Bio

Bryan Rand is a Partner and Head of Transaction Execution at Belstone Capital. Mr. Rand has over $14 billion of finance, structuring, and negotiation experience across 28 completed transactions including mergers & acquisitions, equity financing, leveraged buy outs, joint ventures, and debt financings, including high yield, investment grade and convertible offerings. Prior to joining Belstone in 2010, Mr. Rand helped launch Brightwood Capital Advisors where he worked with a team of 3 other executives to successfully purchase a $200mm + portfolio of distressed credit from a major Wall Street investment bank. Prior to this, Mr. Rand worked in New York City in Credit Suisse’s control private equity investing affiliate, DLJ Merchant Banking Partners, as well as in the firm’s investment bank. At Credit Suisse, Mr. Rand advised and invested in entrepreneur-driven growth businesses, Fortune 1000 corporations, and financial sponsor portfolio companies. Mr. Rand is an M.B.A. graduate of the Harvard Business School where he was a Credit Suisse Fellow. Mr. Rand also graduated magna cum laude from Morehouse College with a B.A. in German Studies and a B.A. in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance. He also holds his FINRA Series 79 and 63 licenses. Mr. Rand serves on the boards of Vacation Innovations, LLC and Avala Dental Providers.