Overview

Gender

male

Investor Type

Investment Partner

Mr. Niehaus joined Greenhill in 2000. He is the founder of Greenhill Capital Partners and oversees private equity funds totaling $1.7 billion in committed capital.

He previously spent 17 years at Morgan Stanley & Co., where he was Managing Director in the merchant banking department from 1990-1999 and the department's Chief Operating Officer from 1996-1998.

Mr. Niehaus is Chairman of the Investment Committee of Greenhill Capital Partners.

Mr. Niehaus has led the Firm's investments in Crown Castle International (NYSE: CCI) (formerly Global Signal), Heartland Payment Systems (NYSE: HPY), EXCO Resources (NYSE: XCO) and Peachtree Settlement Funding (LSE: PSF).

He serves as a Director of FCC Holdings and a number of other portfolio companies.

Mr. Niehaus is a graduate of Princeton University and the Harvard Business School, from which he graduated with high distinction as a Baker Scholar.