Mr. Clarke is a Managing Director of The Chicago Corporation, which he co-founded in 2010. Mr. Clarke has over 35 years of experience in investment banking having worked at the original Chicago Corporation, ABN AMRO, Heller Financial and Focus Investment Banking. His experience extends across merger and acquisition transactions, raising public and private equity capital and corporate finance advisory assignments. Mr. Clarke has worked with many family-owned and public companies in a wide variety of industries in providing solutions that enhance shareholder value.

Mr. Clarke received his M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, a C.P.A from the University of Illinois and a B.A. in Economics from the University of Chicago.

Phil can be reached at 312-283-0803