Buy-side broker success and fees

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by a searcher from Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
in Madison, NJ, USA

18h ago

Buy-side broker success and fees

Have anyone here used a buy-side broker for your search? If yes, do you mind sharing your success/not success here? I attended the Kellogg-Booth ETA conference last week and there was little focused/attention on buy-side brokers but I do know they exist! I see a few postings from 5 and 8 years ago so I assume things have changed since then. I am only interesting in hearing about stories; not looking for actual buy-side brokers at this time.

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reply by a professional 3h ago
from Western Michigan University in Columbus, OH, USA

Hi Jorge, We act as buy-side advisors, which is different from what I would call a buy-side broker. A broker just focuses on getting a transaction done. An advisor works with you hand in hand and has a stake in the outcome. We help set your criteria, source deals on and off market, evaluate the business, and do everything needed to get the deal to closing. We take 10-15% equity in the acquired business as compensation and stay on as an advisor. We also have a centralized finance team, including a fractional CFO, and centralize some digital marketing functions. Those services are run at cost because they are there to help the company grow. Our partners who have been through the process are busy business owners and are not on SearchFunder, but I’m happy to talk with you and set up a call with one of them so you can hear what it was like to work with a buy-side advisor.

reply by an intermediary 2h ago
from Rice University in Austin, TX, USA

Happy to set up a time to talk and give you a sense for standard buy-side fees and what to expect from firms. My email is redacted