Fund Management

Catalyst is in the process of raising a £25m Fund for investment in high-growth sectors as yet underexploited by the Venture Capital industry. The targeted sectors will be Energy & the Environment, Ethical Consumerism, Health, and Education; all sectors benefiting from a combination of shifts in consumer attitudes and corporate behaviour, augmented by government legislation and expenditure.

The Fund will focus on maximizing financial returns but, because of the sectors chosen, social returns will be generated as a by-product. Barclays has been secured as our cornerstone investor, and we expect the Fund to be fully raised in 2008.

The existing senior team of Rod Schwartz (Catalyst CEO) and Malcolm Gloak (30 year plus VC veteran) will be strengthened by the recruitment of a full time executive team in 2008.

Catalyst is regulated by the FSA, and as the Fund is not yet closed, FSA restrictions preclude marketing the fund on the Internet. Qualified investors and institutions interested in investing in the Fund should contact Rod Schwartz (rod@catfund.com or 020 7281 5948).

Catalyst is currently building the full team. Executives interested in the possibility of working for the Fund should in the first instance contact Malcolm Gloak by e-mail on mgloak@marleyheights.co.uk or telephone 01428 653 697

Until the Fund is raised, Catalyst will not be in a position to take action on requests for funding. Interested firms should email us at funding@catfund.com.