Alternative sources of Finances

by a searcher from INSEAD

1 year ago

My Colleague and I have a potential deal on the cards.

We are looking for alternative sources of finance in the UK.

Any suggestions?

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searcher from University of Edinburgh

Jerome - something we're exploring right now is raising from operators within the same industry but different geography. I took inspiration from ^Searchfunder member‌'s comment (4 years old now!) that it's difficult to raise on non-standard terms with 'standard' investors. I combined that with the idea of how search fund investors are essentially buying an option -in this case, the option helps the operator evaluate entering a foreign market and so provides strategic value- theoretically less constrained by traditional metrics like IRR. There are other searchers exploring crowdsourcing but I can't personally speak to that. Hope this helps...

10 months ago | like reply | 0 likes

professional from University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business

One of my most successful clients in the UK, ^Searchfunder member‌, edited this re creative financing: https://www.amazon.com/98-Financial-Lifelines-Small-Businesses-ebook/dp/B08YRYMVKR/

1 year ago | like reply | 0 likes

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