Northborne Partners added Robbie Kelley as a managing director to lead and expand the firm’s services advisory practice. Kelley brings 15 years of services M&A experience to Northborne, where he will focus on commercial, facility, residential and other key services sectors.
Robbie’s M&A experience includes senior roles at Solomon Partners and Piper Sandler, where he focused his time on services. Over this timeframe, he advised on more than 40 M&A transactions totaling $15+ billion of enterprise value. Robbie is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management, and was a member of the men’s golf team.
“Robbie’s arrival at Northborne marks an exciting new chapter for the firm,” Ben Marks, managing director and co-founder of Northborne, said. “His M&A experience is highly complementary to Northborne’s current areas of expertise, and provides the perfect addition as our firm continues to expand its M&A advisory services to best serve privately-held and institutionally-owned companies.”
“I am thrilled to be joining the Northborne team and to contribute to the firm’s continued growth in the middle market,” Kelley said. “Northborne has an exceptional reputation for high-quality M&A advisory services, and I am eager to leverage my expertise and track record to grow the firm’s services practice.”
