Specialty Wood Products has been acquired by SRS Distribution (a subsidiary of The Home Depot)

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!

Mat brings more than a decade of experience executing M&A transactions across industrials, infrastructure and various other sectors.

Prior to Northborne, Mat held roles at BMO Capital Markets and BMO Harris Bank and began his career at Chartwell, specializing in ESOP-related transactions.

Mat earned a BS in Finance from the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management.

Fun fact: Mat grew up in a very small town in Northern Minnesota, where he was the quarterback of his 9-man football team. Unfortunately, as one of eight children across blended families, they were one shy of a full roster.