Attending the 6th International Search Fund Conference

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by a searcher from HEC School of Management, Paris
in フランスパリ

1yr ago

Attending the 6th International Search Fund Conference

I will be attending the 6th International Search Fund Conference on October 10-11, and I am very excited to receive insights on the idea of buying a soccer club and to help advance this concept. I believe some of you may be attending as well, and look forward to connecting with this community there.

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reply by a searcher 1yr ago
from HEC School of Management, Paris in フランスパリ

Hi Yves, thank you for sharing your thoughts. I agree with your opinion. When it comes to sports club investments, I think that the more I review the criteria, the more likely I am to decide against investing, since we can't predict the team will win or lose. What Rob and Ryan did is exactly what I would like to do, but I don’t have that kind of wealth. From my past experience, I feel that raising funds and setting up a plan is harder than finding a club to buy. I’d like to speak with more people to gain new insight on the conference.

reply by a searcher 1yr ago
from HEC School of Management, Paris in フランスパリ

Hi Martin, I appreciate your comment. When I talked to different investors, some of them wanted to know about the club I’m thinking of buying before anything else. That’s different from the usual search fund approach. As you mentioned, I might need to consider a different method, like setting up a target fund.