Nova International

What Nova International does

Nova International (legal entity NOVA INTERNATIONAL, S.L.) is a privately held international trade services firm headquartered in Madrid, Spain, founded in 1996 and operating with 83 employees. The company provides advisory services to enterprises seeking to internationalize their operations, identifying, promoting, and managing business opportunities across complex markets in the Americas, Maghreb, Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia. Nova claims 40 years of accumulated professional experience and a project footprint spanning more than 30 countries, supported by an extensive international delegation network that provides local market knowledge in politically and economically volatile jurisdictions.

The firm's offering is organized around three core service modules — commercial and financial management, business promotion and management, and opportunity identification — applied across nine sector verticals: energy (renewable and conventional generation, transport, pipelines), infrastructure and transport, food and agriculture, information technology and telecommunications, water and environment, railway, civil aviation, construction, and security. Nova positions itself as an enterprise-facing consultancy rather than a technology or product vendor; there is no proprietary software, platform, or AI-driven product disclosed. The firm holds ISO 37001 anti-bribery certification (implemented since 2015), an IQNET quality certification, and is a signatory to the UN Global Compact through the Spanish Network.

Revenue is generated through professional services fees on a quote-based, project-by-project basis with pricing tailored to client scope. The go-to-market motion is enterprise field sales, leveraging direct relationships, referrals, and the corporate website (novainternational.es) as the primary lead-generation channel. No revenue figures, customer logos, contract values, funding rounds, or pipeline metrics are publicly disclosed. The company has no parent entity, subsidiaries, or public listing.

Name

Nova International

Legal name

NOVA INTERNATIONAL, S.L.

Website

https://novainternational.es

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Nova International is a Madrid-based international trade advisory firm that helps enterprises identify, promote, and manage business opportunities across 30+ countries in the Americas, Africa, Middle East, and Central Asia, operating across nine sector verticals with 83 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Trade Consulting Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Entity Setup & Expansion Advisory (Market Entry, Subsidiary Formation) (BPACAHAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Program & Project Implementation (TA Delivery) (BPADAEAA), Economic Research, Statistics & Policy Advisory (BPADAMAJ)

Keywords

• International trade services
• Internationalization advisory
• Business consulting
• Market entry advisory
• Project development

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. International Trade Consulting Services: Nova International provides comprehensive international trade services including business opportunity identification, project promotion, partner selection, market intelligence gathering, regulatory guidance, financing source identification, and project development support. Revenue is generated through professional service fees for advisory and consulting engagements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Nova International provides advisory and management services for companies seeking to internationalize their operations, including proactive identification of business opportunities, partner selection, market intelligence, regulatory guidance, financing source identification, and full project development support. Services are delivered across nine industry verticals (energy, infrastructure and transport, food and agriculture, IT and telecommunications, water and environment, railway, civil aviation, construction, and security) and targeted at enterprises expanding into complex international markets in the Americas, North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia.

Product overview

Nova International is an international trade services company offering a comprehensive portfolio of advisory and management services for companies seeking to internationalize their operations. The company provides a unified service offering centered on identifying, promoting, and managing business opportunities across complex international markets. Services span multiple industry verticals including energy, food and agriculture, infrastructure and transport, information technology, water and environment, railway, civil aviation, construction, and security. The core offering is complemented by a robust compliance framework including anti-bribery policies and ethical reporting channels. The company operates primarily in complex markets in the Americas, North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East, and Central Asia where their local knowledge adds significant value to client internationalization efforts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• International Trade Services (Servicios de Comercio Internacional) Comprehensive international trade advisory services for companies with international interests, including identification, promotion, and management of business opportunities; market analysis, partner search, risk assessment, negotiation support, and financing source identification across more than 30 countries.
• Business Promotion and Management Services (Promoción y Gestión de Negocios) Detection, creation, and management of business opportunities with comprehensive support from opportunity identification through project execution for enterprises expanding internationally.
• Commercial and Financial Management Services (Gestión Comercial y Financiera) Management and coordination of commercial and financial operations across international markets, supporting companies throughout the internationalization process with financing sourcing and commercial oversight.

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• CESCE: Spanish export credit agency and credit insurer that supports Spanish companies' international trade and project finance. Comparable in its focus on enabling Spanish enterprise internationalization, including in complex and emerging markets where Nova operates.
• ICEX España Exportación e Inversiones: Spain's national public trade promotion body helping Spanish companies internationalize. While public-sector and broader in mandate, it overlaps directly with Nova's market-entry advisory function, especially in emerging-market expansion projects.
• COFIDES: Spanish state-owned development finance institution supporting Spanish companies' internationalization and investment in emerging markets. Directly comparable to Nova in providing market-entry advisory and financing facilitation for Spanish firms expanding into Latin America, North Africa, and Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg: US-headquartered international trade and customs law/consulting firm advising on trade compliance, market access, and supply chain strategy. A specialized direct peer to Nova in providing trade advisory services for companies expanding internationally.

Broad incumbents

• KPMG Global Trade Advisory: Global Big 4 trade and customs advisory practice providing international trade strategy, customs compliance, and supply chain consulting. Competes with Nova for large multinational mandates involving cross-border structuring and trade compliance.
• EY International Tax and Trade Services: EY's trade and customs advisory practice serves multinationals on trade compliance, structuring, and indirect tax. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering internationalization and trade advisory services that overlap with Nova's value proposition.
• Deloitte Global Trade Advisory: Deloitte's international trade and customs practice advises enterprises on trade policy, tariffs, and market entry. A broad incumbent competitor that overlaps with Nova's cross-border advisory positioning, particularly on infrastructure and energy engagements.
• PwC International Trade Services: PwC's international trade practice supports cross-border structuring, customs, and market entry for global enterprises. A direct broad-incumbent competitor for Nova in mid-to-large advisory mandates involving complex geographies.

Regional players

• ACCIÓ - Generalitat de Catalunya: Catalonia's public agency for business competitiveness and internationalization, supporting Catalan companies' global expansion. Operates as a regional peer to Nova in international trade advisory, primarily serving companies within Catalonia.

Others

• Informa D&B (Spain): Spanish business information, credit, and market intelligence provider. Functionally adjacent — supplies the partner-search and market-intelligence inputs that Nova resells or builds upon for client internationalization projects, making it an enabling peer in the same ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nova-international-

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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