Looking to finance first search fund

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by a searcher from Morris Brown College
in Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, CA, USA

8yrs ago

Looking to finance first search fund

Hello, everyone! I've identified two companies for possible acquisition in the Los Angeles area. As I'm at the start of this process and would like to commit myself to searching and acquiring businesses full time, I am sector & industry agnostic as long as the company has over $1.5m in annual revenue for the last three years, consistent customers, the whole company is the sale, and it's "boring and reliable". I am looking to raise financing for a traditional search fund to accomplish this goal. If anyone has any advice on how to really get going and move forward with gusto, feel free to get in touch! You can reach me directly at redacted Thanks! Andrew Pemberton-Fowler Entrepreneur, JS Pemberton

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reply by a searcher 8yrs ago
from Morris Brown College in Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, CA, USA

Thanks for the tip, Mark. It's been added!

reply by a lender 7yrs ago
from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in Syracuse, NY, USA

Andrew be happy to discuss this with you I am a 30+year SBA 7a financing veteran that specializes in Business Acquisition funding