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Jeff Quake.

Managing Partner, First Reserve

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Previously: J.P. Morgan (private equity fund), Lehman Brothers

Jeffrey K. Quake is a Managing Partner at First Reserve, a private equity firm focused on energy and industrial investments. He joined the firm in 2005 and, as a Managing Director, focused on the global equipment manufacturing and services sector. Before First Reserve he spent five years on the investment team of J.P. Morgan's private equity fund and earlier worked in corporate finance at Lehman Brothers.[1][2][3]

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As of 25 Sep 2026.

Jeff Quake
Jeff QuakePhoto: @carrywatch
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Career

Roles as the cited sources state them. Years are shown only where a source gives them.

  1. CurrentStart not stated

    First Reserve

    Managing Partner

    [1][2]
  2. FormerYears not stated

    First Reserve

    Managing Director

    [3]
  3. FormerFrom 2005

    First Reserve

    Joined the firm

    [1]
  4. FormerUntil 2005

    J.P. Morgan (private equity fund)

    Investment team (five years)

    Also at J.P. Morgan on Carrywatch
    • Mark BreuerStatus not confirmed · Investment banking, client-facing and management roles
    [1]
  5. FormerYears not stated

    Lehman Brothers

    Corporate Finance

    [1]
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Education

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  1. Year not stated

    Williams College

    B.A.

    Also at Williams College on Carrywatch
    [1][3]
  2. Year not stated

    Harvard Business School

    M.B.A.

    Also at Harvard University on Carrywatch
    [1][3]
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Companies on Carrywatch

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Deal Web

Jeff Quake, 4 firms and 1 deal, and how they connect.

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Deals they appear in

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Crane Company / Trillium Flow Technologies' U.S. pumps business

Jeff Quake is a Managing Partner at First Reserve. [01]

approximately $240 millionPrice
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Sources

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    Jeffrey K. Quake

    First Reserve · Researched 25 Sep 2026

  2. 02
    First Reserve-Backed Trillium Flow Technologies Announces Agreement to Sell Trillium Pumps US to Crane Company

    Trillium Flow Technologies (press release) · 14 Sep 2026 · Researched 25 Sep 2026

  3. 03
    CHC Group Ltd. proxy statement (Schedule 14A), director nominee biographies

    CHC Group Ltd. · 30 Jul 2014 · Researched 25 Sep 2026

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