James O'Callaghan

James O’Callaghan

James O’Callaghan is a Managing Director at Growth Catalyst Partners. James joined Growth Catalyst Partners in July 2017 after having spent over ten years in the financial services industry with a primary focus on private equity investing and investment banking. Prior to joining GCP, James spent three years with Emil Capital Partners (“ECP”), a growth-stage private equity firm focused on minority investments in the retail, consumer and media sectors. During his time at ECP, James worked across the ECP portfolio and was involved in deal origination as well as active portfolio management responsibilities including an interim CFO role in the portfolio.

Prior to his role at ECP, James worked at the Jordan, Edmiston Group, Inc. (“JEGI”), a leading independent investment bank for the global media, marketing, technology and information services sectors.  During his time at JEGI, James was involved in over fifteen M&A transactions representing nearly $1 billion in enterprise value.  James started his career as a member of the Financial Management Program at GE Capital, where he held various roles across GE Capital business units including Franchise Finance, Retail Consumer Finance and Treasury.