Mercer Culinary has been acquired by CFS Brands (a portfolio company of TJC)

Paul has 30 years of deal-making experience as both an M&A attorney and investment banker. He has completed transactions for more than 100 privately held clients, with deep expertise in the consumer and industrial sectors.

Prior to co-founding Northborne, Paul led the Middle Market Consumer M&A team at BMO Capital Markets and was a partner at Greene Holcomb Fisher. Earlier in his career, he held senior roles at Piper Jaffray Companies and practiced M&A and securities law at Morrison & Foerster and Faegre & Benson.

Paul earned a JD from Cornell Law School and a BS from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Fun fact: Paul is a massive English football fan and proudly supports Tottenham Hotspur.  He has attended more than 75 matches across England, Wales and Scotland, making a pilgrimage to the UK every fall for the last 16 years.  COYS!

Cam has more than 10 years of transactional advisory experience, with a primary focus on M&A. He joined Northborne after a successful legal career as a partner in the M&A group at Dorsey & Whitney. His significant deal experience (75+ transactions) includes both buy-side and sell-side representations across a broad array of industries.

Cam began his career at Cleary Gottlieb in New York.

He earned a JD from the University of Minnesota Law School and a BA from Wheaton College.

Fun fact: Cam has been known to dabble in the performing arts: including performances as Will Parker in the high school production of Oklahoma and Puck in the Law School musical production “A Mid-Semester Night’s Dream”. More recently, North Shore residents might recognize him as the Singing Santa Claus from the 2025 Grand Marais Holiday Parade.