Does anyone have experience with the search fund model in Switzerland?

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February 21, 2019

by a searcher from INSEAD in Los Angeles, CA, USA

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from London Business School in London, UK
My (albeit limited) experience is that unless you are Swiss national, don't bother. I and a partner (British and Austrian) looked at a software business in Switzerland. The first question they asked was 'can we see your passport' (i.e. are you Swiss?). That's very limited data points, and one to investigate further. Shame as I think Switzerland has a fairly high proportion of family businesses that need an exit, and they don't know who to exit to
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from WHU in 8008 Zürich, Schweiz
No you don’t have to be Swiss to buy Swiss companies - I am looking with a partner (we are both Germans) in Germany and Switzerland for businesses but so far we didn’t had any problems. We are searching self-funded, part-time. There is plenty of opportunities but more expensive valuations compared to UK and Germany
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