Entrepreneur through Acquisition

Novastone Capital Advisors (NCA) is looking for motivated, talented, aspirational mid-career professionals / entrepreneurs with the ambition to partner up with NCA to search, acquire and lead a small or medium-sized enterprise as Chief Executive Officer.

As an NCA Search Fund Partner, you will spearhead an up to 24-month professional search in order to acquire one small – mid sized company. Within the scope of our “Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition” program, you will have access to financial and business support from NCA during the search, as well as an attractive incentive package in the form of a base compensation and vested shares in the acquired company that will further enhance and secure your entrepreneurial journey.

Successful candidates will search, acquire and manage a company in Germany.

For more information we host Q&A sessions, registration is required: http://insights.novastone-ca.com/register-qa/

Applications close on December 15th, 2022.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Establish together with us a search process aiming to generate sufficient deal flow with the ultimate goal of finding a business to acquire in accordance with pre-defined criteria;
• Manage the acquisition process with the support of our experienced M&A team;
• Step into the CEO role of the newly acquired business;
• Proactively generate and evaluate strategic growth options and business opportunities, develop long term business strategy and 100-day plans;
• Grow the business top line via impactful marketing and sales initiatives;
• Review product/service offerings, portfolio strategies, existing brands positioning and identify gaps and implement improvements;
• Manage geographical expansions, when required, preparing and successfully implementing market entrance strategies;
• Manage efficiencies and ensure profitable growth.

MUST HAVE REQUIREMENTS

• Academic achievement (Executive MBA or MBA degree preferred)
• Min. 5+ years in leadership roles managing multiple teams across multiple geographies and locations
• Min. 5+ years of proven track record of running and growing businesses or business units in Germany
• P&L responsibility
• Fluent in English and German

NICE-TO-HAVE REQUIREMENTS

• M&A experience
• Consulting experience from a top consulting firm
• Experience managing and operating an SME
• Owner, Founder or co-Founder of a Start-up
• Experience in global business development, international expansion
• Recent successful business transformation experience
• Team management experience

NCA is a Swiss-based entity that represents a consortium of Single Family Offices that currently runs an Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition program in Europe and in North America. Our selection process is highly competitive and includes several Zoom interviews, case assignments and personality assessments. Please note that we do not invest in start up or scale up.

We are an Equal Opportunity program, and all submitted CVs pass through the same application process, regardless of gender, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, race, political affiliation, marital status, disability, age, parental status, or any other non-merit factor.

For more information on the program, our application and selection process please refer to our website www.novastone-ca.com.