How Is The Pandemic Impacting Searchers Just Coming Online?

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searcher Iowa State University of Science and Technology University of Nebraska - Lincoln

HOW IS THE PANDEMIC IMPACTING SEARCHERS JUST COMING ONLINE?

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searcher - 09/27/2020

What do you mean?

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searcher HEC School of Management, Paris University of Sheffield - 09/27/2020

I feel it's much less easy to build up real trust and relationships over Zoom. There is also much more serendipity when it comes to in person meetings.

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searcher Iowa State University of Science and Technology University of Nebraska - Lincoln - 09/27/2020

I'm certainly finding the same thing. More efficient meetings but less personal connection.

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searcher Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT Sloan School of Management Johns Hopkins University - 09/27/2020

It slammed the brakes on my fund and we ground to a halt. Our launch timeline has shifted to the right 6-12 months. Then again, we are targeting aerospace which has been crippled by the virus.

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searcher Universidade Nova de Lisboa - Nova School of Business and Economics University of Ljubljana - Faculty of Economics - 09/28/2020

I talked with many of the searchers in the past two weeks and most of them told me, it was easier for them to reach the owners. However, as you said, it was harder for them to get closer with them.

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searcher Rice University - Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business - 09/28/2020

The relationship building process is slower without a doubt. I've doubled down on tapping into my warm network (CPAs, attorneys, etc.) for introductions and I'm working double time to do the same for them, in many cases they are experiencing the same problem.

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searcher Harvard University - Harvard Business School Dartmouth College - 09/28/2020

On the plus side, remote work has been great for recruiting great intern talent!

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searcher The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Kenan-Flagler Business School United States Naval Academy - 09/29/2020

One thing I'm finding is that it is more difficult to estimate valuation. We've seen sellers in essential industries claim that the pandemic has increased margins. It become difficult to estimate how sustainable that is and whether there really is a causal relationship.

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