Technical assistance for investment and development funds in
Central Asia and the Caucasus
Governance. Transformation. Risk. Operational value creation in complex markets.
- Geneva | London | Tashkent
We help funds protect and create value in challenging operating environments.
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Risk frameworks that exist on paper but are not embedded in day-to-day decision-making
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Talent gaps at mid-senior level that create over-reliance on a small number of key individuals
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Manual, paper-based processes inherited from Soviet-era institutional models
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Overlapping regulatory obligations across EAEU, national, and donor-aligned frameworks
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Board structures that lack independence and accountability mechanisms common in OECD-standard governance
Without targeted technical assistance, structural gaps can impair portfolio performance, increase execution risk, and weaken investor confidence. Our role is to strengthen governance, improve operations, manage risk, and support resilient value creation.
Practical expertise.
Embedded in execution.
Governance, compliance and controls
Board governance, internal controls, compliance strengthening, AML, fraud prevention, data protection, and regulatory alignment.
Operational transformation
Process redesign, target operating model, control improvement, operating efficiency, and execution support for complex transformation programs.
Digital transformation and cybersecurity
Digitalization, automation, IT modernization, cybersecurity governance, business continuity, and disaster recovery.
Risk, organizational structuring and capability building
Enterprise risk management, financial transparency, organizational structuring, leadership development, and local capacity building.
From diligence to delivery.
Pre-investment diagnostics
Assess governance, operating model, management capacity, digital maturity, control environment, and key execution risks.
Post-investment 100-day support
Prioritize critical workstreams, stabilize management practices, strengthen governance, and define an actionable transformation roadmap.
Portfolio value creation
Support operational improvement, digitalization, risk and cybersecurity uplift, implementation, and management capability building.
Special situations
Provide turnaround support, crisis governance, business continuity planning, control remediation, and senior strategic advisory.
Advisory depth with operator-level execution discipline.
Executives who have run what you are trying to fix.
Governance · Risk · Cybersecurity · Transformation
Dimitri Chichlo
- Former Vice Chair of the Supervisory Board of Ukreximbank, Ukraine’s third-largest bank
- Oversaw operations, IT, cybersecurity and digital transformation in a successful turnaround context
- 20+ years of senior leadership across audit, risk, cybersecurity and governance in major European financial institutions
Operations · Banking · Insurance · Execution
Romain Hochet
- Former COO of Eurasian Bank in Kazakhstan, responsible for large-scale banking operations
- Managed 2,000 employees across retail banking, corporate business and credit factory functions
- 20+ years of executive experience across Central Asia, Ukraine and Europe
We understand both the investor lens and the operating reality on the ground.
Every engagement is led and delivered by the people you meet in the room.
- Founders on every engagement. Always.
- Executive and board roles held in the region — not parachuted in.
- DFI and institutional investor-grade standards.
Regional depth. International rigour. Senior delivery. No exceptions.
Who We Work With
Development finance institutions and their technical assistance facilities
We design and deliver TA mandates that produce measurable institutional change, not reports that sit on a shelf.
Private equity and private credit funds
We strengthen governance, operations and management capability at portfolio company level to protect and create value.
Sovereign and national development funds
We support boards and management teams in translating reform mandates into embedded operating practice.
International financial institutions
We provide senior on-the-ground execution capacity that bridges international standards with local institutional realities.
If your portfolio operates in complex markets and needs more than high-level advisory, we should talk.
Local relevance. International standards.
We bring practical experience across Central Asia, the Caucasus, and adjacent markets.
- Senior-led assignments
- Hands-on execution support
- International governance and control standards
- Adaptation to local institutional, regulatory, and cultural realities
Languages
French · English · Russian
Presence
Geneva · London · Tashkent
We work where others do not go deep enough — senior-led, hands-on, scoped to outcomes, not billable hours.
