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# Paul Allen Henley

Senior Managing Director[phenley@ceaworldwide.com](mailto:phenleyley@ceaworldwide.com)

Paul Allen Henley  joined CEA  Group in 2018  in the investment banking division of the firm. As Senior Managing Director, Paul's responsibilities include securing and executing various transactions in M&A, private placements of debt and equity and advisory opportunities.

Mr. Henley has spent over 25 years working as an Investment Banker beginning his career with **Morgan Stanley** and later joining **Lehman Brothers**. He also founded and was Principal of two investment firms: **Horizon Capital** and **Athena Capital Partners. **

Paul Henley’s prominent career as a banker is distinguished by the many companies he assisted in capital structure planning/implementation and financing and M&A advisory. Mr. Henley also served as CEO for several early stage public companies, including re-structuring situations. His extensive experience with large firms, founding of two boutique investment firms as well as his time serving as CEO gives him a unique perspective in working with developing companies.

Mr. Henley was raised in Florida and graduated from **Florida State University** as a double major earning bachelor degrees in Business and Marketing. He also holds Series 79 and 63 licenses.

Paul resides in Dallas Texas. Mr. Henley is the Managing Director of U-Group (Texas), a business accelerator headquartered in Silicon Valley (Milpitas, CA). He is active with the Dallas Opera and Operation Kindness, a Dallas based no-kill animal shelter.

 

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