Feel free to reach out - redacted My partner Bob and I were both previously self-funded searchers. We work with a number of self-funded and traditional searchers.

I think it is a worthwhile effort. Some brokers will be less interested to take the call, but overall this is a big opportunity to demonstrate you are a serious investor. I would emphasize the importance of having your target-criteria clearly articulated and reaching to brokers/intermediaries that specifically transact in the industries you are targeting, they are more likely to see the value of "greasing the skids" before you are actively searching.