Mr. Epps, who works out of the Fund’s Atlanta office, leads American South Capital Partner’s originations efforts. Mr. Epps is responsible for the origination of middle market preferred equity and joint-venture equity investments for affordable and workforce housing projects. Prior to joining ASCP, Mr. Epps spent three years at Rialto Capital and two years at Trimont Real Estate Advisors, overseeing more than $1B of commercial real estate across the United States in various investment funds. His responsibilities included the underwriting and asset management of all product types including hotels, retail, multi-family, industrial, and office properties. During his time at Rialto Capital, Mr. Epps also underwrote more than $3.5B of commercial real estate across all product types, from senior loans to direct equity investments.

Mr. Epps graduated from Georgia State University with a BBA in Finance and from Georgia Tech with an MBA.