Kevin Short

Kevin Short is the co-founder and managing partner and CEO of Clayton Capital Partners, a Saint Louis based investment banking firm specializing in merger and acquisition advisement. In 2007, Thomson Financial, FactSet Mergerstat, and Investment Dealers Digest all ranked Clayton Capital Partners as a top U.S. M&A firm. Recognized as a leader in purchase and sale transactions of mid-size businesses spanning a wide range of industries, Short has orchestrated more than 150 purchase/sale transactions with an aggregate value of more than $1 billion. As an expert in mergers and acquisitions, Short writes and speaks frequently on the topic to groups of business owners, advisors to business owners, and academics. Groups include: Business Enterprise Institute, Inc., the St. Louis Association of Evaluation Professionals, Edward D. Jones, and Washington University. In addition to contributing to various national trade and business publications, he is the co-author of Cash Out Move On: Get Top Dollar And More Selling Your Business. Short devotes his free time first to his family, and second to the education of children from low-income families. He is an active board member for Today & Tomorrow Educational Foundation, the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, and the Board of Education for the Archdiocese of St. Louis.