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by a professional from The University of Chicago - Booth School of Business
in Chicago, IL, USA

10mos ago

Top 30 Search Fund Investors so far

🎉 Congratulations to the Top 30 Search Fund Investors (as of July 29) 🎉 Based on 200+ anonymous submissions, we’re proud to share the current Top 30 rankings. The poll remains open for the next 40 days, and we’ll be finalizing the Top 40 soon. 🏆 Top 30 Investor Rankings (Average Scores) 1. SF Partners – 3.71 2. Cambria – 3.58 3. ETA – 3.43 4. Red Forest – 3.42 5. TD Investments – 3.39 6. Futalafeu – 3.35 7. M20 – 3.35 8. Nashton – 3.32 9. TTCER – 3.28 10. Peterson – 3.26 11. Housatonic – 3.24 12. Endurance – 3.23 13. Greyheart – 3.21 14. Vonzeo – 3.17 15. Maven – 3.14 16. Milk Street – 3.14 17. Liberty – 3.13 18. AIJ – 3.12 19. Pacific Lake – 3.06 20. Aspect – 3.04 21. Relay – 3.02 22. Dellin – 3.02 23. Marion – 3.01 24. Miramar – 3.00 25. Ambit – 2.97 26. WSC – 2.96 27. Archipelago – 2.95 28. Kinderhook – 2.94 29. Anacapa – 2.83 30. Cerralvo – 2.83 Category Standouts - SF Partners – Leadership (3.61), Friendliness (3.87), Helpfulness (3.68), Most Recommended (3.77) - Cambria – Quality of Insight (3.68) - TD Investments – Honesty (3.87) If you haven't fill out the form, please fill it out below!! redacted

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reply by a professional 10mos ago
from Yale University in Atlanta, GA, USA

This is awesome transparency. Thanks ^redacted‌

reply by a professional 10mos ago
from University of Pennsylvania in United States

Kevin - this is really valuable data! Would be interesting to see how the rankings change as more submissions come in. Are you planning to break down the scores by category (speed, terms, support, etc.) in the final report? That granular view could help searchers prioritize which investors to approach first based on what matters most to them.