Bill Krugler

Managing Director

Mason Wells

Mr. Krugler is Managing Director of the Mason Wells Buyout Funds where he is primarily responsible for co-managing the buyout investment activities of the firm. In this capacity, Mr. Krugler is responsible for initiating investment opportunities, structuring and negotiating transactions, serving on the Board of Directors of the portfolio companies, working with portfolio company management teams to create shareholder value, and arranging for the orderly disposition of investments at a profit to the fund. Mr. Krugler is a member of the Management Committee of the firm and of the Investment Committee for the buyout funds.

Mr. Krugler has more than 19 years of experience in private equity investing in middle market buyout transactions. Mr. Krugler joined Marshall  & Ilsley’s private equity arm in 1988, after spending eight years at Arthur Andersen & Co. where he specialized in providing merger and acquisition services to growth-oriented, middle market companies. Mr. Krugler was part of the team that spun-out of Marshall & Ilsley in 1998 and is a senior member of the General Partner of Mason Wells Buyout Fund I and II.

Mr. Krugler is a member of the Board of Directors for Dedicated Computing LLC and AA Management Group, Inc. (American Appraisal Associates).

Mr. Krugler received a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.