Looking To Meet Up With Other Sydney/melbourne Based Independent Sponsors / Searchers

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UNSW Australia - UNSW Business School University of Colorado at Boulder

LOOKING TO MEET UP WITH OTHER SYDNEY/MELBOURNE BASED INDEPENDENT SPONSORS / SEARCHERS

Hi guys,

I realise that the community of Sydney based independent sponsors / searchers would like be small in itself - but would be good to catch up with other any based in SYD/MEL that operate on a deal-by-deal basis / is a search funder. 

Please reach out at [redacted] if you are! If there are large enough numbers there might be an opportunity to arrange a regular meeting.

Cheers

Lee

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searcher Griffith University - 02/20/2020

Hi Lee. I’m based in Sydney. On [redacted] would be pleased to catch up.

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professional INSEAD University of Sydney - 02/20/2020

Hi Lee, me too - very happy to catch up - [redacted]

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searcher Griffith University - 02/25/2020

Hi Anthony, i'm going to organise a face to face meet up for the sydney folks, perhaps forming as a mastermind. If you'd like to join please let me know. I'm on [redacted]

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Columbia University - Columbia Business School Monash Business School, Monash University - 02/21/2020

Hi all - in NY but from Melbourne and keen to learn more about the search scene back home. [redacted]

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searcher The University of Chicago - Booth School of Business - 02/21/2020

Hi Lee, the community here is small but growing fast. Great to see people are getting interested.

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investor Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg - 02/21/2020

Hi Lee, I have no idea whether there is a Search Fund community in Australia. Do you know how many SF are active in Australia?

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searcher Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management University of Melbourne Monash University - 02/21/2020

Hi Thomas, there are a few here in Australia both self-funded and traditional.

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UNSW Australia - UNSW Business School University of Colorado at Boulder - 02/22/2020

Hi Thomas, as you can imagine the search fund scene is very small here in Australia. There a couple more I am aware of outside of those that have commented on this thread. I'd estimate that there are less than <20 active SF's in Australia.

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investor Curtin University - Curtin Business School - 02/24/2020

Hi Thomas,
Over the past two years, there have been three self-funded searchers complete their acquisitions and one of those resulting in an exit.
Currently, there is one traditional (funded) search as well as three self-funded searchers (two are partnerships) active in Australia. They are ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌ & ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌ & ^[redacted]‌, and & ^[redacted]‌.
It is likely we will see a further 6-8 searching in Australian in addition to the above (a mix of funded self-funded) in the next 12 months. Many of these are doing their research of preparing to raise their funds now.
Let us know if you want to know more?
Lui

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searcher The University of Chicago - Booth School of Business - 02/21/2020

Hi Dr. Thomas, here is a small community. Mainly are self-funded searches. The first traditional SF was raised last year.

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searcher - 02/22/2020

Hi guys, I am based in HK but from Sydney and have been doing some searches in Australia recently. Happy to trade notes on sourcing and financing.

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Swinburne University of Technology - 02/23/2020

Hi Lee, I am based in Melbourne and considering at this stage to launch a traditional Search Fund with a partner. Happy to stay in touch and if you are down here we can catch up for a coffee

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searcher Griffith University - 02/23/2020

Hi all, it looks like there is a bit of interest, so I thought I might set up a bit of a group meetup in Sydney over the coming month (early march potentially). If you're interested please flick me through an email at [redacted] and we can communicate there.

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INSEAD Cranfield University - Cranfield School of Management - 02/24/2020

Hi, I live in Sydney but have yet to officially start my search; I'm about[redacted]months away from my search fund launch but certainly keen to get involved in the local search ecosystem as part of my pre-launch research/ networking efforts.

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searcher Griffith University - 02/25/2020

Hi Vasilios, i'm going to organise a face to face meet up for the sydney folks, perhaps forming as a mastermind. If you'd like to join please let me know. I'm on [redacted]

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investor Curtin University - Curtin Business School - 02/24/2020

Hi, FYI. ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌,

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investor Curtin University - Curtin Business School - 02/24/2020

Hey ^[redacted]‌, FYI.

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investor Curtin University - Curtin Business School - 02/24/2020

Hi All,
Here is the current state of play in Australia.
Over the past two years, there have been three self-funded searchers complete their acquisitions and one of those resulting in an exit. They are ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌ and ^[redacted]‌ (in partnership with Andy T).
Currently, there is one traditional (funded) search as well as three self-funded searchers (two are partnerships) active in Australia. They are ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌ & ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌ & ^[redacted]‌, and ^[redacted]‌.
It is likely we will see a further 6-8 searching in Australian in addition to the above (a mix of funded self-funded) in the next 12 months. The closest to raise would be ^[redacted]‌ and ^[redacted]‌.
Many of these are doing their research of preparing to raise their funds now.
Email on [redacted] if you want to know more?
Lui

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searcher EHSAL - Europese Hogeschool Brussel Brussels Management School (ICHEC) - 02/24/2020

^Lui Pangiarella and ^Akram Sabbagh have indeed a very good view on the situation in Australia. ^Frederik Fierens and myself are based in Melbourne. Succes!!!

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investor Curtin University - Curtin Business School - 02/24/2020

Thanks ^[redacted]‌

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intermediary - 03/05/2020

Hi All in Australia - How are your search fund experiences going so far?

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