Overview

Catapult Financial Management Inc. ("Catapult") is focused on energy companies, with a particular focus on the exploration and production sector. Catapult sources, evaluates, and structures investment opportunities in its target market.

Catapult has assembled a team of experienced business leaders/entrepreneurs who possess a broad and in-depth understanding of the energy industry. Together, the principals of Catapult have energy industry, corporate finance, analysis, and investment experience. Catapult manages numerous funds, including Catapult Energy 2008 FTS LP and the Ark Aston Hill Energy Fund.

Catapult launched its first flow-through fund, Catapult Energy Small Cap FTS LP, 2006 and followed up with a flow-through fund in both 2007 and 2008. These funds give investors access to participating in flow-through shares issued by Canadian oil and gas companies.

Distinguishing Characteristics

The Catapult team combines strong analytical skills with extensive deal experience. Catapult management has a strong background in the analysis of energy investments and has substantial strategic, financial and transactional experience in the energy sector.
The Catapult team has an excellent reputation in the Canadian energy business and through an extensive network of senior industry contacts the team is exposed to significant deal flow.

The Opportunity

The Canadian exploration and production (E&P) sector presents a very attractive investment opportunity given industry fundamentals. Worldwide commodity weakness has provided an opportunity to purchase Canadian Energy investments at valuations not seen in quite some time.

The Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin continues to offer significant potential returns to small companies that are able to deploy effective exploration and exploitation strategies. Ready access to state-of-the-art technologies allows small companies to effectively compete with much larger companies in high reward exploration areas, while also pursuing lower-risk opportunities below the radar screen of larger firms.

Through a tight focus on efficiency, junior companies are able to achieve low finding, development, and operating costs. This, combined with significant production growth, has allowed the junior E&P market to consistently achieve superior returns relative to larger competitors.