
James L. Collins
Vice President
jcollins@roarkcapital.com
(404) 835-5639
Collins joined Roark in 2009. Collins is actively involved in Roark’s investments in Wingstop, Primrose, and Corner Bakery. Collins is a member of the Board of Directors of Generation On Youth Service and the Points of Light Institute. Prior to joining Roark, Collins was a Principal at Stone Tower Equity Partners, where he focused on investments in the consumer, media, and telecommunications sectors. Prior to Stone Tower, Collins was a Director at Parish Capital Advisors, a private equity investment firm, where he focused on investments in the firm’s opportunistic investment portfolio. Prior to Parish Capital Advisors, Collins was a Principal at Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co., where he focused on buyouts in the consumer products sector. Prior to Bruckmann, Rosser Sherrill & Co., Collins worked at Bowles Hollowell Connor, a middle market investment bank focused on merger and financing advisory services, and Bain & Company. Collins received a BBA from Howard University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

