FINANCE · PILLAR 01 · 10 PROJECTS

Capital and risk

Transaction advisory, capital and investment readiness, capital allocation, fund formation, and governance, risk and compliance

Transaction advisory, capital and investment readiness, board-level capital allocation across Caribbean and Latin America infrastructure, fund formation (ShriCatalyst Resilience Fund I, managed by Valerie Capital), and cross-border governance, risk and compliance (GRC).

  • Director, Caribbean and LATAM, Cornerstone International (UK), fund manager for Dimi Family Office (Monaco), 2026 to now
  • Valerie Capital: ShriCatalyst Resilience Fund I (managed by Valerie Capital), in structuring
  • Managing Partner, Edge Catalyst Finance LLP (UK), and 4-jurisdiction international GRC operating system

OUTCOME BREAKDOWN across 10 projects:

9MoneyCapital mobilised or saved
1ResilienceRisk reduced or recovery
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PILLAR 01 · 5 PROJECTS

Selected projects

PROJECTS (5)CLIENT · DELIVERED THROUGH · YEAR · STATUS
01 · CAPITAL & RISK · ALSO 08 READINESS & LEARNING

LP-Lens diagnostic

MoneyProductLiveCapital & investment readiness
Problem

Emerging fund managers and capital seekers often approach limited partners and DFIs before their governance, track record and data room meet institutional thresholds.

Designed / Built / Financed

Built the LP-Lens capital- and investment-readiness diagnostic to evaluate fund and enterprise documentation against institutional LP and DFI criteria.

Result

Live LP-readiness diagnostic

Structured diagnostic assessing capital, governance and data-room readiness before LP and DFI diligence.

Facts
Client
Own product
Delivered through
Quintessence Consulting
Role
Product Architect
Year
Live
Status
Live
01 · CAPITAL & RISK · ALSO 05 DEEPTECH & DIGITAL FINANCE

International GRC engagement (4 jurisdictions)

ResilienceAdvisoryDelivered
Problem

Multi-jurisdiction financial services operations faced complex licensing, AML/CFT and operational risk requirements across four countries.

Designed / Built / Financed

Designed and ran the cross-border governance, risk and compliance architecture, policies and board reporting across four jurisdictions.

Result

4 jurisdictions governed

4 jurisdictions (Canada, Portugal, UAE and Ghana) brought under a unified governance, risk and compliance operating system.

Facts
Client
International financial services group
Delivered through
Direct engagement
Role
Lead GRC Consultant and Interim Head of Governance and Compliance
Year
2020–2024
Status
Delivered
01 · CAPITAL & RISK · ALSO 08 READINESS & LEARNING

Summer of Impact investor-readiness

MoneyProgrammeDeliveredCapital & investment readiness
Problem

Impact-oriented founders needed structured investor-readiness preparation to translate commercial traction into investable deal rooms.

Designed / Built / Financed

Designed and delivered the Summer of Impact investor-readiness programme covering financial structuring, impact thesis and investor pitch preparation.

Result

Investor-readiness cohort delivered

Prepared growth-stage impact enterprises for institutional and angel investor diligence.

Facts
Client
Caribbean founders
Delivered through
Inova Foundation / Quintessence Consulting
Role
Programme Lead
Year
Delivered
Status
Delivered
01 · CAPITAL & RISK · ALSO 08 READINESS & LEARNING

Startup pitch bootcamps (up to US$75k grants)

MoneyProgrammeDeliveredCapital & investment readiness
Problem

Early-stage Caribbean startups competing for catalytic grant and seed facilities needed sharper financial models and pitch execution.

Designed / Built / Financed

Designed and led intensive startup pitch and capital-readiness bootcamps preparing founders to compete for grant facilities of up to US$75,000.

Result

Up to US$75k grant readiness

Equipped Caribbean founders to structure investment cases and secure catalytic grants of up to US$75,000.

