How to raise capital for your first acquisition?

by a searcher from Baruch College-The City University of New York - The Zicklin School of Business

2 months ago

If you're interested in pursuing the search fund route but don't have the capital, what are some of the better ways of going about finding investors for committed capital in order to make your first acquisition?

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searcher from Baruch College-The City University of New York - The Zicklin School of Business

I guess it really depends on what constitutes a good deal, right?

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searcher from University of Oxford

If you need a salary while you are searching, the traditional route (or maybe an independent sponsor route) would be your goal. If not, you should network with folks in the space but note that most investors only care about you when you're under LOI. Finding a good deal is really difficult. It's a lot more difficult than raising the equity cheque.

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