Mark Staub is a partner on the private equity team at PPM America Capital Partners, the private equity arm of PPM America, Inc. (PPM). He is responsible for underwriting private equity co-investments. Prior to joining the private equity team in 2007, he worked for PPM’s private placement team, where his responsibilities included reviewing and structuring private placement credit investments. Prior to joining PPM in 2001, Mark worked in the middle market leveraged finance group at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein. Previously, he worked for Arthur Anderson in the transaction advisory group. Mark earned a master’s degree in finance and strategy from Northwestern University and a bachelor’s degree in business administration in accounting from the University of Notre Dame.