About LexCap Group
LEXCAP GROUP
Transaction-Focused. Asset-Smart. Execution-Driven.
Our Story
LexCap began with roots in M&A advisory and complex capital advisory—guiding mid-market clients through acquisitions, syndicated financings, and multi-layered capital stacks.
Over time, global shifts reshaped the landscape. Clients demanded more alignment and transparency. Traditional lenders slowed. Private banking accelerated. Capital fragmented across private credit, specialty finance, and alternative assets. Technology transformed how capital moved. Timelines compressed. These structural changes required a more agile, client-centric model—where deals move with sharper execution and real-world value.
Today, LexCap is purpose-built to source, align, and close asset-rich and collateral-backed transactions with conviction, clarity, and speed. From Alternative Assets to Strategic Credit, we unlock tangible value through discipline and execution — because in today’s markets, real assets and sound judgment define durable returns.
LexCap is built for today’s market.
Who We Work With
Confidence & Trust
No hidden fees. No fund dilution.
Investors
Asset-backed returns & short-cycle deals
Businesses
Non-dilutive capital for growth
Operators
Monetizing inventory, receivables, equipment
Allocators & Buyers
Off-market bourbon, receivables, credit-backed assets, tangible holdings
What Makes Us Different
• We don’t pitch theory—we close deals
• Structured transactions completed within days or weeks, not months
• Bourbon pedigree spanning 50+ years,
including a former Jim Beam executive
• Nimble access to Kentucky’s top-tier barrel supply chain
—built for fast execution
• Trusted by operators, allocators, and asset owners
across the U.S. and Gulf.
Our 3 Steps Process
Fast-Moving. Discreet. Insider-Led.
Connect
We listen. Whether you're seeking liquidity, capital, or a targeted asset transaction, we define urgency and intent first
Structure
We identify the right opportunity—asset-backed, time-sensitive, and aligned with your goals. Terms are clear. Partners are real.
Close
Execution is quick—designed for results, with optional exit paths. We move in days or weeks, not months.
Our Advisors
Kelly L. Southall — Founder & Advisor
Kelly Southall is the architect behind LexCap Group, a transaction advisory firm focused on off-market deals across niche sectors and asset classes—anchored by a premier presence in the U.S. bourbon barrel trade. With over twenty-five years in corporate finance and structured dealmaking, he has earned a reputation for precision, discretion, and results in markets where timing and execution define success.
Before founding LexCap, Mr. Southall led two boutique investment banks focused on early-stage and lower-middle-market opportunities, following a tenure with IBM and a fellowship in the U.S. Senate.
Educated through executive programs at both Chicago’s Booth and Northwestern’s Kellogg, he continues to advise clients on strategies that turn investment-grade assets into liquidity and measurable outcomes—positioning LexCap at the forefront of collateralized financings, M&A, and alternative transactions.
At LexCap, Mr. Southall directs an asset-smart platform that unites traditional markets with the expanding world of alternative assets, off-market deals, and niche opportunities—delivering tangible value and performance beyond conventional markets. His work defines LexCap’s hallmark approach: transaction-focused, access-driven, and predictably engineered for real-world results.
Don Rodgers — Industry Pioneer & Advisor
Mr. Rodgers is a Kentucky original—one of the early pioneers of the modern bourbon barrel trade and a former Corporate Controller for Jim Beam, the world’s leading Kentucky bourbon producer. With nearly five decades inside America’s most valuable spirits market, he brings unmatched clarity to how value is built, protected, and multiplied over time.
At LexCap, Mr. Rodgers anchors our bourbon barrel transactions—bringing dealmaking precision and insider access to every engagement. His distinguished credentials span strategic advisory and high-value executions throughout the bourbon trade, serving as a trusted intermediary between producers, sellers and qualified buyers. Whether on the domestic or international front, Mr. Rodgers navigates the intricate bourbon landscape with an instinct refined over a lifetime in the industry.
A former Moonshine University faculty member, he was tapped to share his deep experience in finance and distillation strategies with the next generation of distilleries and industry leaders. Today, Mr. Rodgers stands as one of America’s most trusted brokers—LexCap’s in-house bourbon authority and a driving force behind barrel transactions that bridge legacy production with modern investment strategy.
Larry A. Camp — Vice President & Advisor
Larry A. Camp brings over twenty-five years of corporate-finance, operations, and strategic-advisory experience to LexCap Group. His distinguished career includes serving as Chief Financial Officer for a NYSE-listed subsidiary of Reader’s Digest Association, where he modernized financial-reporting infrastructure and guided compliance through SEC and Sarbanes-Oxley standards.
Mr. Camp’s expertise spans the full credit and finance spectrum—budgeting, forecasting, cash management, compliance, and the structuring of Specialty Credit and trade-finance transactions. He has held senior roles including Controller, Director of Taxation and Auditing, and Treasurer, providing disciplined oversight to both private and public enterprises navigating growth and transformation.
At LexCap, Mr. Camp serves as Vice President and Advisor applying a seasoned balance of financial discipline and transactional insight to debt financings and buy-sell engagements. His experience extends across retail, consumer, e-commerce, industrial, and manufacturing producers—including international catalog and supply-chain operations—where he has executed business-development and trade transactions with buyers and sellers throughout Europe, Spain, and Eastern markets.
A Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Mr. Camp holds a B.S. in Accounting from Richard Stockton State College and a B.S. from MERU University in Switzerland..
Kara DeDonato — Director of Strategic Initiatives
Kara DeDonato brings a globally informed, execution-driven perspective to LexCap’s advisory platform—blending experience across international initiatives, brand strategy, and transaction-oriented consulting. Her background reflects a disciplined approach to value creation shaped by cross-border environments and private client engagements.
Prior to LexCap, Ms. DeDonato advised entrepreneurs and boutique firms across consumer, hospitality, and service-driven sectors. Her work is rooted in building digital systems and infrastructure that support scalable growth, with experience across curated wine and art valuation markets—bringing a practical framework to identifying, positioning, and scaling niche assets and opportunities.
At LexCap, Ms. DeDonato supports the firm’s active pipeline across its advisory platform—helping align strategy with execution across complex, transaction-driven opportunities. She serves as a connective force between investors, operators, and counterparties in the acquisition and positioning of non-traditional, off-market assets.
