Bounds Equity Partners

Bounds Equity Partners, LLC is a private equity investment firm founded in 2009 and based in Winnetka, Illinois. The firm focuses on late-stage investments, growth capital, and buyouts primarily in the building materials and services, business services, consumer products, healthcare products and services, and specialty manufacturing sectors. In building materials, it targets contractors for residential and commercial projects and manufacturers of non-commodity products. In business services, the firm invests in facility maintenance, data management, and staffing solutions. Its healthcare investments include management services for hospitals and pharmaceutical companies. Additionally, Bounds Equity Partners is interested in consumer products, particularly hard goods manufactured in Asia. The firm typically invests a minimum of $1 million in companies with an enterprise value of at least $3 million and seeks to hold controlling interests in its portfolio companies. It prefers investments in businesses located in the United States, particularly east of the Rocky Mountains, and Canada, with a commitment to a minimum investment horizon of five years.