Maria Pungs is a Senior Associate on the Responsible Investing team at Bregal Investments. Prior to joining Bregal in 2024, Maria was an Associate on the ESG and Impact team at Development Partners International. Her focus was conducting ESG and impact due diligence, engagement and reporting, and developing DPI’s impact measurement framework. Previously, Maria worked at ERM as a sustainability consultant in their M&A team.
Maria graduated with a BA in International Relations from the University of Exeter, and holds an MSc in Development Studies from the London School of Economics. Maria also holds the CFA Certificate in ESG Investing.
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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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