Is a geographic focus for traditional search necessary in Europe?

by a searcher from INSEAD

4 years ago

In the US, traditional search funds largely need to be geography agnostic (within US) to get funded for a traditional search - this makes sense given it's within the same country. How does this translate to Europe, however? I would assume you'd still focus your geography to one country, e.g. Belgium? Or would investors prefer picking a region, e.g. Benelux, Nordics, DACH?

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searcher from Stanford University - Graduate School of Business

I think practically from the perspective of a search fund investor who is already writing a blank check in terms of deal size and specific sector, adding another country vs. a single geography more likely detracts from the value proposition and adds structural complexity to the deal.

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