Our new Insight explains how Operator-led buyouts sit between two models most investors know well, the search fund and the traditional buyout. Five questions explain how the model works, where the value is created and how the risks are managed.
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The Exit is built, not found
Our new Insight piece sets out a lower mid-market exit strategy to prepare businesses for operator-led buyouts and private equity succession, defining who can buy the company at the end.
AI and the Lower Mid-Market: Where the value really sits
AI dominated every stage at SuperReturn this June. But for a EUR 5–20M business — and the investors backing it — the real question isn’t whether to use AI, but where it turns into marginand growth. An operator-led, vendor-neutral read.
The Deal behind The Deal
Why Leadership Communication determines M&A Outcomes.
What a Stradivari teaches about Small Mid-Cap Private Equity
At First Glance, A 350‑year‑old Violin And Small Mid-cap Private Equity appear to have little in common. Yet at Novastone Partners’ recent Private Equity Apéro at the Zürcher Yacht Club, that connection became unmistakably clear.
Redefining Success & Succession in Private Equity
Novastone’s strategic evolution, leadership, and the advantages of its Operator-Led Buyout model.
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