Equity Investors for Self-Funded Acquisition

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What is Searchfunder.com?

Searchfunder.com is an online community of searchers, investors, lenders, brokers and other professionals. Over 80% of those involved in searchfunds maintain a Searchfunder account to help them network, hire, and mentor others.

What are the benefits of membership?

In addition to accessing the most active online network of business buyers, Searchfunder licenses research that is simply not cost effective for individuals. Access over 15,000 industry reports and 50,000 transaction financials. You also get monthly credits for contact information for your company sourcing campaign with the option to purchase more at drastically discounted rates. Searchfunder has pre-purchased access from these data providers in order to empower individual buyers and to help searchers level the playing field versus private equity.

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While we are primarily a buy-side network, we do have hundreds of brokers that regularly post deals to the community.

Can I find an internship on Searchfunder?

Absolutely! We have the industry's largest intern job board. If you are considering a search, the first step is to help another business buyer so you can hit the ground running.

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While a large number of our members come from dedicated programs at Harvard Business School, Stanford GSB, Chicago Booth, and other top programs, searching is no longer reserved for the elite. With the current abundance of dry powder in private equity, and an increasing number of business owners reaching retirement age, good deals rarely go unfunded.

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by a searcher
in New York, NY, USA

1yr ago

Equity Investors for Self-Funded Acquisition

I’m a self-funded searcher with a deal under LOI and looking to raise equity to finance the buyout. I’m aware of groups like Fruition, Slackwater, and Workbench and plan to reach out to them, but I’m also interested in connecting with additional investors who can write checks of $100K or more. Any recommendations or introductions would be greatly appreciated

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reply by an investor 1yr ago
from University of Pennsylvania in New York, NY, USA

I'd be interested in learning more. We are a founder-friendly value-added growth equity firm that invests $5M to $15M for minority stakes (although we can accommodate larger checks / control deals when needed or appropriate) in bootstrapped, closely held, and family owned B2B services and software companies. Please feel free to reach out to me if you think we could be a fit. Thank you

reply by a professional 1yr ago
from University of Notre Dame in New York, NY, USA

Depending on deal specifics, I can connect you with some of my clients (have one in mind in particular) who can write checks of pretty much any size. Shoot me an email redacted or DM me.