ABOUT CATAPALT
Compliance support shaped by experience, judgement and practical delivery.
Catapalt was created to help investment and asset management firms navigate complex regulatory responsibilities with greater clarity, consistency and confidence.
INDEPENDENT BY DESIGN
Built for clients, not an investment cycle.
Catapalt is fully owned and managed by its founders.
Our intention is to remain independent. That means we can make decisions for the long term, stay directly accountable to our clients, and build the business around the quality and continuity of the support we provide.
Compliance decisions require experience, context and sound judgement. Technology allows us to apply that expertise earlier, more consistently and more efficiently.
We have developed proprietary, AI enabled tools that monitor regulatory developments and market intelligence, assess their relevance to individual clients and help our team identify what matters, why it matters and what to do about it.
This allows us to be proactive: alerting clients to emerging requirements, risks and opportunities, recommending practical next steps and, where appropriate, getting work under way before they become pressing compliance issues.
For our clients, that means earlier insight, more focused advice and less time and cost spent on routine compliance work.
OUR APPROACH
Human judgement, strengthened by intelligent technology.
Earlier insight. Better informed decisions. Less time spent on routine compliance work.
WHAT CLIENTS SHOULD EXPECT
CLARITY
Clear, practical advice
We translate regulatory requirements into clear actions, helping clients understand what matters, what should happen next and where attention is best focused.
JUDGEMENT
Experienced judgement
Clients benefit from specialists who understand both the regulatory environment and the practical realities of operating an investment or asset management business.
RESPONSIVENESS
Responsive, direct support
Clients have direct access to experienced people, clear communication and support that adapts as priorities, risks and business needs change.
EFFICIENCY
Consistent, technology enabled delivery
We use intelligent technology and automation to reduce repetitive work, improve consistency and support efficient delivery, while judgement and accountability remain human led.
OUR FOUNDERS
Experienced people, practical delivery
Catapalt brings together regulatory judgement, commercial understanding and carefully applied technology. Our founders remain directly involved in the work, giving clients access to experienced people who understand both the opportunity and the obligations involved in building an investment business.
JAMES LAWSON | Compliance
James leads Catapalt’s regulatory judgement, compliance advisory approach and technical quality.
He has significant senior compliance experience across investment management, alternatives and financial services, with a focus on practical controls, monitoring, governance and regulatory expectations.
James has held senior compliance roles at Pertento, Optima Partners, T. Rowe Price, Augentius and Cordium, supporting hedge funds, private equity firms, broker-dealers, investment banks and asset managers across UK and international regulatory frameworks.
ALEX PRENTICE | Strategy
Alex leads Catapalt’s strategic direction, commercial development and technology vision.
He focuses on how intelligent technology and AI can improve the way compliance support is designed, delivered and scaled, while preserving the judgement, accountability and context that clients expect from senior advisers.
As well as recent roles at Wheelhouse Advisors and Centralis, Alex has 17 years of experience working in regulated environments, with a focus on regulated financial institutions and investment businesses.
ALISTAIR YOUNGS | Operations
Alistair leads Catapalt’s operating model, delivery infrastructure and client service processes. He focuses on building the systems, workflows and controls that allow Catapalt to deliver practical compliance support consistently, efficiently and with clear accountability.
Having started his career at KPMG, Alistair has spent the last decade working with regulated clients, bolstering their compliance processes through advisory and directorship roles.