Sub 1M e-commerce deal in Poland / Europe - looking for guidance

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by a searcher from Polish-Japanese Institute of Information Technology in Warsaw
in Warsaw, Poland

1yr ago

Sub 1M e-commerce deal in Poland / Europe - looking for guidance

First time searcher, I am evaluating a lifestyle/pet brand for sale in my network.

Overall thesis is that pets is a growing segment and the current company is run by enthusiasts, not managers.

Two questions
1. I don't have the capital to acquire it, what are the typical structures one would offer to the investor? Ideally I'm looking for a generic diagram explaining the deal dynamics.
2. For such a small acquisition, does anyone here recommend tactics to find potential investors?

Apologies for the generic nature of the questions!

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reply by a searcher 1yr ago
from University of Dublin, Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland

Thanks for the tag ^redacted‌

Great hitlist ^redacted‌

^redacted‌ - happy to trade notes on value add for this ecomm Opp - for finance options / structure many other SF community members can advise.

I advised on merchandising and promotions microservices for ecomm intensively for a year while at talon one - could be relevant here. Have a partner who is building a solution for managing rebates and wholesale for pet stores / retailers - so we have a couple of topics to trade notes on. Please DM and we can go from there.

reply by a searcher 1yr ago
from Warsaw School of Economics in Warszawa, Polska

Thanks for tagging - we have already talked few months ago, but feel free to reach out if you need anything ^redacted‌