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Best way to land a search fund?
Anyone who has interned at a search fund before, what are some skills that they value in interns? I assume modeling skills are what’s preferred but how much does that matter prior to getting the position? Also is a job board the best way to get one, like searchfunder, or is cold emailing random...
How to secure a proprietary deal
Does any seasoned investment professional here have advice on how to secure a proprietary mid-cap PE deal? For instance, you dug out the LBO target of your dreams with an owner about to retire, how would you go about approaching the owner without him/her going straight to a banker or starting to...
Move from Search Fund to Investment Banking?
I have just got an offer for a very small search fund as an analyst. Would working at very small search fund provide valuable experience I can leverage to get into investment banking. It only started 2 years ago and they have only done one deal so far. I studied Finance from a non-target and just...
Search funds in Europe (special focus southern Europe)
How is the search fund universe in Europe (special focus on Iberia welcomed)? In other threads it was mentioned that it has been very popular in USA and may currently be an overcrowded space? Is there still space for new players in Europe (special focus on Iberia welcomed)? Anyone has relevant...
Not sure what to say in cold emails to search funds
I am a current freshman at a top 20 school trying to get part time work at a search fund this fall. I've found a bunch, but don't know what to say in my cold emails to them. Should I straight up ask if they have any opportunities and attach a resume? Or should I ask them if they have time to talk...
Thoughts on Non-Target MS -> Elite HS -> Ivy League -> Search Fund -> Soph BB SA -> EB SA -> MF PE -> SM HF Pathway?
I am a rising 8th grader at a non-target middle school. I am aiming to transfer to an elite private school (Andover / Exeter / Deerfield) in the hope to get a spot at an Ivy League (Harvard / Yale / Princeton). After that I plan to get a first class Search Fund internship (NextGen Growth Partners /...
How do I work at a search fund?
I'm a student at a T20 (semi-target) and I'm interested in IB/PE. I was wondering how to secure a part-time position working for a search fund during the school year to learn more about the industry and get some good experience for my resume when looking for internships down the line. This seems to...
Search funds
Why have they become so popular all of a sudden? A few years ago maybe 1-2 people we knew would be running search funds but now it is everywhere, especially in spaces like HVAC and other historically mom and pop businesses. What is driving this, anyone you know has succeeded/failed on here and are...
Search Funds
Currently in PE but have entrepreneurial aspirations to run a software business. I'm not technical, and frankly don't have the appetite to do the whole 0 --> 1 phase, so doing a search seem like a very compelling option. Curious to hear if anybody hear has done a search and what your experience was...
Advice | Join Exited-Entrepreneur on Investment Management Fund?
Hi, I didn't really aim to fall into the finance/buy-side industry at all. Long story short, I made a connection recently with an exited entrepreneur that sold his company. He wants to make $30M-60M USD in venture investments, flipping small companies for profit (PE/search fund operator), incubating...
LMM PE or ACN Consulting?
I just received some recruiting outreach from the founder of an LMM Search Fund to potentially join the team this spring as an intern. The role would be remote, and I would work closely with him, as he cited "significant mentorship" in the message and also talked about my experience being the reason...
Any PE people considered leaving to pursue search fund/entrepreneurship paths?
I've noticed a growing trend of ~mid-level professionals leaving their private equity (or other "high finance" jobs) to pursue search fund / "entrepreneurship through acquisition" opportunities. The thesis is, broadly, that there are trillions of dollars of wealth tied up in small businesses owned...
Terms and sites to use for looking up/applying to Search Funds
Hi all, I'm an undergrad finishing his first semester that wants to know about how to find and research search funds. I've read posts on here that told me to apply on Handshake and Searchfunder, and I have done so with the latter; however, I have found it difficult to find search funds on the...
Search Fund Recruitment
As a freshman at a Canadian semi-target, how would one go about recruiting for an internship (idc if unpaid) at a search fund? What are some of the best strategies to secure an internship and how should I prepare for interviews? What will they cover?
Searching for Sponsor Finance Intern
Hi Monkeys, My team is getting pummeled by deal flow. If you are interested in an intern to hire role based out of Oakland, CA (will eventually open an office in SF) working directly with private equity firms to put a tranche of debt into an acquisition please reach out. General Requirements:...
Search Fund Internship Freshman Summer?
Hey everyone, I’m a rising sophomore who is thinking of taking a search fund internship for the summer. I’m trying to put myself in a good place for IB recruiting (really trying to get a BB SA offer either sophomore or junior summer), so I was wondering how useful/helpful a search fund...
Search Fund from LMM PE
Current tech IB analyst. Ultimate goal is to start a search fund, so I was thinking I should exit to a LMM buyout firm that gets their hands dirty in their portco's? Is this a good idea? Ideally I'd want to start a search fund right after LMM PE, I do not want to go to B school. Thank you all
What business (industry) would you target to buy for $500k - $2MM?
