Recommendations for vendors for self-funded QofE

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 a searcher from Harvard University - Harvard Business School
in Colorado Springs, CO, USA

4yrs ago

Recommendations for vendors for self-funded QofE

Hello,

Curious to hear what folks have done for QofE diligence during self-funded searches. Any recommendations of good individuals/firms who can do high-quality work cost-effectively?

Thank you,
Justin

1 Like

441 Views

reply by a searcher 4yrs ago
from Harvard University in Milwaukee, WI, USA

There are many options for this but I would strongly consider a partner who can continue to help you in the future with other work.Personally I used a local accounting firm who was well regarding in my target's metro area.I used them for the due diligence and now some post-dealaccounting and tax work.The nice thing is you don't have to re-educate them on the deal.A local firm would also have a great network that may come in handy for your next acquisition or expansion plans.Also, with any firm, get a solid understanding of the deliverable and review sample work (e.g. excel files).Some companies are more thorough than others.Good luck.

reply by a professional 4yrs ago
from Bentley College in Miami, FL, USA

^redacted‌ - I received your request on Jan 28th. I sent three follow-up e-mails to confirm the project. I sent two e-mails from the DueDilio.com e-mail address and one from my personal GMail address just in case the other two got caught in spam. The last confirmation e-mail was sent on 2/16. I never received a reply to the e-mails. Please let me know if the e-mails got caught in your spam folder. Apologies for this issue.