Team



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NAME

TITLE

OFFICE

GROUP

Guilherme Bauer

Senior Associate

New York

Bregal Investments

Mr. Bauer joined Bregal in September 2011 as a Senior Associate.

Prior to joining Bregal, Mr. Bauer worked at Banco Ibi, a financial institution located in Sao Paulo - Brazil, where he was responsible for all treasury activities, including investments, financing, and market and liquidity risk management.

Mr. Bauer holds an MBA from Haas School of Business - University of California - Berkeley, and a bachelor's degree in Business Management from Ibmec Sao Paulo (Insper).

Steven Black

Co-CEO

New York

Bregal Investments

Mr. Black joined Bregal Investments in September 2012. Mr. Black was elected to NASDAQ OMX’s board of directors in December 2011.

 

Mr. Black was the Vice Chairman of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. from March 2010 through February 2011 and a member of the firm’s Operating and Executive committees. Prior to that position, Mr. Black was the Executive Chairman of J.P. Morgan Investment Bank from October 2009 through March 2010. Mr. Black served as a Co-Chief Executive Officer of J.P. Morgan Investment Bank from 2004 through 2009. Mr. Black was the Deputy Co-Chief Executive Officer of J.P. Morgan Investment Bank since 2003. He also served as head of J. P. Morgan Investment Bank’s Global Equities business since 2000 following a career with Citigroup and its predecessor firms.

 

He is a 1974 graduate of Duke University, and has served on the New York Development Council.

Louis Brenninkmeijer

Non-Executive Chairman

London

Bregal Investments

Mr. Brenninkmeijer has 20 years of international retail experience. He was CEO of C&A in Japan from 1986 to 1993 and CEO of the American Retail Group (USA) from 1993 to 2000. From 2000 to 2001 he was member of C&A European Executive Board, responsible for the closure of the UK operation.

Since 2001, Mr. Brenninkmeijer has been involved in the setting up of Bregal Investments.

Bernard Brenninkmeijer

Managing Director

London

Bregal Investments

Mr. Brenninkmeijer joined Bregal at the beginning of 2003 from First Wilshire Securities Management, where he worked as a micro-cap stock analyst.

Previous positions include associate experience with Egeria, a Dutch mid-market buyout fund, and a range of operational and financial positions with the clothing retailers C&A and ARG in Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam and Pasadena.

Mr. Brenninkmeijer graduated with honors from the University of Notre Dame with a major in Economics and a minor in Computer Applications. Subsequently, he obtained an MBA from INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France.

Wolter Brenninkmeijer

Managing Director

London

Bregal Investments

Mr. Brenninkmeijer is a senior investment professional of Bregal Investments. From 1991 to 2000, he held various commercial and store operating positions with the European clothing retailer C&A in France and Belgium, ending in 1997 as the Executive Board member responsible for all European stores. He then started Agora Business Centers as a subsidiary of Redevco, Cofra Holding's Real Estate Organization. He joined Bregal Investments in 2003 as part of the Fund Investment Team and currently serves on a number of Fund Investment Committees as well as Advisory Boards. From 2004 to 2010 he served on the Cofra Supervisory Board as a Non Executive Director.

Mr. Brenninkmeijer holds an MA of Oxford University studying Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Pembroke College; subsequently he obtained an MBA from IMD, Lausanne.

Li Ling Chang

Financial Analyst

London

Bregal Investments

Miss Chang joined Bregal in February 2010 as a financial analyst.

Prior to joining Bregal, Miss Chang worked within the KPMG Corporate Restructuring team. Her work included providing advice on corporate transactions, capital structures, improvements to cash flow and investment appraisal.

Miss Chang is a qualified Chartered Accountant and holds a BEng in Electrical Electronic Engineering from Imperial College, London.

CJ Lim

Financial Analyst

London

Bregal Investments

Mr. Lim joined Bregal in August 2008 from KPMG London, where he managed KPMG's Financial, Risk and Data Modelling team within the Financial Services sector.

During his time with KPMG, Mr. Lim trained as a Chartered Accountant and his work included advising clients on corporate transactions, providing solutions in business intelligence, investment appraisals and risk management primarily within the banking, insurance and investment management sectors.

Mr. Lim holds a BEng in Electrical Electronic Engineering from Imperial College, London.

Edwin Niers

CFO

London

Bregal Investments

Mr. Niers joined Bregal in 2002 from the Entrepreneurs Fund, an expansion capital fund, where he worked as a financial analyst.

He spent 10 years with the European clothing retailer C&A, where he worked in a range of functions in the buying, organizational development, marketing, and the finance departments. While working at C&A he lived in Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands.

Mr. Niers received an MBA from Groningen University in 1990, and a Master of Law from Groningen University in 1991. He completed a Master of Retail Management (cum laude) from TIAS University Tilburg in 2001.

Gilles Pun-Lai-Yuen

Senior Financial Analyst

London

Bregal Investments

Mr. Pun-Lai-Yuen joined Bregal in February 2005 as a financial analyst. Working together with the investment teams, he is responsible for the analysis and appraisal of potential investments by Bregal as well as the on-going monitoring of Bregal's investment portfolio.

Previously, Mr. Pun-Lai-Yuen joined KPMG London in 1994 where he trained as a Chartered Accountant. During his last four years at KPMG, Mr. Pun-Lai-Yuen was responsible for KPMG's Financial Sector business modeling services. His work included advising clients on corporate transactions, providing solutions in business strategy, investment appraisals, financing structures and corporate restructuring primarily within the banking, insurance, investment management and private equity sectors.

Mr. Pun-Lai-Yuen has a BSc in Economics and Computing from the London School of Economics.

Quentin Van Doosselaere

Co-CEO

New York

Bregal Investments

Quentin Van Doosselaere joined Bregal in January 2009. Following his business school graduation in 1984, he moved to New York and began his career at Drexel Burnham Lambert. He then joined Bankers Trust Co. as a Managing Director and ran various global capital markets businesses. In the mid-nineties, he held executive positions in a number of non-profit organizations before going into academia. He was affiliated with Columbia University and Oxford University when he joined Bregal.

Quentin serves as a member on the investment committees of Bregal Capital, Bregal Sagemount, Bregal Partners, Bregal Energy, Bregal Private Equity Partners, Ranch Capital Investment, Birchill Exploration and Centre Bregal Partners.

Quentin holds a degree from the Solvay Business School and a PhD from Columbia University.

Amy Wong

Financial Analyst

New York

Bregal Investments

Prior to joining Bregal Energy, Amy Wong managed the middle office group in the Alternative Investments business at JPMorgan Chase. Previously, she worked in the Finance and Accounting area at Gen Re for the accounting of all the entities in the Corporate Finance business. In addition, she has prior experience in various auditing functions.

Amy received a BS degree from NYU Stern School of Business for accounting and information systems. She is a CPA (Certified Public Accountant, CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) charterholder, and CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor).