Alice is a dynamic and dedicated professional with a strong background in military service as a paratrooper and spent over 13 years in the private sector in the UK. Leveraging her extensive experience and meticulous approach, she now leads APGB Boutique Consultancy, focusing on facilitating UK-based companies’ entry into the Portuguese-speaking African market. She is the Founder & CEO, APGB Boutique Consultancy since August 2023 

Bridget is a seasoned Business Analyst Consultant and Strategy Innovator with over a decade of experience driving transformation across industries such as Healthcare, Utilities, Hospitality, Charity, Government, and Pharmaceuticals. She specialises in empowering businesses to unlock efficiencies, simplify complexity, and achieve digital excellence through actionable strategies. Known for her collaborative approach and focus

on measurable outcomes, Bridget leads strategic initiatives that translate high-level goals into impactful roadmaps. Her passion lies in fostering innovation, enhancing adaptability, and delivering tangible value, embodying her mission of bringing strategy to life for businesses ready to thrive in the digital era.

Liliya is an accomplished finance and investment professional, Chartered Financial Analyst - CFA accredited who began her career at PwC, gaining experience in Germany and Ukraine, before transitioning into strategy consulting at ING Group in the Netherlands. Since 2007, she has been based in London, where she built a distinguished career in Asset Management with leading institutions including Lehman Brothers, JP Morgan, AIG, and CapitaLand (one of Asia’s largest REIT managers) as well as at the opportunistic real estate investment fund Kildare Partners, specialising in NPLs and direct property deals.

Throughout her career, Liliya has advised investors across a broad spectrum of strategic and operational areas, including asset and financial management, acquisitions and disposals, negotiations, value-add and development projects, joint venture structuring, and service provider oversight. She has also led complex financial modelling, restructuring, budgeting, tax planning, loan and refinancing processes, as well as NPL work-outs, insolvency cases, and enforcement proceedings.

Liliya is fluent in English, German, Polish, and Ukrainian, and conversant in French and Dutch. She holds an MBA in Finance from Oxford Brookes University and is a Chartered Financial Advisor.

Rasin is an a dual-qualified legal professional with extensive experience in cross-border M&A, private equity, and corporate finance, particularly within the oil and gas sector which she possess strong industry knowledge. Her background spans both private practice and in-house counsel roles, which enables her to approach transactions with a blend of legal perspective and commercial awareness. She managed full transaction cycles of M&A projects from due diligence and negotiations to post-completion. Also worked on high-value corporate financing deals, including asset financings totalling over USD 400 million. In addition, she have hands-on experience in corporate governance, overseeing compliance for offshore subsidiaries across jurisdictions including the BVI, Jersey, UAE, and Bahrain. Her work often involves multi-jurisdictions, cross - cultural coordination, and collaboration with external counsel and internal stakeholders, including finance and business development teams. She is known for her clear communication, cultural fluency, and ability to align legal strategies with business objectives.