Marcus Wolter is the founder and Global Managing Partner & CEO of Novara Advisory Partners, a global professional services firm combining corporate law, investment banking, and asset management across London, Singapore, Tokyo, and New York. He spent over a decade at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in Munich, London, and Tokyo, advising on landmark cross-border transactions including Microsoft/Nokia, SoftBank/ARM, Starbucks’ USD 1.3 billion East China joint venture buy-out, and Yokohama Rubber’s €1 billion-plus acquisition of Trelleborg Wheel Systems. Educated at Harvard Law School and Humboldt University Berlin, Marcus provides NDFC with strategic insight, transparency, and rigor in executing complex global acquisitions.

Marcus brings global M&A expertise, cross-border deal leadership, and investor-grade discipline to help ensure NDFC’s acquisitions are carried out with scale, precision, and transparency.

• Founder and Global Managing Partner & CEO of Novara Advisory Partners
• Specializes in international M&A, joint ventures, and venture capital transactions
• Multibillion-dollar cross-border deals, including Microsoft/Nokia, SoftBank/ARM, and Yokohama Rubber/Trelleborg
• Over a decade at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in Munich, London, and Tokyo
• Educated at Harvard Law School and Humboldt University in Berlin