Clifton E. Haley
President of the Law College, Adjunct Professor
352 Law College Building
Michigan State University College of Law
East Lansing, MI 48824-1300
517/432-6997
Courses: Mergers & Acquisitions
Biography: Clifton E. Haley is the former chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Budget Rent-a-Car Corporation. He led management in a leveraged buyout in 1986, completed an initial public offering in 1987 and, in a $1.8 billion transaction, took the company private in 1988. Mr. Haley previously worked for Ford Motor Company, where he was involved in mergers and acquisitions, and he presently is acquisitions advisor to Altus Capital, an investment-banking firm. Mr. Haley is a 2003 graduate of MSU as well as a 1961 graduate of MSU College of Law. In 1993, he received an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the Law College. Mr. Haley serves on numerous boards related to business, associations and corporations. He has been a member of the MSU College of Law Board of Trustees since 1997 and currently is President of the college. Mr. Haley teaches Mergers and Acquisitions at MSU College of Law.