Mr. Arata is Chief Executive Officer of Blue Racer Midstream and Blue Racer Midstream Holdings, a position he has held since April 2015. Mr. Arata joined Blue Racer Midstream Holdings’ predecessor, Caiman Energy, as Chief Financial Officer in October 2010, a title he also held at Blue Racer Midstream and Blue Racer Midstream Holdings until becoming CEO.
Prior to joining Caiman Energy, Mr. Arata was Chief Financial Officer of Regency Energy Partners (NYSE: RGP) and its privately-held predecessor, Regency Gas Services. During his five years at Regency, Mr. Arata led the effort to take Regency public.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Arata worked for UBS Investment Bank for nine years in both Dallas, Texas, and in London, England, covering the power and pipeline sectors. At UBS, Mr. Arata advised on more than $40 billion of completed mergers and acquisitions as well as on numerous financings.
Prior to UBS, Mr. Arata spent four years as a consultant at Deloitte Consulting, performing strategic consulting assignments for energy clients.
Mr. Arata received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in General Business from Southern Methodist University. He also holds a Master of Management degree from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.