Atlanta, GA (September 21, 2015) – MSouth Equity Partners, an Atlanta-based private equity firm, announces that Charles J. Stubbs has joined the firm as a Partner. Prior to joining MSouth, Mr. Stubbs was most recently CEO of Rentpath for seven years, the leading digital rental search marketplace. Mr. Stubbs was responsible for leading one of the largest print to digital migrations in the media space. In addition, he was successful in working with three different private equity owners during his tenure at the company. Prior to Rentpath, Mr. Stubbs served as CEO of Yellowpages.com, a digital joint venture between SBC and BellSouth. Prior to that, Mr. Stubbs was President of BellSouth Intelliventures. Mr. Stubbs holds a B.A. from Cornell University and an M.B.A. from Vanderbilt University.

MSouth Equity Partners is a private equity investment firm that provides equity capital and expertise to support management teams in acquisitions and recapitalizations of lower middle market companies typically valued between $25 and $150 million. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, MSouth invests primarily in the South with a consistent focus on management buyouts of companies in sectors where the firm has significant investment, management and transactional experience. MSouth invests with the objective of increasing operating cash flow through growth initiatives and active ownership. A key element of MSouth's investment strategy is partnering with proven management teams to create value. Founded in 2007, MSouth manages $1.3 billion with three active funds.  MSouth is the successor to Cravey, Green & Wahlen, which was formed in 1984.