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.

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

Equity capital for founder-owned companies in consumer and multi-unit, food and beverage, and business services

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

Based in New York, the group will invest globally in both LP and GP-led transactions, leveraging Bregal’s GP relationships and network of eight offices worldwide

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Rob Hetherington

Partner & Head of Milestone Performance Partners

Rob Hetherington

Partner & Head of Milestone Performance Partners

Rob is a Partner in Bregal Milestone and leads the in-house value creation team, Milestone Performance Partners (MPP). Prior to joining Bregal Milestone, Rob had a 25-year career in the software and services industries, leading significant global businesses for SAP and Blue Prism, as well as roles as a senior partner with Accenture and Cap Gemini with pan-European responsibilities. He has substantial, broad-based senior executive experience of managing technology businesses; transforming and scaling businesses; and driving innovation into product portfolios and business operations to catalyse growth. He has built a team of experienced operators in MPP to provide operational advice and support to our portfolio companies in order to accelerate their enterprise value creation.

At Bregal Milestone, Rob has chaired the Boards of Epassi and Cybersentriq, and has been a Board member of Cafeyn, Paack, Teamwork, ProductsUp, Allshares and Ridango, and a Board advisor of Basware. Rob has an MBA from London Business School and a B.Com degree.

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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