About Us
At NorthShore, we understand the difference between simply closing a deal and providing the results you need. We’ll become a part of your team and join you in the collaborative, thoughtful and all-encompassing process of truly investing in your future.
Our processes require a unique and thorough understanding of our clients, as well as the landscape of the industries in which they operate. Through painstaking observation and strategic analysis, we identify the most dynamic emerging market trends and apply our proven processes to representing businesses and their unique needs.
Ready. Set. Deal.
First, we get to know you, your marketplace, your team, your business model, your customers, your goals and your concerns. You understand your business better than we do, and that’s why—before we advise you how to move forward— we’ll get to know everything about your unique situation and how it fits into the marketplace.
Our approach makes use of defined objectives, past results, current industry initiatives and competitive trends to guide our recommendations. And our experience gives us the tools and the know-how to optimize your success.
Ben Burrus, Managing Partner
Ben Burrus is a Partner and managing director of Northshore Capital Advisors (NCA). Ben provides merger and acquisition advisory services to companies across a variety of industries. In his tenure at NCA, Ben has closed nearly 50 buy and sell side transactions throughout the United States. Currently, Ben is providing advisory services to 3GS, a portfolio company of Northshore Management, to enable them to execute an accelerated growth strategy within the document management space.
Prior to joining Northshore, Ben acquired a decade of experience within the information technology industry. In 2003, integrating his knowledge from a variety of roles - management to sales and analyst to consultant- Ben started his own business. At Insight Consulting, Ben provided document management and workflow process consulting services to the utility and medical markets.
Ben received his Master of Business Administration and his Bachelor of Arts and Science from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Ben and his son love to take advantage of the natural beauty in East Tennessee. Regularly, they can be found hiking up a mountain trail or floating in the middle of a lake.
Code of Ethics and Duties to Clients
NorthShore Capital Advisors, its affiliates, shareholders, and employees aspire to act in a manner reflecting a consistent code of ethics. In an effort to validate our beliefs, we have outlined our individual and collective duties.
Duties to Clients
- Maintaining confidentiality
- Dealing fairly and respectfully with all clients
- Exercising a high degree of care to ensure truthful representations about recommendations presented
- Providing an ethical representation of our clients' interests
- Adhering to all terms of the contract and following all applicable laws
- Providing full disclosure of conflicts of interest and circumstances which would hinder our ability to serve our clients