Natasha Plooster
Chief Operating Officer
Natasha serves as Chief Operating Officer for Bridgepoint Investment Banking. Prior to joining Bridgepoint, Natasha served as the President and CEO of EFG Distribution, LLC. Natasha’s career started in Chicago as an analyst in Deutsche Bank’s Global Industrials Investment Banking Group where she focused on mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance transactions. She then transitioned into private equity, working for Valor Equity Partners in Chicago and also most notably assisted in raising Burlington Capital Group’s agribusiness private equity fund.
Two years in a row, Natasha has been named one of the Most Influential Women in Mid-Market M&A by Mergers & Acquisitions for her efforts to create more opportunities for women in finance and investment banking. She was also named a Top USA Woman Dealmaker by Global M&A Network and presented with the Emerging Leader Award from M&A Advisors in 2021.