NOVON Capital Partners
For your next
defining move.
Global investment and M&A experience. Advanced technology and AI. An extensive network across Europe, the United States and Asia.
We bring these strengths together to help founders, businesses and investors access capital, execute transactions and build lasting value.
M&A · Private Capital · Financing · Strategic Advisory
The Firm
Ambition deserves
the right partners.
Every business reaches moments that define what comes next. An acquisition. A new investor. A capital raise. An exit. A move into a new market.
NOVON Capital Partners brings financial perspective, strategic clarity and entrepreneurial commitment to those moments.
We work with founders, shareholders, management teams and investors to shape the opportunity, connect the right people and move the process forward.
A clear strategy. The right relationships. The discipline to move forward.
Our Expertise
The next chapter
takes many forms.
From a first institutional investment to a strategic acquisition or public-market debut, we help structure the decisions and transactions that move businesses forward.
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Make the right move. Make it count.
Buy-side and sell-side advisory across the transaction lifecycle. We help define the strategy, identify counterparties, assess value, coordinate diligence and support negotiations through to completion.
Acquisitions · Business sales · Strategic combinations · Cross-border transactions
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Private Equity & Growth Capital
Capital for what comes next.
We connect businesses with investors aligned with their ambitions, stage of development and long-term objectives. Our work brings together investment positioning, transaction preparation and access to relevant private capital.
Growth equity · Minority and majority investments · Shareholder liquidity · Sponsor engagement
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Private Placements & Pre-IPO
Build momentum before the market sees it.
We help companies prepare for private investment rounds and the transition toward public markets. From the investment story to investor engagement and transaction coordination, we bring structure to an important stage of growth.
Private placements · Pre-IPO capital · Private share transactions · Investor readiness
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IPO & Capital Markets Advisory
Prepare for a bigger stage.
We support businesses evaluating an IPO or other capital markets opportunities. We help align strategy, equity story, readiness and the right specialist partners throughout the preparation and execution process.
IPO readiness · Equity story · Capital markets strategy · Advisor coordination
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Debt & Financing Advisory
The right financing changes the possibilities.
We help businesses evaluate and pursue bank financing and private debt solutions suited to their objectives. Our scope includes corporate and real estate financing, acquisition funding and refinancing.
Bank financing · Private debt · Acquisition finance · Corporate and real estate funding
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Fundraising & Investor Access
Connect the opportunity with the right capital.
We help companies, investment sponsors and fund managers articulate their proposition and engage relevant investors. Our approach combines clear positioning, focused outreach and relationships across international capital networks.
PE fundraising · Investor targeting · Fund positioning · Capital introductions
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Wealth & Family Office Advisory
A broader perspective on private capital.
We work with entrepreneurs, private investors and family offices to frame investment objectives, evaluate opportunities and connect with relevant managers and specialist advisors, with particular attention to private markets and direct investments.
Private market opportunities · Direct investment assessment · Manager introductions · Strategic coordination
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Strategic Advisory & Value Creation
Build the business behind the valuation.
We help leadership teams strengthen the elements that drive enterprise value: strategic positioning, growth opportunities, technology, AI adoption and commercial execution. This work supports businesses preparing for investment, pursuing acquisitions or entering their next phase.
Growth strategy · Transaction readiness · Technology and AI · Post-acquisition priorities
The NOVON Advantage
Experience. Intelligence. Access.
Working together.
Exceptional opportunities require financial judgment, a clear understanding of the business and access to the right people. NOVON brings these capabilities into one focused partnership.
Global experience. Entrepreneurial judgment.
Our founders bring complementary experience across investment banking, M&A, entrepreneurship, business strategy and technology.
We approach each mandate with an owner's perspective: focused on the decisions that matter, the work required and the value being created.
Advanced technology. Applied intelligence.
We combine human judgment with AI-assisted research, analysis and workflow capabilities to sharpen preparation and support informed decisions.
Technology helps us explore the landscape, organize complexity and move with greater clarity. Experienced people lead the relationships and decisions.
Relationships that open possibilities.
Our network extends across Europe, the United States and Asia, connecting entrepreneurs, investors, executives and strategic partners.
We focus on finding the people whose capital, capabilities and ambitions fit the opportunity.
A wider world of possibility.
The right investor, buyer or strategic partner may be across the city—or across the world. We look across markets to help connect ambition with opportunity.
Global perspective. Personal commitment.
Relationship reach across Europe, the United States and Asia
Our Founders
Two perspectives.
One shared ambition.
NOVON Capital Partners brings together Tony Romani and Alex Cernătescu: complementary backgrounds in investment and M&A, entrepreneurship, technology and strategic growth.
Tony Romani
Co-Founder
Investment Banking · M&A · Private Equity
Tony Romani is a former Wall Street investment banker with close to two decades of M&A experience. His work spans advising founders and investors on acquisitions, private equity transactions and strategic exits in Romania and across Europe.
A Senior Advisor at Invenio Partners and lecturer at EXEDA, Tony brings transaction experience, investor perspective and an understanding of the decisions business owners face at critical moments.
At NOVON, his focus is on translating strategic ambition into well-prepared, carefully negotiated transactions.
Alex Cernătescu
Co-Founder
Entrepreneurship · Technology & AI · Strategy
Alex Cernătescu is an entrepreneur, strategist, investor and executive educator working at the intersection of business, technology and growth.
As Co-Founder, CEO and Global Head of Strategy at Stefanini Infinit, his work spans the United States and EMEA. He also leads academy, executive education and thought leadership initiatives at EXEDA.
At NOVON, Alex brings a founder's perspective to value creation, combining strategic positioning, technology and AI with business development and an extensive entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Let’s Talk
Every defining move starts
with a conversation.
Considering an acquisition, a capital raise, an exit or your next phase of growth?
Tell us what you are building—and what you want to make possible.