BCP's Energy Services Fund closed its initial equity sale in Spring 2016 having raised more than $750 million in capital commitments, SEC filings show. It's about morality. Brentwood, TN 37027, 2023 Bernhard Capital Partners. This innovative type of project delivery is what the industry now calls Design-Build. "It appears bad, but it's not unethical.". The projects encountered many problems, including Westinghouse's design, Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulations and required design changes, even with the soil at the Georgia site. LSU board awards massive energy deal after secretive negotiations without public bid. According to a school spokesperson, the shared goal is to "renew UNO's campus energy infrastructure, reduce emissions . During the negotiation process, Bernhard's companies filed a complaint against Enwave with the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors, alleging Enwave did not have a contractor's license. Ms. Bernhard was born in Baton Rouge, but his family moved to Lafayette when he was young. BERNHARD was also ordered to pay a fine of $10,000. Davis was arrested in August 2018 due to his abuse of Lewis. Westinghouse, a subsidiary of Toshiba, selected The Shaw Group in 2008 to build nuclear reactors in Georgia andSouth Carolina. While KPMG consultants have been deeply involved in the process, none spoke or made a public recommendation for the deal on Tuesday. During an LSU investigation in 2018 regarding football player Drake Davis' abuse of his then-girlfriend, tennis player Jade Lewis, multiple witnesses informed officers they were afraid of coming forward because of potential repercussions from Baton Rouge businessman Jim Bernhard, according to the Advocate. The agreement calls for the university to pay Enwave $27 million per year over the next three decades. When LSU Police interviewed Senior Associate Athletic Director Miriam Segar, who reported Lewis abuse in police and Title IX reports, Bernhards name came up again. Still, the financial weight of major polluters in Louisiana politics is substantial. LSU held no public talks with either contractor during their negotiations, and the university also never publicly released its criteria for awarding the contract despite taxpayers and students footing the bill. At one point, she was punched hard enough to fracture a rib. He tells The DailyAdvertiser his grandmother grew up in Lafayette. Mr. In 1995, Ed Tinsley and Rusty Mullen formed Tinsley-Mullen Engineers (TME) in Little Rock, Arkansas. Jim played a leading role in every major decision of the company from its founding until its sale. The firm also expanded fabrication capacity by opening a new fabrication facility in south Mississippi. Those talks come after the Board of Supervisors voted against its own staff recommendation to launch a public bid process, and to instead negotiate directly with the Bernhard-connected firm and another company. The plant has been operating in Reserve, belching out chloroprene emissions sometimes hundreds of times above the EPAs suggested exposure limit, since 1968, spanning four Democratic presidencies and six Republican. In a time of need, the project provided LSU a location to serve the community and operate as a triage center during Hurricane Katrina. According to The Baton Rouge Business Report, the company raised $1.2 billion in less than a year. The Hoggs of Texas: Letters and Memoirs of an Extraordinary Family, 1887-1906 . Jim Bernhard Jr. of Bernhard Capital Partners made his pitch to manage Lafayette Utilities System to the Lafayette Rotary Club Aug. 23, 218. A rising star in the Democratic party, who now co-chairs former vice-president Joe Bidens 2020 presidential campaign, Richmond is the lone Democrat in Louisianas delegation to Washington. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Other questions:subscriberservices@theadvocate.com. Today, BCP has seven portfolio companies in the energy services sector, according to The Business Report. He backed legislation that experts said would undermine environment reviews for liquefied natural gas infrastructure. Davis told the Sarasota Herald-Tribune in 2015 that he moved into the Bernhard home in sixth grade and that Jim Bernhard and his wife, Dana, became his permanent guardians. James M. "Tres" Bernhard III pleaded guilty Wednesday in Baton Rouge federal court to one count of wire fraud and admitted that he schemed to divert $453,123 of his former law firm's money to. (2011), A DURABLE FIRE . We are fighting for our lives. Judge hears arguments, LSU tennis star's parents 'astonished' by inaction after reports of football player's abuse. Bernhard was in the running for Energy Secretary under President Barack Obama and has toyed with the idea of running for governor on several occasions. Former LSU tennis star says coach 'betrayed' her after reports of football player's abuse, LSU official might have broken federal law after Drake Davis admitted he hit girlfriend. Other questions:subscriberservices@theadvocate.com. When LSU Police investigated allegations in 2018 that a football player was abusing the tennis player he was dating, multiple witnesses told o. It has now surfaced. J. M. Bernhard is Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Shaw Group Inc. The company at the time of the sale, he added, "was saddled by a portfolio of money-losing nuclear contracts.". In Ms.