Half Yearly Report: Search Fund Formations

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by Karen Spencer from Stanford University - Graduate School of Business
in Honolulu, HI, USA

6yrs ago

Half Yearly Report: Search Fund Formations

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A new study published in redacted seems to confirm what we've known intuitively -- valuing how you spend your time over money can lead to happier outcomes. (redacted) This valuing of time may be the driver behind the trend toward search funds. redacted, searching for 2+ years for the right business to purchase and operate as CEO means that you're willing to make a substantial upfront commitment in your time to pursue a desirable outcome that balances your personal needs, your family needs and your professional objectives. Having made this commitment, it's no wonder so many CEO operators mention how much fun they are having running their own business. Just two examples are ^redacted‌ Interview, redactedredacted and ^redacted‌ Interview redacted.

redacted, the data indicated that there was a dip in search fund formations between 2017 andredactedThat is still holding, although the gap has narrowed considerably. Below is a chart with the data for the first half ofredactedAs there is a lag between a dealing closing and when it's reported to Searchfunder, we believe that formations for 2019 for the full year are likely on pace with or slightly higher than last year's.

We're making a general call out to the search fund community to help us with crowdsourcing data on search funds, especially for 2018 and the first halfredactedPlease check your search fund's information for accuracy and update it as needed. If you're aware of someone else's new search fund or an acquisition that's not listed, please direct message me through Searchfunder.

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* Search fund formations data collected as of 7/25/2019

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reply by a searcher 6yrs ago
in Dallas, TX, USA

Do you have any research on amount trying to raise a fund yoy and see if that is running along the same lines as this? To be able to draw conclusions on changes that could be investment cause vs. perhaps a greater more enticing job market for MBA's.

reply by an admin 6yrs ago
from Stanford University in Honolulu, HI, USA

Hi, ^redacted‌ - I wish we had that info.... perhaps someday....Thanks for asking.