# Christian Malek

> Christian Malek is the founder and CEO of Novastone Capital Advisors and Group CEO of Novastone. His experience with succession difficulties in his family’s Swiss business shaped a program connecting experienced operators, investors, and established SMEs across Europe, the United States, and Canada. He received a 2025 Central Florida Smart Business Dealmakers Dealmaker of the Year award.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Novastone Capital Advisors; Group CEO at Novastone
- **Organizations:** Novastone Capital Advisors, Novastone Partners, Novastone Capital SA
- **From:** Berlingen, Switzerland
- **Nationality:** Swiss
- **Education:** Executive MBA, IMD Business School, Master’s degree, University of Lausanne
- **Known for:** Founded Novastone Capital Advisors in 2019., Expanded the program into the United States in 2021., 2025 Central Florida Smart Business Dealmakers Dealmaker of the Year honoree.

## Career timeline

- **2011** — Began investing in search funds, according to his 2024 interview.
- **2015** — Became CEO of Novastone Capital SA, a Swiss single-family office.
- **2016** — Supported a mid-career entrepreneur considering a self-funded acquisition search; Malek describes this as groundwork for NCA.
- **2019** — Founded Novastone Capital Advisors to address SME succession challenges.
- **2021** — Expanded NCA operations to the United States.
- **2023** — Appeared with co-founder Elena Trukhina in a Davos interview.
- **2025** — Appeared with Daniel Gärtner in a Davos interview and received a Central Florida Smart Business Dealmakers Dealmaker of the Year award.
- **2026** — Continued leading Novastone as it announced Omega Moulding’s succession transaction and Foo Seng’s exit through Almma.

## Achievements

- Founded Novastone Capital Advisors in 2019.
- Expanded the program into the United States in 2021.
- 2025 Central Florida Smart Business Dealmakers Dealmaker of the Year honoree.
- Novastone Partners’ public website reports 29 total acquisitions and €502 million in capital deployed as checked in October 2026; these are company-reported figures.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Novastone published the Foo Seng exit announcement: Daniel Coutinho’s business combined with Varachaux to form Almma, acquired by Apheon; the release itself is dated July 30, 2026.
- **2026-02** — Novastone published the Omega Moulding succession announcement with Robert Vero as owner-operator and CEO; the transaction release itself is dated January 5, 2026.
- **2026-01** — A Brian Franco podcast conversation with Malek covered operator-led buyouts and family-business succession.
- **2025-05** — Honored at the Central Florida Smart Business Dealmakers Conference on May 7.

## Links

- Website: https://novastone-ca.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christian-malek-2088368b/

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