Partner on a $1.5M EBITDA Energy Services Business?

Member resources:

Frequent asked questions:

What is Searchfunder.com?

Searchfunder.com is an online community of searchers, investors, lenders, brokers and other professionals. Over 80% of those involved in searchfunds maintain a Searchfunder account to help them network, hire, and mentor others.

What are the benefits of membership?

In addition to accessing the most active online network of business buyers, Searchfunder licenses research that is simply not cost effective for individuals. Access over 15,000 industry reports and 50,000 transaction financials. You also get monthly credits for contact information for your company sourcing campaign with the option to purchase more at drastically discounted rates. Searchfunder has pre-purchased access from these data providers in order to empower individual buyers and to help searchers level the playing field versus private equity.

Do you have deals?

While we are primarily a buy-side network, we do have hundreds of brokers that regularly post deals to the community.

Can I find an internship on Searchfunder?

Absolutely! We have the industry's largest intern job board. If you are considering a search, the first step is to help another business buyer so you can hit the ground running.

What does it cost?

Searchfunder is a subscription service. We offer flexible monthly, annual and lifetime memberships.

Monthly

$79 / month

Annual

$19 / month

Lifetime

$432 / once

Those who maintain an account with us for over 4 continuous years are permanently added to the community without the need for a membership.

Do I need an MBA to join?

While a large number of our members come from dedicated programs at Harvard Business School, Stanford GSB, Chicago Booth, and other top programs, searching is no longer reserved for the elite. With the current abundance of dry powder in private equity, and an increasing number of business owners reaching retirement age, good deals rarely go unfunded.

Post a question, deal, job, etc...

Make a post...

Complete registration to post.

by an investor from Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT Sloan School of Management
in Seattle, WA, USA

1yr ago

Partner on a $1.5M EBITDA Energy Services Business?

I am a passive investor in searchers' climate-related deals and a sponsor/GP in larger climate-related deals. I have been engaged with a company for over a year that I think highly of but doesn't neatly fit into the two categories above. I would love to explore what a partnership would look like with a searcher/operator on this deal (or future deals like it).

Specific Deal
* $1.5M EBITDA energy services business in Great Plains (searcher will need to move to HQ to be the CEO)
* I have completed significant diligence (no red flags)
* I can serve as anchor investor, support equity/debt fundraise, and serve as board member/advisor

TBD on the deal economics, but for sure it will be significantly weighted toward the searcher for obvious reasons

I am happy to chat about this deal or explore what partnership could look like for other climate-related deals (I have a few others for consideration). And I am always interested in investing in any deals that have a climate angle (e.g. energy, building services, recycling, HVAC/Insulation/Electrical and other home services, and many more). You can reach me at redacted haven't seen too many partnerships on this platform. Partnerships have the potential to address some of the challenges of self-funded deals; namely, finding great deals, winning deals given lack of domain experience, and leading a company without a strong support network. It also allows me to find a great home for businesses of which I think highly and are driving meaningful climate impact.

3 Likes

387 Views

reply by a searcher 1yr ago
from Oklahoma State University in Wichita, KS, USA

Hi Nick, I live in the great plains (KS) as well as come from an energy background. Happy to help make connections to some fellow investors who may be interested based on the profile you shared.

reply by a searcher 1yr ago
from ESCP Europe in Berlin, Deutschland

Hi Luke, thanks for mentioning me.
Yes indeed, I am currently dealing to built a syndicate to buy a minority stake of an energy procurement optimization Startup (Stats: Roughly 0.25mio ARR but 25% MoM growth)

I am not familiar with US energy sector, but if Europe and especially active venture Capital Investments (so called "smart money business angel investments") is interesting for you, just give me a hint, we are always open for partnerships and co investments and we offer an evergreen structure to do so.

Best

Tobi