M&A Sector Spotlight: Consumer deals take flight

Scott brings 15+ years of middle-market investment banking experience to his role of Managing Director, having successfully executed dozens of M&A and capital markets transactions. Scott has dedicated his entire career to leading global financial advisory projects and providing innovative growth solutions for clients across a variety of industries, with a specialized focus on Consumer Products sold through consumer retail and commercial channels.

Prior to joining Three Sixty Seven, Scott was a senior member of Robert W. Baird’s Global Consumer Investment Banking Group. During his time at Baird, Scott worked in Baird’s U.S. offices in Tampa and Chicago as part of their Global Consumer and Industrial teams. He also spent two years in London as part of Baird’s International M&A team. Scott has a wide range of cross-border experience providing execution leadership on M&A, debt/equity raisings and other financial advisory services for publicly traded, financial sponsor-owned and family-owned companies.

Prior to joining Baird, Scott was a commercial banker with SunTrust in Tampa. Scott grew up in the suburbs of Chicago (Lake Forest, IL), and graduated, magna cum laude, from Vanderbilt University with a B.S. in Engineering. He received his full-time M.B.A. degree from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, where he earned a full scholarship as a Baird Scholar and member of the Dean’s Honor List.

In his free time, Scott is usually coaching youth sports, volunteering at school or playing golf, tennis and basketball.

Sean Huss is a managing director for William Blair based in the firm’s Chicago office. He originally joined William Blair's investment banking team in 2011. Before joining William Blair, he worked for Goldman Sachs and Equinox.

Awards and Affiliations: CFA

Community Involvement: Board Member, Girls on the Run Chicago

Education: University of Michigan Ross School of Business, M.B.A., Bucknell University, B.S.B.A.

Touline Elshafei is a corporate counsel with ALDI, focused on M&A and corporate development-level transactions, based in the Chicago suburbs. She spent most of her career, prior to her time at ALDI, working on private equity related transactions and has extensive experience in negotiating and closing middle to upper middle market deals. In her free time, she enjoys spending time outside and on the water with her two sons, her husband and their dogs, volunteering her time across various organizations and being a board member for the local chapter of the YMCA of Metro Chicago, and international travel when time allows.

Simon Watkins has been a financial writer and editor for more than 30 years. He has worked at the UK’s national newswire the Press Association, as Business Editor at The Mail on Sunday newspaper, and as Editor of Thought Leadership at the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority. He is currently a content strategist at Rhotic Media.