Looking for Search Fund Investors that have at least 15+ years of experience

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September 09, 2025

by a professional from The University of Chicago - Booth School of Business in Chicago, IL, USA

Dear search fund community With ETA/Search Fund Conference Season happening now, I am finalizing a media piece regarding search fund CEO terminations. We have interviewed or discussed with nearly 30 search CEOs that have been terminated or are in the middle of lawsuits. I am proactively looking for search fund investors that have at least 15+ years of experience investing. While I have reached out to several notable investors, it's been a challenge to have them open up regarding this topic. I think it's very very important to maintain neutrality on such a heavy media piece that will likely get wide mainstream attention, so I want to be very mindful and respectful. If you know any traditaional search fund investors willing to step up, please let me know. In order to maintain neutrality, I think it's very important we interview at least 2-3 notable search fund investors. Below is the outline: 1) CEO Terminations Overview - Basic statistics on how often terminations occur - Why the true rate is often under-reported - Why there is an incentivization and misalignment on why these facts are hidden - Why this could be a red flag compared to other industries such as PE or VC 2) Evolution & Structures - How terminations have changed over time in search funds based on data we have - The absence of unemployment/severance clauses in many deals - Historical reasons why protections were never built in - How some vendor's have evolved to accommodate these changes over time 3) Human Impact - Quotes and stories from terminated searchers - What typically happens afterwards (career pivots, rebuilding) - The kinds of support searchers can find or create - 5 stages of grief post termination 4) Why It Happens So Often - Misalignment between searchers and investors - Why the pace of terminations increased in recent years - Factors that make search CEOs especially vulnerable - Why schools struggle to reconcile high termination rates 5) Stakeholder Perspectives - Quotes from investors on why they terminate CEOs - Why schools struggle to reconcile high termination rates - How the broader ecosystem reacts to these outcomes - What the continuation of undisclosed search CEO terminations could mean in the search fund ecosystem long term If you are a seach fund investor, and have been in the game for at least 15+ years, I'd like to hear from you
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in Negros Occidental, Philippines
Maybe you could check out our directory of verified search fund investors at Searcher Insights, they have been very long in the search fund space: https://searcherinsights.com/network/investors/
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