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Bregal Investments Appoints Neil Syers as Chief Financial Officer

Date: 07 May 2025

Category: Firm news

LONDON, UK and New York, NY – [May 7, 2025] – Bregal Investments (“Bregal”), a leading private equity investment firm providing a platform for its family of direct investment and fund-of-funds teams, today announced the appointment of Neil Syers as Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. Based in London, Mr. Syers will be responsible for overseeing the firm’s global finance function and supporting its continued growth across investment strategies and geographies.

Mr. Syers brings over two decades of senior financial leadership experience in the industry, most recently serving as CFO at Hayfin Capital Management. As a founding partner of Hayfin, he helped scale the firm into a €30 billion alternative investment platform, building its finance, operations, and infrastructure from the ground up. Prior to Hayfin, he also held senior roles at Gandhara Capital and Henderson Global Investors.

"We are thrilled to welcome Neil to Bregal. His deep expertise in scaling investment platforms, managing global finance organizations, and navigating complex regulatory environments will be instrumental as we position Bregal for long-term growth and we believe that Neil will bring both strategic perspective and operational excellence to our leadership team."

Lawrence Brenninkmeyer

Deputy Chairman - Bregal Investments

"Bregal has built a highly respected global investment platform with a strong values-based culture and long-term orientation. I’m excited to join the firm at this pivotal time and contribute to its next phase of evolution."

Neil Syers

Chief Financial Officer - Bregal Investments

Mr. Syers holds a BSc (Hons) in Geography from the University of Birmingham and is a Chartered Management Accountant. He previously participated in the F-TEN CFO leadership program and was nominated to the Deloitte CFO Development Program.

About Bregal Investments

Bregal Investments (“Bregal”) is a leading private equity investment firm providing a platform for its family of direct investment and fund-of-funds teams. Bregal manages over €19 billion in assets across its strategies and has closed over 150 direct investments and invested in more than 200 funds. The Bregal family of funds focuses on long-term sustainable value creation and provides access to private equity, growth equity, credit, and a fund-of-fund strategies. Headquartered in London and New York, Bregal has more than 250 employees across its eight offices.

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