(redacted)s own words she described threats from Mr. Davis to her they are as follows: if you come forward we'll never be together and my parents will ruin your life if you do this', the report continued. He graduated from Catholic High School in Baton Rouge and was honored as one of the school's Grizzly Greats. After that, Bernhard, Jeff Jenkins and a handful of other top executives from The Shaw Group founded BCP, a private equity firm that promised to invest in companies that operate in the energy services industry. They included Epic Piping, ATC Associates headquartered in Lafayette, Bernhard LLC and Brown and Root. or. Baton Rouge businessman Jim Bernhard accused of intimidating witnesses 2023 Brown & Root. Bernhard was appointed to the Board of Supervisors over the summer by Gov. We reached out to him [Richmond] when we first started this fight three years ago, said Taylor, who has lost his mother, sister and nephews to cancer, while his wife is currently fighting the disease, and his daughter battling a rare intestinal disease linked to chloroprene. The congressman, who declined interview requests, also declined to provide evidence of correspondence related to the plant. James Thomas Bernhard WRIGHTSTOWN - James Thomas Bernhard, 61, of Wrightstown, passed away Monday in Robert Wood Johnson Hospital in Hamilton. But the congressman, one of the highest recipients of donations from the oil, gas and chemicals industries in the Democratic House caucus, has paid little public attention to perhaps the most internationally pressing issue in Louisianas second congressional district the continuing proliferation of polluting petrochemical and fossil fuel plants in the region. Bernhard Capital Partners is a service and infrastructure-focused private equity management firm established in 2013 by Jim Bernhard, Jeff Jenkins and . "Notwithstanding what the police reports indicate these, may have said, I did not discourage Jade Lewis from reporting nor threaten retaliation against anyone. James Bernhard Obituary (2010) - Trenton, NJ - "The Times, Trenton," BERNHARD. "Notwithstanding what the police reports indicate thesewitnessesmay have said, I did not discourage Jade Lewis from reporting nor threaten retaliation against anyone. All Rights Reserved. Jim Bernhard is a Founder and Partner of Bernhard Capital Partners. Michot also served on Robideaux's transition team. Bernhard, the wealthy chief executive officer of Bernhard Capital Partners and former CEO of the Fortune 500 contracting firm known as The Shaw Group, took in Davis when he was growing up and helped raise him. 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Bernhard, who founded the company 25 years ago, is expected to leave Shaw when Chicago Bridge buys the company.Sep 20, 2012. But these have happened at the local level, seemingly without intervention or comment from Richmond. James. LSU's cogeneration power plant at the southeast corner of Tiger Stadium, Tuesday, April 30, 2019, in Baton Rouge, La. The licensing board's executive director said last month the joint venture between Bernhard and Johnson Control also lacked a contractor's license "in accordance with its legal entity name.. Baton Rouge businessman Jim Bernhard accused of intimidating witnesses in LSU abuse case, "I have not seen the police reports and do not know the identity of the witnesses to whom you refer," Bernhard wrote in an email. Bernhard is mentioned by name in seven separate instances in police reports about Davis' alleged abuse of LSU tennis player Jade Lewis. Between 2014 and 2015, Jim Bernhard and Bernhard Capital Partners strategically purchased Bernhard Mechanical, TME, E.P. We look forward to bringing the same success weve seen in New Orleans to this project and continuing to create benefits for the state, said Enwave president and CEO Doug Castleberry in a news release Tuesday. During an LSU investigation in 2018 regarding football player Drake Davis' abuse of his then-girlfriend, tennis player Jade Lewis, multiple witnesses informed officers they were afraid of coming forward because of potential repercussions from Baton Rouge businessman Jim Bernhard, according to the Advocate. His full brother Air Force Blue was a superstar juvenile overseas, wining the Keeneland Phoenix Stakes (G1), Goffs Vincent O'Brien National Stakes (G1), and Dubai Dewhurst Stakes (G1). James Casper "Jim" BERNHARD Jr. - Legacy.com James Bernhard Obituary (2008) - WEST FRANKFORT, IL - The Southern Enwave runs the energy systems for LSU Health Sciences in New Orleans. As a result, Shaw a minority owner of Westinghouse won all of Westinghouse's contracts. A final proposal with more detail is expected to be presented to Lafayette Mayor-President Joel Robideaux in about two weeks. Jim Bernhard, the grandson of William Bernhard, and his business partner Jeff Jenkins took this Energy-as-a-Service concept and created a new business opportunity. You have permission to edit this article. One football player, whose name is redacted in the police report, said Lewis told him Bernhard had warned her directly against coming forward. In the early years, the company focused on plumbing and custom sheet metal fabrication. Established by Fred Estopinal, MCC provided engineered mechanical and plumbing construction services. One football player, whose name is redacted in the police report, said Lewis told him Bernhard had warned her directly against coming forward. MCCs innovative approach aligned with Freds vision of not necessarily being the biggest, but being the best.. He later pleaded guilty to two counts of battery and one count of violation of a protective order. There was a problem saving your notification. A spokeswoman for the EPA said the agency had also received no correspondence from Richmonds office on the issue. Bernhardt served as director of football research under head coach Bill O'Brien from 2014 through 2017. Staff Writer Sam Karlin contributed to this report. How much money Enwave makes off the deal will fluctuate annually based on natural gas prices and the price of the energy Enwave produces for LSU, said LSU spokesman Ernie Ballard. LSU'S trouble's just beginning thanks to Jim Bernhard! The company awarded TheShaw Groupthe contract to designand buildthefacility, drawing criticism from Shaw competitors who weren't allowed to bid. Joseph told officers that Bernhard had told him on one of the calls that police had an arrest warrant out for Davis.