Ellis Short (born October 6, 1960)[1][2] American businessman and founder of Kildare Partners, a private equity fund investing in distressed European real estate assets.
[5][9] In 2003, Short paid £23 million for Skibo Castle, which operates as a members-only hotel and country club in Scotland.
[2][11] In 2013, Short formed a new company, Kildare Partners, to invest in distressed property assets and non-performing debt.
[2][9][13] In December of that year, Short worked on completing a deal with the Drumaville Consortium for their remaining shares in the club.
[19] After a dire run of results, Grayson was dismissed after a 3–3 home draw with fellow strugglers Bolton Wanderers.
[20] Coleman was sacked and the club sold on April 29, 2018, to a consortium headed by Stewart Donald, chairman of Eastleigh F.C.