Browning West is an independent investment partnership based in Los Angeles, California. The fund employs a concentrated, long-term, and fundamental approach to investing, focusing primarily on opportunities in North America and Western Europe.
Founded in 2019, Browning West seeks to identify and invest in a select number of high-quality businesses with the intention of holding these investments for multiple years. Backed by a group of leading foundations, family offices, and university endowments, the fund's unique capital base enables a focus on long-term value creation at its portfolio companies.
Usman Nabi
Usman is the Founder, Managing Partner, and Chief Investment Officer of Browning West. Before founding the firm, he was Senior Partner at H Partners Management, an investment management firm, and previously worked at Perry Capital, The Carlyle Group, and Lazard Frères in various investment and private equity roles. Usman currently serves as a Non-Executive Director on the Board of Vistry Group plc. He has also held board roles at Domino’s Pizza Group plc, Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, and Tempur Sealy International Inc., often leading key governance and CEO search processes. Notably, he served as Executive Chairman of Six Flags during its emergence from bankruptcy in 2010. Usman holds a B.A. from Harvard College and an M.B.A. from Stanford University.
Peter Lee
Peter is a Co-Founder and Partner at Browning West, where he is a member of the investment team. Before joining in 2019, he was an Investment Associate at Criterion Capital Management, researching investment opportunities across multiple sectors. He previously worked as a Senior Associate at Grey Mountain Partners, focusing on middle-market companies, and began his career as an Investment Banking Analyst at Lazard Frères. Peter currently serves on the Board of Directors of Gildan Activewear, where he chairs the Compensation & Human Resources Committee and sits on the Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility Committee. He has also served on the Board of Countryside Properties plc as a member of the Nominations Committee. Peter holds a B.A. from Carleton College and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
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Active 13D Positions
Stock | Company name | Sector | % of Portfolio | Link |
GIL | Gildan Activewear Inc | CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY | 43.4% |
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