David Browne

David Browne, Founder of Rannerdale Capital

David F. Browne is the founder of Rannerdale Capital, a private equity firm based in New York. He has nearly 20 years of experience in private equity, having led around 15 completed buyout transactions and invested $1.5 billion of equity capital.1

Career Highlights

• Began his career as an M&A analyst at DLJ prior to its acquisition by Credit Suisse
• Worked at Lindsay Goldberg, GSC Group, and Paine & Partners (now Paine Schwartz) in various private equity roles
• Joined Terra Firma in 2017 as a Managing Director and senior leadership team member, leading the Covid task force and co-heading origination
• Launched Rannerdale Capital in 2022 after returning to New York from London1

Education

• MBA from Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, graduating first in his class
• Bachelor's degree in government, summa cum laude, from Harvard College1

Personal

• Married with two children
• Wife Marianna Fassinotti is a portfolio manager at D.E. Shaw1

Rannerdale Capital

• Rannerdale is both an independent sponsor and the private investment vehicle for its founder's family capital2
• The firm's name comes from Rannerdale Knotts, a hill walk in England's Lake District, where David had a memorable family vacation during his time at Terra Firma2

David Browne's LinkedIn profile can be found at https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-browne-05901b2.34 He is also listed as the founder on Salesflow's website5 and Axial's directory of home furnishings independent sponsors.67