Akroporos Partners

About

Where strategy
meets ownership.

Akroporos Partners is the result of a strategic merger between two high-performance boutiques: TMI Munich, known for private equity advisory and AI-driven financial solutions, and Deep Wave Dubai, recognized for strategic growth, market entry, and operational excellence.

Our model is intentionally simple: the partner you meet is the partner who executes. Every mandate is delivered by the senior partner who owns it. No layers. No outsourcing. Just a senior team of five experts, each owning a distinct domain — ensuring clarity, precision, and results.

The Founders

Akroporos begins here.

Rami Derbas

Rami Derbas

Co-Founder · Managing Partner

Munich

Sari Koustek

Sari Koustek

Co-Founder · Managing Partner

Dubai

01

Private Equity & M&A Advisory

  • 15+ years at Allianz SE, including Senior Country Manager and Supervisory Board representative across 20+ entities in MENA, Africa and Asia Pacific.
  • Led the full M&A lifecycle across Life/Health, P&C and Asset Management: due diligence, partnership structuring, merger execution, liquidation and disposal.
  • Known for crisis management that protected shareholder value through sovereign default, currency devaluation and black swan events.
  • Certified Green Energy Finance Expert (RENAC Berlin) · ESMT Berlin · MSc Finance Bamberg · MicroStrategy · Bloomberg · Reuters · IBM SPSS.

Published: "A Framework for Responsible Investment" · INNOPATHS EU / ETH Zurich.

02

Corporate Finance & Family Office

  • CFO and Management Board member across German mid-size companies in food, logistics and technology, with responsibility for P&L, treasury, controlling and strategic planning.
  • Strong negotiator across sales, procurement and partnerships, with deep family office experience in real estate, private equity, valuation and financing structure design.
  • Corporate financing and EU tax advisory covering KfW programmes, mezzanine instruments and Hausbank credit facilities, with a strong ability to navigate complex German regulatory environments.
  • MSc Banking & Finance Bamberg University.

Published: "Structured Advisory Processes" — Bank und Markt, 2016.

03

AI, Machine Learning & Python Development

  • Python expert in IoT integration, automation, legacy refactoring, Django, FastAPI, RESTful APIs and SQL databases.
  • Focused on data science and predictive modelling with Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn, Power BI and Cognos — with growing expertise in LLM integration, agent architecture and business automation pipelines.
  • Certifications: Google IT Support, Odoo Developer, IBM Data Science suite, Flutter.
  • MSc Computer Science.
04

Database & Cloud Infrastructure

  • 20+ years of Oracle DBA expertise across RAC, Data Guard, GoldenGate, ODI and ASM, in mission-critical Linux, Solaris and SUSE environments.
  • Ericsson Head of DB Unit and Nokia/Alcatel-Lucent: billing, rating and CRM for MTN, ZAIN, Syrian Telecom.
  • Technical Project Manager leading Oracle operations, cloud migration and high-availability / disaster-recovery architecture.
  • Oracle Cloud certified: OCI Architect, Autonomous DB, AI Foundation, Generative AI, Vector Search. MSc Computer Science.
05

Gulf Operations & Market Management

  • 16+ years large-scale live event delivery in Gulf & Europe.
  • Creative and operational leadership across production and market strategy.
  • Client portfolio: ADNOC · BMW · Lamborghini · Porsche · Bulgari · Michelin Guide · Louvre Abu Dhabi · Expo City Dubai.
  • Gulf market entry specialist: brand positioning, regulatory navigation, stakeholder communication. Active in UAE startup ecosystem — free zone structures, go-to-market, regional VC landscape.

Let's navigate your path to success together.