Growth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ Lumba24 Jun

AI Value Creation in Growth Equity: Bregal Milestone's Jan Bruennler and Visar Shabi

In this episode, we speak with Jan Bruennler, Managing Partner, and Visar Shabi, Portfolio CTO at Bregal Milestone, a leading European growth equity firm investing in fast-growing, mission-critical software businesses across Europe.

With approximately €1.7 billion of capital and more than 55 investments completed since inception, Bregal Milestone provides growth capital and operational support to help build market-leading software companies. The firm is part of Bregal Investments, a leading global investment platform with over €19 billion in assets under management.

As software companies navigate a rapidly evolving technology landscape, Jan and Visar discuss Bregal Milestone's approach to value creation, including how the firm supports portfolio companies through technology, product, and AI expertise.

Prior to founding Bregal Milestone, Jan held investment roles at Makuria Investment Management, Sculptor Capital, and Goldman Sachs. As Portfolio CTO, Visar works closely with portfolio companies on technology, product, and AI strategy, drawing on prior experience at Bain & Company and Brainlabs.

Bregal Milestone was recognized as a Top Growth Equity Firm of 2025 and Top Private Equity Firm of 2025 by GrowthCap.

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