Buy-side brokers

by a searcher from Georgia Institute of Technology

1 year ago

Anyone have experience with buy-side brokers? Anything you can share…positive/negative? How long did it take to find a target opportunity? Would you be willing to give a recommendation for a broker you have worked? Thanks in advance.

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intermediary from University of Florida

II may be a good candidate - if you are still looking shoot me a message.

5 months ago | like reply | 0 likes

searcher from University of California, Berkeley

This thread has been ongoing for quite a while, so it's interesting to go through the comments. I'd attest that you should be strongly focused on what it is that you want the broker / buyside firm helping with. Is it the connections in an industry? Sourcing help for companies? Gap equity raising? Is it deal expertise? Is it financial/legal/tax engagements? Connections with those firms? Deal structuring? Then, with that list of priorities, it's easier to engage a set of recommended/otherwise brokers/firms and figure out what most aligns.
All that has to fit within the design of how you have your search budgeted and what that would look like on a positive, quick timeline to normal and the downside cases.

5 months ago | like reply | 0 likes

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