Bounds Equity Partners

Bounds Equity Partners, LLC is a private equity investment firm established in 2009 and located in Winnetka, Illinois. The firm focuses on late-stage, growth capital investments in middle-market companies, primarily in the building materials and services, business services, consumer products, healthcare products and services, and specialty manufacturing sectors. It targets investments in contractors serving residential builders, manufacturers of non-commodity building products, and various business service providers including facility maintenance and HR outsourcing. In healthcare, the firm invests in services and equipment management for hospitals and pharmaceutical companies. Bounds Equity Partners prefers to invest at least $1 million in companies with a minimum enterprise value of $3 million and sales of at least $5 million, while seeking operating profit margins of at least 10%. The firm aims for a controlling interest in its portfolio companies and is open to investments without a fixed exit timeframe. It primarily focuses on companies located in the United States, particularly east of the Rocky Mountains, and in Canada.