Nashville-area deal flow / community recommendations (self funded ETA search)

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by a searcher from University of Missouri - Columbia
in Franklin, TN, USA

5mos ago

Nashville-area deal flow / community recommendations (self funded ETA search)

Hey all, Im a former NFL and now retired athlete. I've done many business ventures in the last 15 years but now looking to something new! I’m launching a self funded ETA search focused on Nashville and surrounding Middle TN (an hour drive time). I’m planning to spend the next year building local deal flow and relationships. Target profile: $500k–$2M EBITDA Preference for boring, durable service businesses with recurring/repeat revenue and strong local reputation. Light manufacturing. Health. I’m not raising a traditional search fund; im funding the search personally and focused on a single acquisition Ask: For anyone active in the Nashville region, are there Searchfunder groups, threads, or member communities you’d recommend I plug into here (or adjacent local networks that have been useful)? Also happy to connect 1 on 1 with anyone who’s done a Nashville area acquisition and is open to sharing what worked for sourcing. Thanks in advance and appreciate any pointers. Andrew

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reply by a professional 5mos ago
from Indiana University at Bloomington in Nashville, TN, USA

Andrew — William Crenshaw will be an excellent resource. I’d also be happy to make introductions to searchers in my network, but William likely has many of the same connections. While I’m not a searcher myself, I do provide tech DD services through my Nashville-based consulting firm.

reply by a searcher 4mos ago
from Harvard University in Nashville, TN, USA

^redacted‌ leads a quarterly ETA meetup in Nashville. Always a good time to connect with other searchers, lenders, and vendors.