Letters and calls of interest are steadily flowing in for Scott Perekslis, who co-launched the private equity fund Bregal Partners in February.

With $500 million to invest over the next five years, he has received either requests to be bought or requests for investment from 25 companies, with several in seafood, and is contemplating who will be the first to receive an influx of cash at $25 million (€18.8 million) to $75 million (€56.5 million) or more.

Bregal could decide to co-invest with another investor, and it has access to both domestic and foreign investment partners, said Perekslis, who has been investing in seafood for over a decade.

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