Our Team
Mr. Bounds is the Founder and Managing Director of Bounds Equity Partners, which he founded in 2008. Mr. Bounds is also a Managing Director at Goense Bounds & Partners, a private equity firm which he co-founded in 2000. GBP has invested in 10 platform companies and 22 add-on acquisitions. Mr. Bounds has served on the Board of Directors of numerous portfolio companies including Norcraft Industries, Pretium Packaging, US Builder Services, Sportcraft, Hollinee, Dixie Homecrafters, DBL Labs, Preferred Pipe, L & S Plumbing, Emess Design Group, Kirby Lester and Plumbing Master Services.
Prior to 2000, Mr. Bounds was a Partner at Allstate Private Equity from 1996-1999. While at Allstate, Mr. Bounds invested in 10 transactions. From 1995 until joining Allstate Private Equity, Mr. Bounds was the Vice President of Corporate Development for GAF Corporation, the largest roofing company in North America. He was a co-founder and Principal of Heller Equity Capital Corporation from 1988 to 1995. Before joining HECC, Mr. Bounds was with Heller Financial’s leveraged buyout senior debt lending group from 1985 to 1988. Mr. Bounds graduated with honors with a BA degree in Marketing from the University of Iowa and earned an MBA from the University of Chicago.
Mr. Evans joined Bounds Equity Partners as a Vice President in 2010. His responsibilities include the analysis of investment opportunities and the acquisition and monitoring of portfolio companies with a particular focus on healthcare related businesses as well as other business services. He was formerly a Vice President in the Healthcare Leveraged Finance group at Madison Capital where he originated, structured and underwrote debt financing for private equity sponsored transactions. Prior to Madison Capital, Mr. Evans worked in Merrill Lynch Capital Healthcare Finance's leveraged lending group. He also previously worked at Mizuho Corporate Bank and American National Bank of Chicago. Mr. Evans holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Michigan and earned an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Mr. Evans assists portfolio companies with management information tools, inventory planning and analysis tools, sales pipeline tracking and personnel efficiency tools.
Mr. Skinner handles all tax and accounting matters related to Bounds Equity Partners and its portfolio companies. He also manages the information technology and administrative matters of the partnership. Mr. Skinner is also the controller for Goense Bounds & Partners. Prior to Bounds Equity Partners and Goense Bounds & Partners, he worked with Mr. Bounds at Allstate Private Equity as the controller of their $500 million portfolio. Mr. Skinner graduated from Northeastern Illinois University with a BS degree in accounting and is a CPA and a CFA. Mr. Skinner assists portfolio companies with accounting issues and financial reporting, human resources, insurance, payroll and budgeting.
Andy Reed – Operating Partner
Mr. Reed is an Operating Partner and advisor to the firm. Mr. Reed has been the CEO of U.S. Builder Services, a holding company for three residential construction contractors, since 2005. Prior to joining USBS, Mr. Reed was President of Skil North America and Vice President of Bosch Tools and Services, both units of Robert Bosch. He previously worked at the SimplexGrinnell unit of Tyco, the Amerock business unit of NewellRubbermaid, Rust-Oleum Corporation, and Quaker Oats. He graduated from Principia College with a BA degree in History and earned an MBA from Indiana University with an emphasis in marketing. Mr. Reed assists portfolio companies with sales and marketing strategy, building sales leads and sales forces, quoting and estimating processes and labor process efficiency improvements.