William M. Means

Founder at

Merion Investment Partners

Finance

Consumer Services

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Bill is the Managing Partner and Co-founder of Merion as well as the founder of its predecessor portfolio mezzanine group at Mellon Bank.
He has been active in the leveraged finance and private equity industry for over 33 years, dating back to Fidelcorp Capital which was one of the earliest bank owned private equity subsidiaries.
He has been involved in the structuring and underwriting of over 100 investments and has served in a board capacity on over 20 portfolio companies including many Inc. 500 high growth businesses with a particular focus on healthcare, tech enabled business services and human resource capital.
He has served on the board and various committees of many Philadelphia industry groups including the GPVG and ACG.
Education: BA Case Western Reserve University; MBA/MS Temple University Select Board Affiliations: MidAtlantic Dental, Radius Global Solutions, Zentech, Shades of Light, TransForce

William M. Means active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Merion Investment Partners Merion Investment Partners Investment ManagersFinance Merion Investment Partners invests in lower middle market companies located in the United States. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of business services, technology, specialty manufacturing, healthcare and ecommerce, with minimum revenues of $10 million, minimum EBITDA of $2 million. It provides financing in the form of mezzanine debt with equity for growth, acquisitions, MBOs, and generational transfer of ownership. They make investments in the range of $4 to $20 million per transaction with larger commitments through co-investments with other mezzanine and equity investors.	Founder	2009-10-11
Greater Philadelphia Venture Capital Corp. Greater Philadelphia Venture Capital Corp. Investment ManagersFinance Operates as venture capital firm	Corporate Officer/Principal	-

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Former positions of William M. Means

Companies	Position	End
Mellon Bank, NA Mellon Bank, NA Regional BanksFinance Provides commercial banking services	Corporate Officer/Principal	2002-12-30
Cambridge Advisory Group, Inc. Cambridge Advisory Group, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Provides qualified and non-qualified retirement and health and welfare benefits	Director/Board Member	-
The Fidelity Bank (Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina) The Fidelity Bank (Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina) Regional BanksFinance Operates as a state chartered bank	Corporate Officer/Principal	-

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Private companies	7
Mellon Bank, NA Mellon Bank, NA Regional BanksFinance Provides commercial banking services	Finance
The Fidelity Bank (Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina) The Fidelity Bank (Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina) Regional BanksFinance Operates as a state chartered bank	Finance
Case Western Reserve University Case Western Reserve University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Merion Investment Partners Merion Investment Partners Investment ManagersFinance Merion Investment Partners invests in lower middle market companies located in the United States. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of business services, technology, specialty manufacturing, healthcare and ecommerce, with minimum revenues of $10 million, minimum EBITDA of $2 million. It provides financing in the form of mezzanine debt with equity for growth, acquisitions, MBOs, and generational transfer of ownership. They make investments in the range of $4 to $20 million per transaction with larger commitments through co-investments with other mezzanine and equity investors.	Finance
Temple University (Pennsylvania) Temple University (Pennsylvania) Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Greater Philadelphia Venture Capital Corp. Greater Philadelphia Venture Capital Corp. Investment ManagersFinance Operates as venture capital firm	Finance
Cambridge Advisory Group, Inc. Cambridge Advisory Group, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Provides qualified and non-qualified retirement and health and welfare benefits	Finance