Executive Search

Executive Search

Our tailored search process

We partner exclusively with private equity funds and their portfolio companies across North America and Europe.

Our integrated approach ensures leadership strategy is aligned with investment objectives at every stage. By weighting our fee structure towards completion, we remain fully invested in delivering outcomes that drive long-term value.

Executive Search for Private Equity funds

Accelerate portfolio performance

Nova is the go to partner for fund-level leadership. We specialize in sourcing long-term Operating Partners, Advisory Board members, as well as management teams for EIR programs.

We identify leaders with a proven ability to execute strategy, drive operational excellence and deliver sustainable value creation which translates directly into stronger portfolio performance and superior returns.

Streamlined, investor-aligned process

Our collaborative, tailored search model provides direct access to high-impact talent pools. We manage the process with speed, precision and discretion, allowing investment teams to remain focused on core deal and portfolio activities.

Executive Search for Portfolio companies

Attracting transformational leaders

We partner with portfolio companies to secure exceptional executives who understand the pace, complexity and accountability of private equity ownership. Our candidates are motivated by performance, scale and ambitious growth agendas.

By pairing industry practice leaders with functional experts, our matrix approach ensures total coverage across CFO, Finance, GTM/Commercial, HR and Technology mandates.

Building high-performance leadership teams

Through rigorous assessment, cultural evaluation and long-term succession planning, we ensure seamless integration and lasting leadership impact. The result is cohesive, resilient teams equipped to deliver through every phase of growth.

Why partner with Nova

Custom built for private equity
We live and breathe private equity and are uniquely positioned to advise clients given our depth and breadth across the space. Our team understands the dynamic, often ambiguous world in which investors operate in, and our model is custom-built for it - we are agile, pragmatic and above all else results-focused in our approach to search.
Sector specialist
Across Healthcare, Financial Services, Industrials, Services and Technology, our team are out-and-out sector specialist, focused exclusively on building top-tier investor and executive relationships in their specific domains. We are able to identify investment trends, executive insights and offer creative solutions to our clients in competitive talent markets.
Next-gen search
A fresh approach to a well-established industry. We do not just deliver good looking shortlists and well-manicured research projects, we align our end goals with our clients - no shortlist fees, no mid-way retainers, just working in partnership with our clients to place world-class executives.

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