Ryan Selwood, chief investment officer of Bregal Investments, has died at 51, according to a statement from the firm.
“At the time of his passing, Ryan was in Portugal with Alain Carrier, CEO of Bregal Investments, and Delaney Brown, head of capital solutions for Bregal Investments,” according to an April 5 statement from the Bregal Investments management team. “Both are grieving the loss of their longtime friend and colleague.
Bregal added in the statement that “Ryan was not only a respected leader at Bregal, but a prominent and longstanding member of the financial services industry.”
A spokesperson for Bregal confirmed that Selwood left behind a wife and two children.
Further details of his passing or his potential successor were not available.
Since joining Bregal in March 2023, the statement added, “Ryan left an indelible mark on our organization and the individuals he worked with.”
As reported, Selwood was Bregal's first CIO, which was a newly created position when he joined the firm.
According to his biography on the Bregal website, prior to joining the firm, Selwood was a partner and chief development officer at Carlyle. Prior to Carlyle, he spent more than 15 years at CPP Investments.
The international private equity firm has more than €18 billion ($19.4 billion) of assets under management, according to the firm’s website.
