petrie Parkman, where he began his career.

"Piper Sandler has an established reputation as a leading global investment banking advisory firm in the energy, power & infrastructure sector. I'm excited to join this distinguished team at such a critical time. Energy companies are faced with complex decisions as traditional oil and gas, alternative energy and power generation are converging and consolidation has reshaped the market. I look forward to helping my clients achieve their strategic objectives through thoughtful M&A advice and capital market expertise as I have done for the past 28 years," said Carlson.

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