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A global GP solutions platform for the private markets
Bregal is a global GP solutions platform that partners with exceptional private markets investors across their lifecycle. The firm invests its principal capital, alongside institutional investors, across seeding and staking, primaries, secondaries, and co-investments.
Since its founding in 2002, Bregal has supported more than 100 GPs, including its partner firms, established investment franchises that Bregal seeded at inception and continues to back – Bregal Sagemount, BU Bregal Unternehmerkapital, Bregal Milestone, and Bregal Sphere. Bregal’s investment activities and its partner firms collectively represent €24 billion in assets under management.*
Headquartered in New York and London, Bregal is part of COFRA Holding, a strategic owner and sixth-generation family enterprise.
*AUM: Represents NAV plus unfunded commitments. As of March, 2026. Stated AUM includes Bregal Sagemount and BU Bregal Unternehmerkapital, minority-owned platform partners advised by affiliated but separate investment advisers.
Key statistics
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€ 24bn +
Billion assets under management
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9
Offices across the US & Europe
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2002
Year Bregal was founded
Directly managed
01. GP Solutions
Primaries and Co Investments
Long-term partnerships across a range of strategies and geographies, from newly formed funds set up by experienced investors to long-standing established funds in the lower mid-market.
Secondaries
LP- and GP-led investments built on two decades of primary-market relationships with GPs.
Independently governed
02. Partner firms
Flexible capital and strategic assistance for well-established companies in high-growth sectors in North America and Europe
Bregal Sagemount
Equity capital for mid-sized companies in the DACH region and Italy
Bregal Unternehmerkapital
Growth capital and strategic assistance to software companies throughout Europe
Bregal Milestone
Impact platform investing in climate and nature-based solutions
Bregal Sphere
Equity capital for founder-owned companies in consumer and multi-unit,food and beverage, and business services
Bregal Partners