Bio

Patrick Henry Dowling is Senior Managing Director for Seabury Capital Management focusing on the Aviation, A&D and Transportation industries. He has over 45 years’ experience in the finance/ private equity industry and was previously a partner with Massif Partners. Previously, Mr. Dowling was Senior Managing Director & Group Head of Aerospace & Defense at Tygris Commercial Finance Group as well as a corporate officer and founder. Before Tygris, he was Managing Director & General Manager of CIT Leveraged Finance Transportation responsible for providing global solutions to manufacturers, suppliers and service providers seeking debt, leasing and structured financings. Mr. Dowling also served as a member of CIT’s Management Committee. In addition, he was previously Managing Director & Industry Leader – Aerospace & Defense for GE Commercial Finance. Mr. Dowling had a 22-year career at GE Capital, serving in various management and leadership positions including Managing Director for GE Equity, Managing Director and Head of Syndications for GE Corporate Finance as well as Managing Director for GE Capital Business Development where he was focused on growing GE Capital with strategic mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Dowling has been involved in over $30 billion in acquisitions, equity investments and debt financing in the Financial Services, Transportation (Aviation and Aerospace & Defense, Trucking, Logistics, and Rail), and Commercial Real Estate industries. He successfully launched CIT Aerospace & Defense Commercial and Industrial Finance business de novo with approximately $2.5 billion in commitments and managed a portfolio of approximately $750 million. Mr. Dowling originated and managed a $430 million portfolio of minority equity investments at GE Equity. Mr. Dowling is a past member of the Advisory Board of Directors for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and currently sits on the Chamber’s Transportation, Infrastructure, and Supply Chain Committee as well as the Space Industry Council and Federal Acquisition Council. He is a member of the USO Advisory Board of Directors for the US Northeast Region, and serves as Chairman of the Miss Kate Foundation. He served on the Board of Trustees for Airlink and is now an Ambassador, as well as a member of the Audax Business Development Corporation Board of Directors. He was formerly on the board of directors for the Institute for Defense & Business Foundation, Penske Truck Leasing and the American Trucking Associations Foundation. He is a certified public accountant started his career at Price Waterhouse and is a current member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants as well as having a BS in accounting from Fordham University plus a JD from Pace University School of Law. He is a FINRA Registered Principal and is Series 7 and 24 qualified.