Facts
Client
Regional innovation programmes
Delivered through
Direct engagement
Role
Lead Facilitator and Investment Readiness Adviser
Year
Delivered
Status
Delivered
01 · CAPITAL & RISK · ALSO 03 ENERGY SYSTEMS, 07 DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION

CARICOM Development Fund Country Assistance Programme (CAP), St Kitts and Nevis

MoneyProgrammeDeliveredInstitutional & DFI readiness
Problem

St Kitts and Nevis needed a joined-up programme for resilient infrastructure financing, manufacturing competitiveness through energy efficiency, agricultural competitiveness and resilient water in Nevis.

Designed / Built / Financed

Team Leader for the CARICOM Development Fund’s Country Assistance Programme in St Kitts and Nevis: designed the programme, secured a US$4M development-bank credit line, rebuilt Nevis’s irrigation water supply, and brought ISO 50001 energy management to 14 manufacturers.

Result

US$4M credit line secured

Three sub-projects: (1) a US$4M credit line for the Development Bank of St Kitts and Nevis, after institutional assessment and loan-portfolio due diligence; (2) irrigation and resilient water for Nevis: a new well near the Hamilton reservoir (230+ imperial gallons a minute), filtration, a 400,000-imperial-gallon glass-fused tank and a roofed 1904 stone tank, opening the way to CDB co-financing; (3) MACEE (US$0.5M): ISO 50001 energy management in 14 manufacturing plants with investment-grade audits.

Facts
Client
CARICOM Development Fund, with the Government of St Kitts and Nevis
Delivered through
Direct engagement by the CARICOM Development Fund (Barbados)
Role
Project Manager / Team Leader
Year
Sept 2010 – Nov 2011
Status
Delivered

RELATED PROJECTS FROM OTHER PILLARS (5)

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RELATED PROJECTS (5)CLIENT · DELIVERED THROUGH · YEAR · STATUS
04 · MARITIME & PORTS · ALSO 07 DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION, 01 CAPITAL & RISK

Eastern Caribbean Port Authority (ECPA) consolidation case and OECS Ports Network Blueprint

MoneyAdvisoryDeliveredInfrastructure readiness
Problem

Eight OECS ports compete as separate national authorities, which keeps costs high and limits the region’s ability to finance and run port infrastructure as one network.

Designed / Built / Financed

Built the economic case for consolidating eight OECS ports into an Eastern Caribbean Port Authority, with the OECS Port Committee and the Antigua and Barbuda Port Authority.

Result

Eight-port consolidation case

An economic model for consolidating eight OECS ports, a Heads of Government strategy deck and a Prime Ministerial brief, and the OECS Ports Network / Trade Logistics Strategic Blueprint for the ECCB Growth and Resilience Dialogue 2026.

Facts
Client
OECS Port Committee, with the Antigua and Barbuda Port Authority
Delivered through
Quintessence Consulting
Role
Lead adviser (economic model and strategy)
Year
2026
Status
Delivered
04 · MARITIME & PORTS · ALSO 01 CAPITAL & RISK

Cayman Maritime Gateway Initiative (CMGI): infrastructure readiness, Phases 1 and 2

MoneyAdvisoryPhase 1 delivered; Phase 2 in progress (retained after Phase 1, from July 2026)Infrastructure readiness
Problem

A US$887.5M port modernisation programme needed a capital structure and Cabinet briefing that finance leadership and Cabinet could act on.

Designed / Built / Financed

Took the Cayman Islands’ US$887.5M port modernisation from a shelved study toward a financed project: capital structure and Cabinet briefing in Phase 1, then a U.S. and U.K. financing pathway and a funder-standard business case in Phase 2.

Result

US$887.5M programme · Phases 1 and 2

Phase 1 (delivered, winning the retained Phase 2 mandate): capital-structure analysis comparing blended-led, grant-led and equity-led scenarios, a Cabinet briefing gap analysis and a revised 15-page Cabinet briefing. Phase 2 (in progress, from July 2026): engaging DFC, USTDA and EXIM (including a USTDA feasibility-grant application), designing the UK FCDO Investment Incentive Agreement route, re-testing affordability, scoping grant-funded gap-closure studies, and building the Full Business Case.

