Our Team

The People Behind the Analysis

Sector specialists and legal experts delivering professional-grade transaction coverage across seven core verticals.

Leadership

Editorial Direction

Setting the analytical standard and editorial vision for Catalyst.

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Jonathan Smith

President

Investment Banking

Sector Desks

Coverage group specialists across seven industry verticals.

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Freddie Woodruff

Sector Head of TMT
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Arjun Rabidas

Sector Head of FIG
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Adefela Oyolola

Sector Head of Healthcare
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James Waller

Sector Head of Industrials
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Jacob Harrison-Burke

Sector Head of Natural Resources & Energy
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Hugo Masier

Sector Head of Consumer & Retail Goods
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Harish Naguleswaran

Sector Head of Real Estate
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Ariana Fitzgerald

TMT Analyst
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Kiyan Sonecha

FIG Analyst
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Angus Lowrie

Healthcare Analyst
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Sam Greenland

Healthcare Analyst
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Christian Walton

Industrials Analyst
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Poppy Elliot

Natural Resources & Energy Analyst

Legal Analysis

Legal Team

Specialist legal analysts covering transaction structure, regulation, and financing.

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Pericles Cross

Executive Legal Editor
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Anna Pritchard

M&A Law
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Ryan Luo

Regulatory & Competition
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Aidana Rakhan

Regulatory & Competition
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Cyrus Lum

Debt Acquisition Finance
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Leandros Bremer

European Law
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Jakub Swidniewicz

Legal Analyst

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