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searcher Stanford University Peking University

I am brand new to the search fund process and in the learning phase.  What are some good resources that dive into how to find good brokers, so I can start building a pipeline and getting some materials in front of me on an ongoing basis?

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admin Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT Sloan School of Management Taylor University Stanford University - Graduate School of Business - 03/26/2021

^[redacted]‌ - You can find hundreds of intermediaries under the Directory tab at the top of this screen. Here is the direct link to the map view:

https://www.searchfunder.com/user/map/intermediary

Tagging a few of the most Searchfunder friendly Intermediaries here who can share their advice on how to approach them for the best results:

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intermediary Vanderbilt University Michigan State University - 03/26/2021

Thanks, Luke for the ping. Hi Jeff. Feel free to reach me directly. We do primarily sell-side mandates, and if any are a fit, I am happy to run them past you. I can always introduce you to other advisors that focus on buy-side advisory and may be able to help you find deal flow.

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intermediary Arizona State University University of New Orleans - College of Business Administration - 03/26/2021

Thank you, Luke. Jeff, we also primarily focus on sell-side mandates. Consider looking at organizations such as M&A Source and IBBA.

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intermediary Indiana University at Bloomington Indiana University, Bloomington/Indianapolis - Kelley School of Business - 03/26/2021

Thanks Luke. We work exclusively on the buy side. If interested on how to find the right business quicker where you will be the only one in the deal, let me know.

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searcher Babson College - 03/26/2021

you can also try sites like axial, interexo, or Bizquest mixed quality but decent volume of deals and you can connect with brokers through there

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professional University of Rhode Island - 03/27/2021

Hi Jeff - I do brokering and would be happy to simply have a chat. More information: https://www.allfantastic.com/business-brokering

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intermediary The University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business University of Michigan - Ann Arbor - 03/27/2021

Jeff, here is a link to my team: https://www.edisonba.com/pages/team

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searcher University of Southern California - 03/27/2021

Check out searchfunder's Directory tab

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professional Georgia Institute of Technology - 03/27/2021

Hi Jeff. A good source would be X5deals.com list. You can filter deals by your criteria and narrow down brokers that represent deals in those industries. We are also putting together brokers list for Interexo too. Hopefully it will ready soon.

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searcher Texas A&M University - 03/27/2021

Good question, was wondering the same thing. I have been reviewing online postings and pulling brokers from those listings.

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intermediary Illinois Institute of Technology University of Chicago University of Southern California University of Houston - 03/28/2021

Will be happy to review your acquisition criteria. We are a FINRA licensed investment bank. Check our website if interested in how we can assist you: www.grandavenuecapital.com......or DM [redacted]

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searcher - 03/29/2021

Building relationships with partners @ professional firms in your investment niche and the like can also garnish terrific deal flow as well.

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intermediary Western New England College Liberty University - 04/04/2021

^[redacted]‌ Jeff... for the last 8 years, I was on the buy-side, where I acquired businesses. Since my investor passed away, while I'm looking for a new spot on a deal team, I am assisting a broker I bought deals from in the past sell one of his listings. Over the years, I actually only used this broker - I found all of my other deals by doing mail outs, calling business owners myself, from colleagues in private equity who passed off-market deals on to me that were too small for them. I

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intermediary Eastern Connecticut State University The Catholic University of America - 04/05/2021

^[redacted]‌ Hi Jeff- Feel free to dm me and I can send over our active 16 deals in market. Additionally I can provide some other deal flow resources.

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professional University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business - 11/18/2021

Begin with brokers. And quickly migrate directly to owners/sellers. Zoom with me if you want insights.

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searcher Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management University of Miami - School of Business Administration - 11/18/2021

This post--in and of itself--will surely be enough to get you started

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searcher The University of Chicago - Booth School of Business University of Michigan - Ann Arbor - 11/18/2021

I would pick the geography you are looking at, as a lot of brokers at the under $20 million price tend to be regional/focused on one city. For instance, I live in a mid-sized city and there are a few small investment banks that trade in deals of that size, but also individual brokers. The people I have worked with just started calling the brokers with an online presence and asked who else is doing deals in their town.

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professional Bentley College - 11/20/2021

I put together this Deal Flow Sourcing Guide which might be helpful: https://thebusinessinquirer.substack.com/p/deal-sourcing-guide-by-tbi

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searcher University of Florida - Warrington College of Business Administration Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College - 11/21/2021

Once you find a few brokers you are comfortable with and that have a good inventory, maintain that relationship. They often have nonlisted opportunities they can read you in on that fit your criteria.

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professional Georgia Institute of Technology - 11/21/2021

The most complete list of all brokers by industry and location. https://brokers.interexo.com/

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