Tyler Giroud

* This is a contributed article and this content does not necessarily represent the views of IBTimes. Novastone Capital Advisors (NCA), founded in 2019 by Christian Malek, has gained significant recognition for being a leader in the Search Fund sector and a formidable force in small- to medium-sized enterprise (SME) management and succession planning.

Change: we all go through it. Leaving a career, for whatever reason, is always followed by the big question – ”What now?” For most of us, we all too often answer the question by falling into a similar version of what we were doing before the change. For Apolo Anton Ohno, once a record-breaking eight-time speed skating medalist in the Winter Olympics, the change – he calls it the Great Divorce – wasn’t so straightforward.

There aren't as many tales as vibrant and inspirational in the ever-changing world of private equity and global entrepreneurship as Novastone Capital Advisors (NCA). In 2019, Christian Malek, a perceptive and imaginative leader, founded NCA, which not only became a successful business but also signaled a shift in the private equity industry.