Our Team

  • Alexander is the founder and CEO of Novidam.  Alexander founded the Firm as a search fund and soon after became CEO of Briscoe Protective.  Briscoe became the largest privately held fire alarm company in the Northeast of the USA, after which Novidam exited in 2022.  Since 2022 Alexander has led Novidam to become the global search fund investment firm with a separate Long-Term-Hold Private Equity practice.   Alexander is passionate about business building with young executives and he teaches Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition at multiple MBA programs worldwide.  He started his career at McKinsey and Co. and holds an MBA from INSEAD, as well as an MSc Finance from Erasmus University Rotterdam/RSM.  Alexander serves on several Boards including a number of NGO’s.

  • Jan-Willem joined Novidam in 2018 with a Finance background.  He was trained at PWC in multiple practices and in one of our holding companies, he grew to become Group CFO and Head of M&A. Jan-Willem has experience in all phases of search funds, leveraged buyouts, divestures and exits.  He serves on multiple Boards and holds an MSc Finance from Erasmus University Rotterdam/Rotterdam School of Management.

  • Justin joins Novidam with a background in Financial and Operational Management at TaTa Steel.  At Novidam, he assists our holding companies and their management teams with practical know-how and strategic advice. Justin focuses on Search Funds, working closely with searchers during all search fund phases. He helps searchers in industry verification, seller interaction, LOI prep and how to engage teams. Justin holds an MBA from INSEAD and a BSc/MSc in Geology from the University of Amsterdam.

  • Kevin joins us from South Africa. An Operator at heart, Kevin has leadership experience in Sales and Operations in multiple global service businesses and in different countries. In 2022 Kevin became Chairman of the Board of one of our holding companies, helping to lead the management team to long term growth.  Besides a BSc from the International Hotel School he holds an Executive MBA degree from INSEAD.

  • Alexandra joins us with previous experience as a London Investment Banker.  At Novidam, she focuses on searcher interactions and assistance, fundraising and investor relations, as well as coaching searchers and assessing search fund acquisition deals.  With experience from Houlihan Lokey and Axeco, she has many ties to debt provision and is specialized in financial services. Alex has a passion for supporting young entrepreneurs, travel and marathon running.  She holds a BSc degree from the London School of Economics and she is a citizen of both the United States and The Netherlands.