Facts
Client
Port Authority of the Cayman Islands (PACI)
Delivered through
Quintessence Consulting
Role
Senior Lead Trade / Logistics & Maritime Capital Advisor (structuring and financial modelling)
Year
2026
Status
Phase 1 delivered; Phase 2 in progress (retained after Phase 1, from July 2026)

Read the full Cayman Maritime Gateway (CMGI) case →

04 · MARITIME & PORTS · ALSO 03 ENERGY SYSTEMS, 01 CAPITAL & RISK

CARNERGY: infrastructure readiness package for the Antigua and Barbuda Port Authority (CHOGM 2026)

MoneyAdvisoryDeliveredInfrastructure readiness
Problem

Caribbean ports need bankable, non-sovereign investment structures that turn port land and assets into clean-energy and logistics revenue generators.

Designed / Built / Financed

Prepared a US$1.1bn two-programme port and energy hub for investors at CHOGM 2026: market model, costing, business case, Cabinet paper and investor deck, in about 40 days.

Result

US$1.1bn infrastructure readiness package

Late pre-feasibility, ready to raise preparation funding: 12 deliverables including a 47-slide investor deck, Investment Memo, Cabinet Submission, Five Case Business Case, shore-power costing study, financial model and Path to Bankability.

Facts
Client
Antigua and Barbuda Port Authority
Delivered through
Quintessence Consulting
Role
Lead Adviser (Quintessence Consulting Inc.)
Year
2026
Status
Delivered

Read the full CARNERGY (ABPA CHOGM 2026) case →

07 · DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION · ALSO 01 CAPITAL & RISK

Slush Global Impact preparatory selection

MoneyProgrammeDeliveredCapital & investment readiness
Problem

High-potential Caribbean impact founders lacked a curated pathway into global venture showcases and international impact investors.

Designed / Built / Financed

Led regional preparatory selection and investor-readiness coaching for the Slush Global Impact Accelerator.

Result

Global impact accelerator pathway

Selected and prepared Caribbean impact entrepreneurs for international investor engagement at Slush Global Impact.

Facts
Client
Slush Global Impact Accelerator
Delivered through
Inova Foundation
Role
Caribbean Hub Lead and Selection Coordinator
Year
Delivered
Status
Delivered
07 · DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION · ALSO 01 CAPITAL & RISK

SIDF US$10M Small Enterprise Development Fund

MoneyAdvisoryDelivered
Problem

Small and medium enterprises in St Kitts and Nevis lacked structured growth capital and investment-readiness support.

Designed / Built / Financed

Designed the fund architecture, credit and investment criteria, and operational management system for the US$10M SME fund programme.

Result

US$10M fund designed

US$10M SIDF Small Enterprise Development Fund programme designed and managed from inception.

Facts
Client
Sugar Industry Diversification Foundation
Delivered through
Direct engagement
Role
Investment Program Consultant and Fund Manager
Year
2013–2015
Status
Delivered

OTHER PILLARS

Explore the other seven pillars

02

Sustainable finance systems

Climate finance, disaster risk finance and insurance, nature and conservation finance, impact measurement

13 projects

03

Energy systems

Energy transition assessment, clean-energy programme design and investment review

8 projects

04

Maritime and port systems

Port transformation, maritime decarbonisation finance, emissions and compliance systems, trade and connectivity

10 projects

05

Deeptech and digital finance infrastructure

AI, blockchain and IoT as infrastructure: payment rails, CBDC, distributed-ledger market infrastructure, digital-asset governance, data and sensor infrastructure

9 projects

06

Digital transformation: products, AI and automation

Digital product development, AI process re-engineering, workflow automation

15 projects

07

International development cooperation

Donor- and DFI-funded programme design, management and delivery

17 projects

08

Readiness, learning and engagement

Institutional, digital and MSME readiness; training and curricula; strategic communications, stakeholder engagement and convening

23 projects

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