# Chris Manning

> Chris Manning is the Austin-based founder, CEO, and managing partner of Greenbelt Capital Partners. His career spans international power development, Lehman Brothers, and Trilantic North America; Greenbelt backs energy and power businesses including advanced conductors, electrical services, equipment, solar, and storage. The firm formally launched in January 2022 and announced a $1 billion inaugural fund close in June 2025.

- **Role:** CEO and Managing Partner at Greenbelt Capital Partners
- **Organizations:** Greenbelt Capital Partners, Trilantic North America, Trilantic Energy Partners North America, Lehman Brothers, The Wing Group, Kidder, Peabody & Co., University of Texas at Austin, University of Pennsylvania
- **Education:** BBA, University of Texas at Austin, MBA, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
- **Known for:** Founded Greenbelt Capital Partners after serving as a managing partner at Trilantic North America., Led Greenbelt alongside Glenn Jacobson when its inaugural fund closed at its $1 billion hard cap in June 2025., Manning and Jacobson had collectively deployed more than $6 billion in equity capital across their careers by June 2025, according to the fund-close announcement.

## Career timeline

- **Before 1997** — Worked in investment banking at Kidder, Peabody & Co., then as CFO of international power developer The Wing Group.
- **1997** — Joined Lehman Brothers; later held merchant banking and Asia-Pacific investment management leadership roles.
- **2009** — Joined Trilantic North America at its inception; became managing partner and chairman of Trilantic Energy Partners North America.
- **2020-2022** — Chaired the New York for McCombs council.
- **2021** — Founded Greenbelt Capital Partners; formation announced December 16.
- **2022** — Greenbelt formally launched January 1, headquartered in Austin with a New York presence.
- **2025** — Greenbelt announced its inaugural fund close at $1 billion on June 23.

## Achievements

- Founded Greenbelt Capital Partners after serving as a managing partner at Trilantic North America.
- Led Greenbelt alongside Glenn Jacobson when its inaugural fund closed at its $1 billion hard cap in June 2025.
- Manning and Jacobson had collectively deployed more than $6 billion in equity capital across their careers by June 2025, according to the fund-close announcement.
- Served as head of Lehman Brothers’ investment management division in Asia-Pacific.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Greenbelt announced an agreement to sell Saber Power Services to Veritas Capital; the August 6 release expected closing in Q4 2026, subject to conditions.
- **2026-07** — Greenbelt invested in Bowe & Gant, whose founders retained equity and management leadership.
- **2026-07** — AEGIS announced an agreement with Goldman Sachs Alternatives to succeed Greenbelt and Baird as institutional investment partner; the release expected closing in Q3 2026, without confirming completion.
- **2026-05** — Greenbelt-backed IPX announced $4.95 billion in construction debt financing for the Darden projects.
- **2026-03** — Greenbelt announced completion of the Intersect Power sale to Google for $4.75 billion plus debt assumption, and the launch of IPX Power.

## Links

- Website: https://www.greenbeltcapital.com/bios/chris-manning.html
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-manning-6750817

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Last updated: 2026-10-10