Chuck Flynn leads a team at Bregal Private Capital that invests in private equity funds and direct/co-investments, on behalf of Cofra, a fifth-generation family holding company based in Switzerland.

Mr Flynn joined Bregal in 2004 from Deutsche Asset Management, where he was Global Head of the Private Equity Funds Group, managing a $4 bln portfolio. Prior to joining Deutsche Bank, Mr Flynn worked at AXA Group, a worldwide leader in financial protection and wealth management, where he founded and managed its €1 bln global private equity fund.

His investment experience also includes developing investment fund joint ventures for Den norske Bank, Norway’s largest financial services firm; risk arbitrage investing for First City Financial; and leveraged buyouts with Kelso & Company in New York. Before entering the investment field, Mr Flynn worked as a management consultant at Bain & Company.

Mr Flynn received a BS in Business Management from the University of California at Berkeley. He then received a MBA from Stanford University, where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar. He is a CPA.