About

Cardea Partners is a derivative advisory firm serving the unique needs of corporate, real estate, Native American, not for profit, and municipal borrowers. We are registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) as swap advisors. Our firm is comprised of highly experienced derivatives professionals who share a combined 50 years in the industry and have executed over $1 trillion notional of derivative contracts.  We are annual exhibitors at the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Expo and represent many real estate developers.  Our time spent on the trading floors of major financial institutions allows Cardea to stand beside our clients with comprehensive insight into their banking relationships and the market of products available to manage interest rate and foreign exchange risk.  We explain the market, and reduce the costs of accessing it for our clients.

Cardea Partners provides services covering all aspects of derivative advising, including interest rate swap and cap pricing, valuation and reporting, strategy and analysis, fairness opinions, and documentation.  Working with Cardea provides clients with an insider on all derivative transactions.  No longer are clients at the mercy of the derivative counterparty.  Transparency and structuring that was once only available for corporations with dedicated derivatives professionals in their finance departments is now available to companies and organizations of all sizes.

Our Name

Cardea — an ancient Roman deity with the capacity to ‘open what is shut’ and protect the home.  With our extensive experience in the capital markets, Cardea Partners fills this role in the realm of complex financial instruments for our clients.  Cardea Partners specializes in derivatives structuring and providing the independent advice that is essential for complicated transactions–our founding principle is that every quality organization deserves first class interest rate risk management.  We help companies and organizations make this objective their reality.

Our Team

	Christopher Hunt – Principal cwhunt@cardeapartners.com Christopher Hunt is a principal and founder of the Cleveland, Ohio office of Cardea Partners. Prior to joining CP he was vice president of interest rate and energy derivatives at KeyBank. Learn more about Chris
	Joseph Momich – Principal jmomich@cardeapartners.com Joseph Momich is a principal and founder of the Walnut Creek, California office of Cardea Partners. Prior to establishing the West Coast office for CP, he spent ten years with Bank of America in Global Derivative Products. Learn more about Joseph
	Rex Evans – Principal revans@cardeapartners.com Rex Evans is a principal and founder of the Walnut Creek, California office of Cardea Partners. Prior to establishing the West Coast office for CP, he spent seventeen years at Bank of America in its Capital Markets group. Learn more about Rex