How did you decide? (Capital Raise / Self-Funded)
October 05, 2022
by a searcher from Baruch College-The City University of New York - The Zicklin School of Business in New York, NY, USA
Hey everyone,
Reaching a point where I'm deciding to raise capital for roll-up acquisitions or keeping the whole thing to myself but obviously move at a much slower pace.
If anyone has opinions or actual experiences, I'm eager to hear them.
from Columbia University in Los Angeles, CA, USA
1. Flexibility: geography, industry, size (self funded) of acquisition, truly your own boss
2. Partners/guidance: do you want or need partners to help hold you accountable? Do you need/want their mentorship? (funded) (Some of this can be addressed in self funded too.)
3. Risk tolerance / economics: much riskier to go self-funded, no salary during search, and a lot of downside, on the other hand, you get all of the upside.
It's really personal preference, I think it has been discussed a few times on the forums here too with others providing more details on thoughts. I did self-funded and am happy with the decision (so far).
from Rice University in San Diego, CA, USA
This podcast that covers the self-funded model with investors (pref):
https://acquiringminds.co/articles/jordan-carter-robert-graham-search-investment-group