Our Team
We are a multi-disciplinary team of experienced professionals and entrepreneurs with complementary skills, with over 100 years aggregate experience.
Leadership Team
Our partners bring unparalleled expertise and relationships from leading global financial institutions.
Sergo Vashakmadze
Founder & CEO
Almost 3 decades of financial mastery with a global perspective that spans the World Bank, Bloomberg and Colliers International. A veteran of both government policy and private sector deal-making, he specializes in navigating the world's most dynamic markets. For Sergo, finance isn't just about numbers—it's about unlocking growth where others see complexity.
Paata Vashakmadze
COO
Over a decade at Rainmaker Partners, rising from Associate to COO, with a career forged across global brands like Bitfury, Radisson, Marriott, and Ferrero Rocher. With a Master's in Hospitality from Rome and deep expertise in finance and ERP systems, he keeps the firm's engine running smoothly. For Paata, operational excellence is about enabling every deal to reach its full potential.
Paul Renner
Head of Family Offices
Over two decades building ventures and structuring deals with Family Offices and UHNWIs across property, technology, finance, and luxury. Co-founder of C6 Intelligence—a global compliance platform later acquired by Mergermarket Group—he has also advised UNCITRAL and the IIBLP on international commercial fraud. For Paul, every connection is a deal waiting to happen.
Johannes Riedl
Associate Partner
Nearly two decades of strategic consulting spanning KPMG, Sopra Steria, and NETSOL Technologies, where he built European operations from the ground up. A board-level advisor on digital transformation and cybersecurity, he brings deep expertise across financial services, enterprise software, and emerging technologies. For Johannes, strategy isn't theory—it's about building the bridge between vision and execution.
Ronald Tyan
Associate, MENA & GCC
A quarter-century in global finance, from the derivatives trading floors of Cantor Fitzgerald and Tullett Prebon to the lecture halls of EDHEC Business School. Fluent in French, Arabic, and English, he brings a rare blend of deal structuring, executive coaching, and strategic advisory across Europe, MENA, and the GCC. For Ronald, markets are personal—the best deals start with understanding people.
Advisory Board
Strategic guidance from industry veterans and thought leaders.
Fady Asly
Senior Advisor
Four decades of business-building across the Middle East, Africa, the Caucasus, and Central Asia, leading the Agritechnics Group since 1985 and chairing ICC Georgia since 2008. A Special Representative of the ICC Secretary General and advisor to Georgia's Prime Minister, he has shaped trade policy across emerging markets. For Fady, borders aren't barriers—they're bridges to untapped opportunity.
Roy Fuscone
Advisor, IP Strategy
A career dedicated to turning ideas into assets, with deep expertise in intellectual property identification, protection, and commercialization across startups, universities, and corporates. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and the Chartered Institute of Marketing, he has advised the UK Intellectual Property Office and raised millions in funding for innovative ventures. For Roy, innovation is only as valuable as the strategy behind it.