What is a Search Fund? - EP.31

What is a Search Fund? - EP.31

Author: Brad Johnson January 10, 2019 Duration: 30:05

In this week’s episode, Brad and I discuss search funds! We explain what a search fund is (and who’s funding them), the four main steps, how they originally got started, who they’re great for, and why you should use one. We also talk about how my partner and I founded our firm, Stables Partners; the process of acquiring companies through search funds; and the general, broader community around search funds.


We hope you join us for today’s episode! 


Key Takeaways:

[:11] About our topic today: search funds!

[:30] What is a search fund? And who is funding them?

[2:58] The four steps to a search fund: fundraise, search, find, and sell.

[8:30] How did search funds originally start?

[9:34] Who a search fund is great for.

[12:53] How my partner and I founded our firm, Stables Partners.

[14:16] Why, or why not, you should have a partner.

[15:55] The community around search funds.

[18:15] The process of acquiring companies through search funds.

[22:23] How many of my deals were off-market?

[23:55] Why use a search fund?


Mentioned in this Episode:

Search Fund

Pacific Lake Partners

Trilogy Search Partners

Search Fund Partners

Stanford - Center for Entrepreneurial Studies - Search Funds

Stables Partners

Grayson@StablesPartners.com 


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