Bio

Mr. Butler has been involved in mergers and acquisitions for more than 30 years, participating in more than 200 transaction assignments ranging in value up to $750 million. As immediate past chairman of an international network of investment banks, Mr. Butler travels extensively and leads the firm’s cross border transactional efforts. Prior to co-founding Billow Butler & Company, he was an accomplished associate and vice president at a leading national investment bank, where he was formally recognized as Top Associate for leading the company in deals closed and fees generated. Mr. Butler spent more than seven years at Arthur Andersen as a financial consultant to Fortune 1000 clients. In addition to earning consistently outstanding marks during his tenure at Andersen, he is proud to have received the Sequoia Award for mentoring in support and development of his staff. He is currently an independent director on the board of Restonic Mattress Corporation and has served for 15 years as the treasurer of a not-for-profit educational corporation and previously served six years as treasurer of a $1.2 million not-for-profit corporation. Mr. Butler has spoken before members of the Institute of Management Accountants, the Chicago Bar Association and industry trade associations and has been published in such magazines as Forbes and Flexible Packaging on topics involving corporate finance and deal-making. Mr. Butler holds an M.B.A. in Financial Management and Strategy from The University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and a B.S. in Finance, with honors, from the University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign.