Guide for Investor Returns

March 26, 2022

by a searcher from University of Texas at Austin in Dallas, TX, USA

One of my professors in business school has just learned about search funds and I'm trying to get at least one to be a search fund champion before I graduate. His main hang up is wanting to understand how the returns work for investors. I can model it out for him, but I figured there might be something else already existing that I could share. Looking for something with a traditional search, probably using SBA loans.

Reply by a searcher
from University of Texas at Austin in Dallas, TX, USA

Thanks Pari. What I'm really looking for is a model that he can play with. I don't think many b-school profs have the bandwidth for an hour long video. I think this is what I was looking for: https://www.searchfunder.com/post/anyone-built-a-financial-model-that-mimics-the-stanford-primers-returns

Reply by an investor
from Harvard University in Houston Heights, Houston, TX 77008, USA

Hey Chris - former TX-based searcher and partner in SIG here (searchinvestgroup.com). Our firm would love to establish a relationship with McCombs. Maybe you could introduce us to your prof?

There’s also a very simple model comparing returns with conventional and SBA financing on our website:

https://www.searchinvestgroup.com/why

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