ETHOS
CATALYST’S THREE CORE PRINCIPLES
Integrity
Professionalism
Transparency
These principles guide everything we do and how we do it.
Catalyst believes in building long term relationships whether with Talent, Clubs or Commercial Partners, this approach enables us to deliver for our clients over a sustained period.
Catalyst uses fee structures which are transparent and ensure that no fees are earned unless we earn (or save) money for our clients. In addition, through a series of innovative schemes we put our money where our mouth is when it comes to Talent Development, Support & Promotion as well as Social Responsibility.
Our Team
JONATHAN ADELMAN
Founder & CEO
Paul O Keefe
Licensed Intermediary
Dan Morgan
Head of Media
Jonathan Adelman, a licensed Intermediary, founded Catalyst in 2014 with the passion to create a player representation business, delivered with absolute integrity and a personal touch.
Jonathan has more than 25 years of experience as a lawyer in the City of London and as General Counsel & Company Secretary of various FTSE listed businesses. In addition to leading on complex negotiations for transactions totalling multiple billions of £, he has led on corporate and organisational governance delivering compliance with the UK Corporate Governance Code.
Jonathan also serves as Chairman of a registered charity which raises funds for former players who have fallen on difficult times, and works closely with the PFA on this initiative.
Talent
YOUR CAREER, ACCELERATED.
Our talent management services include: contract negotiation and renegotiation with clubs, governing bodies and Commercial Partners, public relations and media and a full ‘concierge’ service covering personal, home, car, family and travel needs. For CLUB CATALYST, our bespoke, dedicated, full service Talent Manage members we will work with you to deliver a career which delivers for you long after your sporting career.
Catalyst can advise on the protection, exploitation and structuring of your image rights and has a network of professional advisors available to meet your legal, tax, accounting and wealth management needs as well as market leading expertise in social and digital media.
Clubs
CATALYST DEVELOP LONG TERM RELATIONSHIPS
Our core principles of Professionalism, Integrity and Transparency are key to our relationships with Clubs. We provide a wide range of services to Clubs including the acquisition and sale of Talent, contract renewals and the pairing of Clubs with Commercial Partners.
We can also provide bespoke Project Management services for example to ensure that activation of your Commercial Partner relationships is smooth and delivers maximum benefits for the club and return on investment for your partners, increasing the chances of renewals at increased rates.
COMMERCIAL PARTNERS
CATALYST ARE WELL PLACED TO MATCH COMMERCIAL PARTNERS WITH CLUBS & TALENT
With more than two decades of experience in negotiating commercial partnership arrangements within Sport, our team is well placed to match Commercial Partners with Talent, Clubs and Governing Bodies. We know that striking a mutually beneficial deal at the outset, with the right commitment to activation, is the key to a successful commercial partnership. We spend time to understand the investment rationale of Commercial Partners and ensure those needs are properly catered for in the rights package or assets included in the deal.
Our long term and professional approach to Talent management enables Commercial Partners to proceed with confidence that Club Catalyst Talent will be both commercially savvy and partner friendly.
Our commitment to regular relationship review meetings with Commercial Partners ensures that we understand your ongoing requirements.
We can also provide bespoke Project Management services for example to ensure that activation of your Commercial Partner relationships is smooth and helps deliver maximum return on your investment.
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Social Responsibility
From its foundation, Catalyst has been committed to playing a pro-active role in social projects with an emphasis on sport as a power for good in society.