Darrell Smith

Darrell Smith rejoined Prairie Capital Advisors in 2021. He advises middle-market companies on employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), corporate valuation, financial opinions and other investment banking advisory services. Darrell is responsible for providing project management services, corporate valuations and transaction analyses in support of capital structuring engagements including the following: ESOP implementation, leveraged recapitalizations, management buyouts (MBO), mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”), fairness opinions and other corporate finance-related topics.

Darrell regularly speaks at industry conferences and webinars, such as the Association for Corporate Growth and The ESOP Association, on topics including ownership transition, underperforming businesses, debt and equity raises and business valuation.