Mark A Bounds

Bio

Mr Bounds is responsible for managing the firm, including fundraising, initiating investment opportunities, structuring acquisitions, raising financing, advising portfolio management teams and arranging for the disposition of partnership investments. From 1995 until joining Allstate Private Equity, Mr Bounds was the VP of Corporate Development for GAF Corporation, the largest roofing company in North America. At GAF, he focused on major strategic issues and acquisitions and developed a strong understanding of the building materials industry. Mr Bounds was a co-founder and Principal of Heller Equity Capital Corporation from 1988 to 1995. The partners of HECC built this buyout group to over 20 leveraged buyout investments by 1995. Before joining HECC, Mr Bounds was with Heller Financial's leveraged buyout senior debt lending group from 1985 to 1998. Mr Bounds has been a Director at Allstate Private Equity since 1996. Mr Bounds graduated with a BA honours degree in Marketing from the University of Iowa and earned an MBA from the University of Chicago.