Kevin T. Butts

Kevin Butts is a Principal in the Private Equity Group at 50 South Capital Advisors. Kevin is responsible for sourcing, evaluating and executing buyout partnership and co-investment opportunities. He also is responsible for fundraising, investor relations and portfolio management.

Prior to joining the Private Equity Group, Kevin was a Senior Credit Portfolio Manager within Northern Trust’s Corporate Banking Group where was responsible for the underwriting and financial analysis responsibilities of a $1.2B senior loan portfolio comprised of 38 diversified industrial clients. Kevin started his career at Northern Trust as a summer intern prior to joining Northern Trust on a full-time basis as a Rotational Development Program member.

Kevin received a degree in finance with Honors from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign and an MBA with Honors from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Kevin continues to be involved with his alma maters as a featured guest speaker on the private equity industry at the University of Illinois and a panelist at Chicago Booth events.