The University of Chicago Booth School of Business is conducting a survey to collect information from privately-held/family-owned company owners and executives about the options business owners consider for the ownership transition of their business such as: - keeping the company and having a family member succeed as the top executive - selling the company to the non-family management team - sell all or a portion of the company to outside investors such as a private equity fund, family office or individual investors We are hoping searchers (and others) from searchfunder.com will send this link to their database of business owners and invite them to complete the survey: redacted This information collected in this survey is confidential and for academic research only. Dr. Stephen G. Morrissette Visiting Professor of Strategic Management Booth School of Business The University of Chicago redacted