Catalyst Corporate Finance has continued to build its research team with the appointment of Joshua Segal as an analyst.  Mr Segal, a Manchester University graduate in history and modern languages, is a fluent Spanish speaker.

Post graduation he spent six months working in Argentina before gaining a MA in International Business from ESCP, Europe Business School.

Prior to joining Catalyst Mr Segal gained a wide range of experience of research through roles in a number of organisations.

These included Lesmoir-Gordon, Boyle & Co, where he was responsible for researching businesses and industries and assisting on fundraising and M&A transactions and Atheneum Partners, where he worked on investment focused research and consulting projects.

He joins a research team at Catalyst that has gained national recognition for its research reports, many of which have been featured in the national press.

Mr Segal will be a member of the industrials team at Catalyst, working alongside partners Richard Sanders and Keith Pickering.

In addition to contributing to research reports he will be supporting the deal-making team and assisting in identifying new opportunities for the firm.

Andy Currie, managing partner at Catalyst, said: “I am delighted that Joshua has joined us. He will be an important part of our research team and play a key role in further strengthening our credentials in the industrials sector.”

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