Brent Tasugi

Managing Director at I Squared Capital

Miami, Florida, United States

About

Brent Tasugi is an experienced mid-market investor and board director with over 20 years of experience across private equity, principal investing and real assets. Brent is a Managing Director at I Squared Capital focused on Transportation & Logistics opportunities in North America. Prior to I Squared, he served as a Principal at AMP Capital, where he oversaw the firm’s middle market transportation, industrials and social infrastructure strategy in North America. He has experience investing in numerous infra assets across the globe including airports, ports, railroads, intermodal, food/agribusiness, specialty leasing, cold storage, utilities, waste management, electrification and mobility. At AMP Capital, Brent was responsible for setting the North America transportation and logistics investment strategy and overseeing all investment-related activities. Brent served on the board of ITS ConGlobal. Prior to joining AMP Capital in 2017, Brent spent 9 years at Oaktree Capital Management / Highstar Capital in New York, where he served as a Senior Vice President & Co-Led the Transportation Infrastructure & PPP practice. During that time, Brent served on number of portfolio boards including Aerostar Airport Holdings, Lonestar Airport Holdings, Ports America, Ports America Chesapeake, Advanced Disposal Services and SkyBitz. Prior to joining Oaktree Capital, Brent worked at The Carlyle Group as an Associate in its US private equity practice. There he worked within the Automotive, Transportation & Industrials Group. He received a BS from the Wharton School of Business in 2003.

Experience

  • Board Member at Summit School Services LLC
    Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr

  • Managing Director - Transportation & Logistics at I Squared Capital
    Jul 2022 - Present · 4 yrs

    Global Value-Add Equity Investments

  • Board Member at WOW Logistics
    Mar 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 4 mos

    One of the largest food-grade temperature controlled and ambient storage operators in North America operating a network that spans over 23 distribution centers and 200 million cubic feet of capacity. WOW offers an extensive portfolio of services including temperature-controlled warehousing, real estate development, and transportation alongside other logistics solutions across Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Idaho, and Washington.

  • Principal at AMP Capital
    2017 - 2021 · 4 yrs

    Head of Americas Transportation & Logistics Infrastructure Member of the Infrastructure Equity Leadership Team

  • Board Member at ConGlobal
    2017 - 2021 · 4 yrs

    North America’s largest integrated intermodal services provider, with operations at over 120 locations across the U.S., Mexico and Costa Rica. Largest rail terminal operator in North America by number of locations and is the only intermodal equipment depot operator with transcontinental scale. Through this integrated network, it provides essential services to customers across the intermodal supply chain