Our Story

Valere is a financial services professional with 17 years of experience in Luxembourg. After 6 years in Belgium as financial accountant, he moved to Luxembourg where he worked in the accounting services and fund administration services.

He was managing director at Deloitte Luxembourg, managing director and head of Luxembourg office at Saltgate and is currently Conducting officer – Head of Investor Services.

Bertrand is a lawyer and founding partner of Themis Lex a law firm based in Luxembourg.

He is active in M&A practice, corporate, investment fund, financing transaction, with a focus on venture capital, private equity and real estate with over 15 years of practice. He has also developed a strong expertise relating to intellectual property and communication technologies.

With 10 years’ experience in Banking and Investment funds services, Natacha holds a Master in Political Science and International Relations and is currently working as client relationship manager at Degroof Petercam Asset Services (Luxembourg).

Robert works as Finance Director at Luxembourg Finance House, he has more than 23 years of experience in banking and trust industry in Luxembourg.

He started his career in the banking sector at JPMorgan Luxembourg as Securities Back Officer for more than 4 years and then moved to the trust industry.

Robert was Senior Accounts Manager at JTC, leading the accounting and reporting for Real Estate and Private Equity clients. He forged his expertise in accounting, tax, VAT and legal compliance at TMF Group Luxembourg.

Thierry is a department manager in a Management Consulting firm, With proven experience in Insurance, Corporate & investment banking (CIB).

He specializes in transaction banking, payments, cash management, and has acquired acknowledged skills in Cash & Securities post-trade services, corporate treasury, and digital transformation.
He offers a blend of financial acumen and technological intelligence

Passionate about macroeconomics and financial services, with a strong preference for emerging markets, he aims to use his advisory and financing skills to support boosting economic development in Africa. He is also interested in private equity, venture capital investments.

Madia is a counsel at Arendt & Medernach SA in the investment management department, where she focuses on alternative investment funds structuring, debt funds and private equity transactions at large.

She has been working as a lawyer for over 12 years and has a real interest in encouraging more investment transactions between Europe (and Luxembourg in particular) and Africa.

Madia holds a bilingual master degree in law and English from France as well as an LLM in US legal studies from California. She is also a New York qualified lawyer.

Yves-Justice is a Corporate Finance, Private Equity & Family Office trained Lawyer.

Yves obtained his Master of Laws degree (LL.M) from the London School of Economics (LSE) and then started his career in the City of London as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales. He is also admitted to the Paris Bar and is fluent in both French, English and speaks Portuguese.

Yves further holds a Master degree from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) and an undergraduate law degree (with honours) from the Sorbonne. 

Yves was a founding Member of the Africa Presidential Council set up by French president, and a fouding member of the Swiss African Business Circle.

Audrey Gah, founder of LABEL (Lux Afro-Black Excellence Leaders), an ASBL which main goal is bringing together Community, Culture, Leadership, and Entrepreneurship for minority. We want everyone to feel close and connected, with a positive and encouraging atmosphere where leaders emerge and entrepreneurial spirit is sparked.

She started her career in Amazon 10 years ago and supported various teams across Amazon – from Amazon Kindle to Amazon Web Services and Globally led Amazon Black Employee Resource Group.

With a background in Inclusion, Diversity & Equity and Program Management. Audrey is a transformational leader with proven history of cultivating, fostering, leading diverse global teams committed to Diversity, Inclusion & Equity.