As assistant vice president of origination at SFC Energy Partners LP, Denver, Michael Stolze sources investments for the company’s $600-million private-equity fund. Closed in 2011, the fund follows the firm’s first, $400-million raise. Stolze also provides financial analysis of deals meeting the firm’s criteria and helps in structuring transactions.

Stolze grew up in St. Louis and attended the University of Notre Dame. After graduation, he joined Ernst & Young’s M&A advisory practice in Chicago, concentrating on private equity. He was introduced to the energy sector when he returned to school ...