About Us

Keith and Joan Mudd

Keith and Joan Mudd started Mudd Mergers & Acquisitions, LLC in 2007. Keith brings over 25 years of financial management, business startup and expansion experience to the company. Keith has worked with a wide variety of business consulting and financial management engagements and has helped clients raise over $250 million in private and commercial capital. The company’s primary focus has been to assist businesses needing to manage the change of ownership process.
 
Before forming Mudd Mergers & Acquisitions, Keith served as Director of the University of Houston-Victoria Small Business Development Center and holds the title of Certified Business Advisor Level III awarded by the University of Texas-San Antonio's Institute of Economic Development Center. Keith served as Adjunct Professor of Finance with University of Houston-Victoria. Keith has a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a specialization in management from Howard Payne University and he holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Houston-Victoria. 
 
Keith was appointed in 2020 by the Lavaca County Commissioner's Court to serve a partial term as Lavaca County Judge. Keith was then elected to serve a four-year term in 2022 as County Judge. Keith and his wife Joan have been married for 28 years and have 3 children and 1 grandchild. The family operates a cattle ranch and hay operation in Hallettsville, Texas, and actively manage several other south Texas ventures and investments.