Does anyone have any experience working with Generational Equity?

by a searcher from The University of Chicago - Booth School of Business

1 year ago

Does anyone have any experience working with Generational Equity? I have seen a couple of listings I have been interested in, but have gotten some very mixed results. One associate told me they prefer to work with VCs/ PE firms and don't like working with searchers and a handful of times I have gotten no response after completing their NDA. Wondering if it is just me.

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intermediary from The University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business

^Searchfunder member‌, I haven't heard of any success stories, but I have come in after a client was engaged with them and cleaned up the mess and restored the seller's confidence in the brokerage industry. The concerns from their former clients were 1) hefty up-front fees, $40K, and then little effort made to sell the business, and 2) multiple calls to their office staff regarding the sale of the business when the staff was not aware. This disclosure cost the business several key employees who left once they knew the business was for sale. My impression is they are after the up-front fee and whatever happens afterward is of far less concern.

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searcher from Harvard University - Harvard Business School

Similar experience to what others have said. I will add that they like to base valuation expectations on forward projections (which can be aggressive) rather than historical numbers and I've often found their processes very competitive.

1 year ago | like reply | 3 likes

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