LatAm Search Funds Study

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What is Searchfunder.com?

Searchfunder.com is an online community of searchers, investors, lenders, brokers and other professionals. Over 80% of those involved in searchfunds maintain a Searchfunder account to help them network, hire, and mentor others.

What are the benefits of membership?

In addition to accessing the most active online network of business buyers, Searchfunder licenses research that is simply not cost effective for individuals. Access over 15,000 industry reports and 50,000 transaction financials. You also get monthly credits for contact information for your company sourcing campaign with the option to purchase more at drastically discounted rates. Searchfunder has pre-purchased access from these data providers in order to empower individual buyers and to help searchers level the playing field versus private equity.

Do you have deals?

While we are primarily a buy-side network, we do have hundreds of brokers that regularly post deals to the community.

Can I find an internship on Searchfunder?

Absolutely! We have the industry's largest intern job board. If you are considering a search, the first step is to help another business buyer so you can hit the ground running.

What does it cost?

Searchfunder is a subscription service. We offer flexible monthly, annual and lifetime memberships.

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$79 / month

Annual

$19 / month

Lifetime

$432 / once

Those who maintain an account with us for over 4 continuous years are permanently added to the community without the need for a membership.

Do I need an MBA to join?

While a large number of our members come from dedicated programs at Harvard Business School, Stanford GSB, Chicago Booth, and other top programs, searching is no longer reserved for the elite. With the current abundance of dry powder in private equity, and an increasing number of business owners reaching retirement age, good deals rarely go unfunded.

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by an investor from Tufts University
in London, UK

5mos ago

LatAm Search Funds Study

We loved the insights and encouragement from the Spectra-Cerralvo Search Funds study from Latin America. Take a look via this link: redacted

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reply by a searcher 5mos ago
from Erasmus University Rotterdam in Araçatuba, State of São Paulo, Brazil

Hi Vani! Thanks for sharing! It was a great study, showing a focused look on a huge and growing ETA market! And it's the first study that shows statistics on the search-capital fundraising part too, which was very interesting. Very good takeaways on the deal structure (which is very different in the region compared to US or Europe - with use of seller's notes for a big portion of the acquisition, specially in Brazil) and searchers profile (generally older and with more diverse backgrounds). Definitely worth a look!

reply by a searcher 4mos ago
from University of Essex in Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico

Thanks for the tag this is helpful there's also another Latin America focused study by Cerralvo and Spectra redacted