Strategies

Our investment teams have distinct strategies and focus on investing in mid-market companies in a variety of sectors in the US and Europe.

All strategies

Our investment teams have distinct strategies and focus on investing in mid-market companies in a variety of sectors in the US and Europe.

Flexible capital and strategic assistance for market-leading companies in high-growth sectors in North America and Europe

Equity capital for mid-sized companies in the DACH region and Italy

Growth capital and strategic assistance to software companies throughout Europe

Impact platform investing in climate and nature-based solutions

Private equity primaries, co-investments, and secondaries across North America and Europe

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Jonathan Pugh-Smith

General Counsel – Funds and Compliance Officer, Europe

Jonathan Pugh-Smith

General Counsel – Funds and Compliance Officer, Europe

Jonathan Pugh-Smith is General Counsel – Funds and Compliance Officer, Europe, at Bregal Investments. Prior to joining Bregal in 2013, Jonathan trained and qualified as a solicitor of the Senior Courts of England & Wales at Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP, during this period of his career he also spent time on secondment as in-house counsel at Schroders plc. Jonathan has also spent time as a legal consultant in the Philippines for an anti-trafficking NGO and continues to act as an advocate in this field as well as a director for a multi-national anti-trafficking charity outside of his role at Bregal.

Jonathan graduated from Durham University with a degree in Geography.

About the Bregal team

Our experienced global investment team seeks to create long-standing relationships and drive lasting impact within our portfolio companies, which are active across Europe and North America. The firm consists of over 250 professionals, from the investment teams to finance, ESG, investor relations, tax and legal, and marketing and communications. We employ people from diverse backgrounds across the organisation and we believe we are a better firm because of it.[[1]]

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