New to the site and willing to connect with those in the Chicago Area.

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by a searcher from Northeastern Illinois University
in Chicago, IL, USA

2yrs ago

New to the site and willing to connect with those in the Chicago Area.

I am new to the site and looking to redacted with those in the Chicago area. I wish I would have come across this site years ago! It would have saved me a lot of time and headache. My company is redacted. For now, we are looking to acquire manufacturing related businesses in the Chicago area between $1M and $20M with good management in place. I have been sourcing off market deals to provide time to raise capital on a deal-by-deal basis since we are not currently funded. I will look into setting up a search fund, adding to my team and working with brokers to speed up the process.

If you are a Service Provider or an Angel investor, I have a Linkedin group that I run that you might be interested in at redacted Linkedin Group. The 150+ members are from all over the world.

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reply by a professional 2yrs ago
from James Madison University in Washington, DC, USA

Great market segment you’re identifying. Since 2022 I’ve performed financial diligence on 10 companies in the Chicago area specifically in the plastic and steel manufacturing space. If you ever need assistance feel free to ping me directly here or via LinkedIn

reply by a searcher 2yrs ago
from Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago, IL, USA

Thanks for reaching out. Just checked your site out and sent you a connection request on Linkedin.