Clark Locke has extensive experience with mergers, acquisitions, fairness opinions, valuation services, debt & equity offerings and other advisory assignments. He has worked with more than a hundred financial institutions and has advised clients on a wide variety of transactions representing several billion dollars in aggregate value. Prior to co-founding Hillworth, Mr. Locke was formerly a senior investment banker with Hovde Group. He founded Hovde’s office in the Southwest region of the U.S. He began his career in finance with an international consulting firm.

Mr. Locke earned...

Mr. Morton is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Hillworth Bank Partners (“HBP”). As a Managing Partner with HBP, Mr. Morton is responsible for leading the Firm’s efforts advising its banking clients on M&A, capital raising, and general strategic options. He has worked with more than a hundred financial institutions and has advised clients on a wide variety of transactions representing several billion dollars in aggregate value. In addition, Mr. Morton is a frequent author of noted banking industry publications and has been a featured speaker at banking-related...