Consulting & financial services
MGF Associates
Sovereign programme design, PPP structuring, capital mobilisation, regulatory navigation and investor interface management.
Capital · Strategy · Delivered
Complex mandates.
Decisive execution.
Sovereign advisory, capital structuring and specialist finance for governments, institutions and corporate boards operating across frontier and emerging markets.
Sovereign advisoryCapital structuringPPP & DFILitigation fundingAsset integrity
The principal
Experience where strategy meets delivery.
Dr Mike Forbes is an international strategist and senior sovereign advisor with a near four-decade track record across national infrastructure, energy, security and investment programmes.
He advises governments, sovereign entities, institutional investors and corporate boards on complex public-private partnerships, capital mobilisation, sovereign risk mitigation and multi-stakeholder governance.
Over $1bnGlobal corporate board experience
$40mEmergency refinancing secured
$35mComplex damages settlement
1,500People across global operations
The Associates
Specialist capability.
One trusted network.
Seven independent joint-venture partner companies bring focused expertise to complex mandates—assembled with discretion, depth and a single strategic view.
Litigation funding & insurance
Lexolent Group
Commercial litigation and arbitration finance, risk transfer and cross-border enforcement strategy.
Commodity trading
Arany Reggel
Physical bullion, structured commodity transactions and secure international precious-metals supply.
NDT & asset integrity
ASG Inspection
Industrial inspection, ultrasonic and radiographic testing, compliance auditing and energy-sector asset integrity.
Security & logistics
MGF Security & Logistics
Executive protection, intelligence-led risk monitoring, crisis response and resilience planning.
Real estate & capital markets
Forbes Property & Capital
Acquisition advice, development finance, asset repositioning and structured investment vehicles across the UK, Europe and MENA.
Bridging & mezzanine finance
Bridge Master
Market-led deal structuring and lender access for bridging, mezzanine and development finance across the UK, Europe and MENA.
Sovereign & institutional advisory
From possibility to
programme reality.
Confidential, board-level support from initial architecture and stakeholder alignment through to financing, governance and execution.
PPP structuring
Public-private partnership frameworks, concession negotiations, tariff structures and programme governance.
Capital mobilisation
Blended finance and institutional capital stacks aligned across risk, return and development objectives.
Sovereign risk
Political-risk architecture, treaty analysis, stabilisation frameworks and multi-jurisdictional protection.
Programme execution
Board-level oversight and coordination across governments, investors, contractors and communities.
“Converting possibilities into revenue-generating realities.”Dr Mike Forbes DBA MBA
DRM Leadership & Development
Ideas formed in the boardroom, made practical.
Books and direct advisory drawing on four decades of leadership, transformation and decision-making under pressure.
Business Basics
Simple steps to stronger cash flow and smarter profits.
Enquire →The Leader
Authentic leadership from the inside out.
Enquire →Property finance preparation
Get your proposal
Bridge Ready.
A practical lender-readiness system for property developers, investors and professional introducers preparing a bridging or private-credit transaction.
Reconcile the true funding requirement, present the borrower and security clearly, evidence the exit and organise a controlled lender pack before the transaction reaches underwriting.
Essential Guide
Understand the lender's decision.
Practical guidance on net advance, LTV and LTC, security, exit evidence, data-room preparation and term-sheet comparison.
Professional Pack · Recommended
Build the complete submission.
Everything in Essential, plus editable sources-and-uses, risk, exit, conditions, data-room and lender-proposal templates.
Educational and business-preparation material only. It is not a loan offer, valuation, legal or tax advice, regulated mortgage advice or a guarantee of finance.
Confidential enquiries
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For sovereign programmes, strategic finance, board advisory or specialist mandates, enquiries are handled personally and with complete professional discretion. NDAs are available on request.
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