Bregal Investments is the private equity investment business of COFRA Holding AG, a European holding company for a privately-owned group of companies which also include C&A, a clothing retail organization, and Redevco, a real estate company owning a portfolio of over €7 billion across 700 properties in Europe. The COFRA story dates back to two brothers, Clemens and August Brenninkmeijer, who founded a textile wholesaling operation in the Netherlands in 1841 that started what is today a worldwide chain of over 1,800 C&A stores. Redevco grew out of the real estate operations of C&A and since 1999 has been an independent organization. Bregal was founded in 2002 to consolidate and grow COFRA's private equity investment activities.
Bregal has:
• Scale - approximately €7 billion ($US9 billion) invested or committed
• Global reach - spanning Europe, the Americas, and Asia
• Focus - businesses under €500 million ($US650 million) in enterprise value
• Breadth - across buyouts, special situations, energy, and fund investing
• Experience - leadership teams averaging over 15 years in their specialties
• Balance - across direct investing (75%) and fund-oriented investing (25%)
• Strategic focus - to transform and grow businesses
Bregal's dedicated funds include:
• Bregal Capital - European middle market private equity fund
• Bregal Partners - North American middle market private equity fund
• Bregal Energy - Energy focused private equity fund
• Bregal Sagemount - Private Equity fund for growth companies
• Bregal Private Equity Partners - Global investor in private equity funds, secondaries, and selected co-investments
• Birchill Exploration - Alberta, Canada oil and gas company
Bregal's values:
• Entrepreneurship and professionalism - in all that we do
• Integrity - honesty towards each other
• Growth - optimal professional development of ourselves, our colleagues, and those for whom we are responsible
• Continuity - through creation of opportunities for future generations
• Dedication - dedication, self-responsibility, and self-discipline by all
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