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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Caroline Schimmelbusch

Managing Director and Head of Capital Formation, BU

Caroline Schimmelbusch

Managing Director and Head of Capital Formation, BU

Caroline Schimmelbusch is a Managing Director at Bregal Investments and Head of Capital Formation at Bregal Unternehmerkapital, where she leads fundraising and investor relations efforts. Prior to joining Bregal, Caroline spent seven years with GI Partners, a middle market buyout and real estate investment firm in San Francisco, most recently as Principal of Investor Relations. Earlier in her career, Caroline worked in investment banking and equity capital markets at Jefferies & Company.

Caroline holds an M.B.A from the NYU Stern School of Business and an A.B. from Brown University.

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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