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Patrick O’Meara

Chairman,Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Inveniam Capital Partners

Patrick O’Meara is the Chairman and CEO of Inveniam Capital Partners. In addition to directing the firm’s overarching mission and strategy, Patrick O’Meara plays a central role in the development and delivery of the firm’s proprietary technology platform and business development functions. Throughout his 20+ year career, Patrick O’Meara has been directly responsible for over $2 billion in new debt financings and $1 billion in equity financings. He has also restructured over $1 billion of debt and advised on over $800 in M&A transactions. Patrick O’Meara began his finance career at Raymond James and Bear Stearns & Co before creating his own financial advisory firm at his dining room table and building it into a leader within its niche market over 14 years, eventually employing 80 finance professionals. As Founder and President of O’Meara Ferguson Whelan & Conway he oversaw the advisory services as well as structuring and execution of transactions for 42 Catholic dioceses in the U.S and countless smaller faith-based donation driven non-profits. He has also served as Chief Investment Officer for the University of Mary as well Patrick O’Meara gained recognition for his innovative approach to financing and capital planning for the Catholic institutional market. He advised on the largest, longest term, and lowest cost borrowings for a Catholic Diocese. This includes Diocese of Austin on its ground-breaking sale of $79.8 million in tax-exempt revenue bonds, which marked the first time that ratings agencies and banks regarded donations as a reliable recurring source of revenue and changed the nature of the non-profit lending space for faith based organizations, this deal was nominated for Deal of the Year in 2005 by Bond Buyer Magazine. He also advised on the $150 million financing for the Archdiocese of Chicago which achieved a higher rating than the State of IL and the City of Chicago and the financing of $110 million for the Diocese of Oakland, California, each unique and groundbreaking at their time. Known internationally as a thought leader on the functioning of the Capital Markets and their intersection with underserved niches, Patrick O’Meara is frequently called up to provide insights on the subjects of finance, strategic planning, and the intersection of the capital markets with underserved market segments. He has delivered talks for numerous civic and non-profit organizations in more than 45 states and Provinces in the US & Canada and numerous countries around the world including lecturing at the Vatican on the intersection of civil and canon law of Church financings to addressing a global gathering of over 600 economists on a more robust understanding of Risk and the allocation of capital. Patrick O’Meara has regularly appeared on EWTN, Fox, CBS, ABC affiliates and Catholic Answers Live. His quotes have been featured on the front page of the Wall Street Journal as well as in Bloomberg, TIME, The Chicago Tribune, The Bond Buyer, The National Catholic Register, and many others. Patrick O’Meara earned a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Theology from Franciscan University of Steubenville.

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