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The Principals

The People Who Run the Firm.

Ziyou Tian

Ziyou Tian

Co-Founder · President of the Board

Finance & Risk Management

Leads finance and risk management. Founder and CEO of Qualive Real Estate Group, with more than €100 million in assets developed in Portugal across a decade.

She began her career at Goldman Sachs in Hong Kong and holds a B.S. from Cornell University.

Alessandro Palombo

Alessandro Palombo

Co-Founder · Chief Investment Officer

Investment, Divestment & Monitoring

Leads investment, divestment and monitoring, including fundraising and execution. Ph.D. in Public Law and qualified lawyer, he has built businesses and investment structures across Europe.

He created one of the most followed jurisdictional intelligence resources online.

João Aranha

João Aranha

Executive Director · Head of Valuations

Asset Valuation

Responsible for the asset valuation function. Partner at Baker Tilly in Lisbon, specialising in transfer pricing and business plan review, with prior experience at Deloitte in London and KPMG.

Certified Public Accountant, with a Master's in Finance from Católica Lisbon.

Oversight, Compliance and Investor Relations.

Fernando Oliveira

Fernando Oliveira

Non-Executive Director

Oversight, Compliance & Audit

More than three decades of experience in compliance, risk and audit within regulated financial institutions.

Compliance consultant at DFK Consulting, acting as Compliance Officer for regulated companies, and certified ISO 9001 and ISO 37001 auditor with Bureau Veritas.

Beatriz Heleno Lima

Beatriz Heleno Lima

Compliance Officer

Regulatory Compliance & AML

Performs the compliance function independently from the investment function. A lawyer with a Master's in Corporate Law from Católica Lisbon, she specialises in banking, financial institutions and compliance, with a focus on venture capital and anti-money laundering.

Previously at Banco Invest and Aquanima, Grupo Santander.

Zoe Chen

Zoe Chen

Head of Investor Relations

Investor Relations

Previously in fundraising for Portugal's largest private equity fund manager, and country head for Portugal at a global migration agency, advising clients on wealth and citizenship solutions.

She holds an MS in Economics and Management from Nova SBE.

Statutory Auditor

PKF & Associados, SROC, Lda. serves as sole auditor of the company.

Compliance

The compliance function is performed independently from the investment function.

Segregation

Investment, valuation and risk management are allocated to separate board members.

Contact

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Units in any fund managed by the Company are placed exclusively through private subscription on the basis of the respective fund documentation.