Typical IB guy wanting to be the client after working in client services for a few years but humor me, please. I've been working in sell-side M&A for a few years now and getting serious about next steps for me/my career but have always had more of an entrepreneurial bent. I don't work for a name...
Search Fund Accelerator
Search Fund Accelerator is a small Private Equity firm which manages search funds and their respectively acquired companies.
Search Fund vs PE internship?
So I just got an offer from a small search fund (acquiring a business < $10M EBITDA). Offer expires in a week but I also have an interview invitation NEXT week from a larger but also not particularly well known PE firm that is a recent spin-off of a west coast MM investment bank ($50-$200MM deal...
Soris Capital Partners - Interview
Hi, Could anyone give me a lowdown on Soris Capital Partners in London? I have an interview for a summer internship with them. I want to work in Real Estate PE post-MBA and wondering how useful would this internship be. Thanks!
Is there a step below running a search fund / being an entrepreneur in residence?
Thinking about making a longer thread with my situation since I’m at a bit of a cross roads with my next career step. I work in lower middle market IB and it’s time to move on from my current firm (been there 3 years, not much growth opportunities beyond that, etc). I don’t hate it, deal teams...
Out of college, what kind of experience would be best for people trying to start a search fund?
I'm interested in what people think the best training is for starting a search fund. I know that this is becoming a more popular career option for people out of business school. For graduating undergrads who plan on going to business school 3-5 years down the road, what do you guys think would be...
Search fund model vs Sponsorless PE Fund
Hey everyone, We’re a small team who have prior acquisition experience through own deals and under another PE fund, specialized in operating online businesses and have decided to move towards a fund model to buy and grow our own portfolio of SaaS companies. The previous way we’ve always done it...
Starting a Search Fund after PE Associate
Anyone ever hear of a PE associate starting a search fund after a few years in PE , without getting an MBA? Still interested in people who did get their MBA after. My boss was telling me that it would be difficult for a PE guy to start a search fund because he would lack proper management...
Ravine Capital
Private Equity search fund One goal drives the team at Ravine Capital -- to find, acquire, and operate one great business based in the United States. We are 100% committed to this mission and the long-term success of the business we acquire.
Freshman decision between unpaid search fund internship and paid MM fixed income risk management summer internship
I'm having a really tough time deciding between continuing with my unpaid search fund internship or pursuing a paid fixed-income risk management internship in LA. The partner I'm working for at my search fund told me I need to think about the long-term vision of my career (My end goal is HF /PE) and...
Freshman Summer Internship Opportunity PWM vs Search Fund Internship for getting into IB
Hi Everybody, I'm currently a Freshman at a flagship state school (Think UMich, UVA) working for a search fund. My boss told me that I need to decide now whether to stay with him for the summer or whether I"ll be interning at a different place (most likely a BB PWM role) this summer. I've had a good...
Search fund/ Entrepreneurship through acquisition
Context: Career switcher (military) with a bias to return to Texas, but want to go the search fund/EtA route out of the MBA program. Does school matter beyond a certain point for this? I say this as I have a strong bias for McCombs. It seems like it would be heavily network and fit driven and less...
Internship offer at PE Fund vs Search Fund
Hi WSO . I need advice regarding two internship offers I have. I'm not sure which one to take. Option A: Summer Analyst at LMM PE Fund This is a lower middle market PE fund, and has about
Is Search Fund Experience Valuable?
How is Search Fund internship experience looked by Investment banks and Private equity firms? I have work on a few lbo models, build three statement models, work with brokers for finding deals and evaluating CIMs .
Reneging a Search Fund offer
Basically have an offer from a tiny search fund. (not OCR , only the founder works there and it is also unpaid) I interviewed with BAML but its been an entire month and after two followup emails, they still have not replied to me. 1) Should I assume BAML is not happening and just take this offer? 2)...
Freshmen Search Fund Internship
How helpful will a freshmen PE search fund analyst internship be for future IB job?
Summer Internship: PE/Search Fund in US vs. Venture Capital in China
I'm a rising junior at a liberal arts college, interested in doing PE / VC . I would try to do IBD if I can't get in a buy-side right out of college. I got two offers for the summer internship: 1. A new/small search fund pe firm at the stage of searching. My role would be doing industry research and...
Search Fund experience valuable?
I am a senior from a Big 10 school and after a couple of months of recruiting, I was able to land a spring internship at a very small PE search fund (just the Director, a graduate from HBS and a handful of advisors). The position will involve deal sourcing and deal evaluation ( financial modeling ,...
Search Fund Internship
I was invited to an interview for an unpaid 2-3 month internship at a fairly young Search Fund. I'll be doing my Master's in the Fall for all the obvious reasons and have zero finance related experience, whether FT or internships, so this would be a huge boost to my resume. From what I understand...
Online small MM biz listings
I'm doing a side project right now where I'm helping a CEO, who wants to start buying companies with his personal capital that are
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