BRG Strengthens Energy & Climate Practice with Two Strategy and Transactions Managing Directors

BRG today announced that Marcus Leach and Josh Hesterman have joined the firm’s Energy & Climate practice as managing directors in Miami and Atlanta, respectively. The additions strengthen the firm’s energy strategy and transactions services, which advise companies and investors on corporate strategy, market entry, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), divestitures, capital allocation decisions and commercial due diligence across the energy sector.

Leach brings 20 years of consulting experience advising Fortune 500 companies and private equity investors on corporate strategy, transactions and business transformation. Before joining BRG, he was a managing director at KPMG Strategy, where he focused on corporate strategy, M&A, performance improvement, transformation and sustainability. He also held leadership roles at Worley and Brooks International and has worked as an independent consultant. He earned a bachelor’s degree in international trade from Clemson University.

Hesterman has advised executives on corporate strategy, market assessments and growth planning across energy and other capital-intensive industries for nearly 20 years. Most recently, as a managing director at KPMG Strategy, he supported major private equity transactions and helped build the firm’s brand in executing large-scale transformations with corporate clients. Previously, he was a manager at Booz & Company/Strategy&. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Rice University.

“Marcus and Josh both have developed energy corporate strategy and sustainability practices; they know what it takes to build expert services that clients trust,” said Christopher Goncalves, chair of BRG’s Energy & Climate practice. “They bring deep corporate transactional experience providing commercial case and sustainability diligence to assess value and test exposure before clients commit capital. That combination makes them a strong corporate advisory complement to our market, regulatory and project development and finance advisory services. We are pleased to welcome them to our practice and the firm.”

Leach and Hesterman will work with professionals across BRG’s Energy & Climate practice, which advises energy companies, investors and lenders on strategic and commercial matters. The practice’s expertise includes oil and gas, power generation, utilities and energy infrastructure with a focus on the market, economic and financial considerations that inform business and investment decisions.