Selling your company in today’s market can be a scary proposition. 

• Are buyers making acquisitions in your industry?

• Will they pay what your company is worth?

• Will the deal close?

M&A insider Kevin M. Short has developed a process for all sellers that increases purchase price and decreases the risk of not closing.  But if your company possesses the Four Pillars of an Outrageous Price, you may be able to sell your company for twice the average EBITDA multiple in your industry.  We call that an Outrageous Price.     

About The Author

Kevin Short is the Managing Partner and CEO of Clayton Capital Partners, a St. Louis-based investment banking firm specializing in merger and acquisition advisement.  Beginning in 2007, Thomson Reuters, FactSet Mergerstat and Investment Dealers’ Digest all ranked Clayton Capital Partners as a top U.S. M&A firm.

His latest book is Sell Your Business For An Outrageous Price.  This book synthesizes Kevin’s experience in selling mid-size companies ($10M – $150M in value) for twice the EBITDA of the industry average.

Recognized as a leader in purchase and sale transactions of mid-size businesses spanning a wide range of industries, Short has orchestrated more than 300 purchase/sale transactions with an aggregate value of more than $1 billion. Years of experience (both as a business owner and as an adviser in this marketplace) enable Short to aggressively pursue his clients’ objectives during the turbulence that characterizes every transaction.

As an expert in mergers and acquisitions, Short writes and speaks frequently on the topic to groups of business owners, advisers 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 St. Louis.  In addition to contributing to various national trade and business publications, Short is the co-author of Cash Out Move On: Get Top Dollar—And More—Selling Your Business (Business Enterprise Institute, Inc. 2008).

Mr. Short devotes his free time first to his family, and second, to the education of children from low-income families. He serves as: the Chairman of the Board for the Today and Tomorrow Educational Foundation, the Chairman of the Finance Council of the Archdiocese of St. Louis, the Vice-Chairman of the Show-Me Institute, a Board Member of Variety – The Children’s Charity of St. Louis andThe Children’s Scholarship Fund and is a recipient of theFOCUS St. Louis “What’s Right With The Region” Award.

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