Paul Smolevitz

Managing Director

Paul is a managing director and founding partner of TM Capital, one of Oaklins’ US member firms. He has led TM Capital’s execution of many complex transactions, including strategic acquisitions, exclusive sales and divestitures, financings, restructurings and fairness opinions. With over 30 years in the investment banking industry, Paul has developed deep experience in the fields of consumer products, manufacturing, business services, medical devices and packaging. Recent transactions include advising Hostess Brands on its divestment of Hostess Superior Cake Products to Sara Lee Frozen Bakery, the sale of Tate’s Bake Shop to The Riverside Company, the sale of MPL Company to Wynnchurch Capital and advising Arran Isle on the sale of LaSalle Bristol to Patrick Industries.

Prior to founding TM Capital in 1989, Paul served as a vice president in the mergers & acquisitions department of Thomson McKinnon Securities Inc., where he completed a broad range of merger, acquisition and financing assignments. Before joining Thomson McKinnon, he was a senior accountant at Deloitte & Touche. Paul is a graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and has an MBA from Harvard Business School.