Cat Trail Capital

Cat Trail Capital

Cat Trail Capital was established by David Dekker following the 2003 sale of Marcel Dekker, Inc., a scientific, technical, and medical publishing company founded by his father in 1964. David and his brother Russell had led the firm through its final years before the transaction with Taylor & Francis. The office now serves the Dekker family, extended relatives, and select friends with coordinated investment and planning services. The firm allocates across public equities, placements with external managers, real-asset holdings, and selective direct private investments. It deploys both debt and equity and maintains board or advisory roles with several vehicles, including Freedom 3, Alta Community Investments, and Cornerstone Construction. All activity remains concentrated in North America. No specific portfolio holdings or commitment sizes appear in public materials. David Dekker serves as Managing Partner, Russell Dekker sits on the investment committee, and Andrew Budinoff directs portfolio management and trading. The team operates from a single Westport, Connecticut office. David Dekker also acts as founding trustee of the Dekker Foundation and president of Vineyard Golf Club. No operational events from the past twenty-four months are recorded in available sources. The office integrates investment execution with in-house wealth planning, estate coordination, and philanthropy oversight for the same family group. This combined mandate distinguishes it from pure investment vehicles that outsource planning functions.