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searcher Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business University of East Anglia Dickinson College

I'm a self funded searcher looking for opportunities in the Philadelphia area. The only industries I'm not interested in are retail, healthcare, and food service. Also very open-minded regarding size ($500k+ EBITDA).

Please reach out if you've seen any deals, have worked with good brokers / sellers in the Philly area, or are a fellow search or investor in the area. Always happy to connect!

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admin Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT Sloan School of Management Taylor University Stanford University - Graduate School of Business - 12/23/2020

Tagging a few Searchfunders in the Philadelphia area to help kickstart this thread: ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌ , ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌, ^[redacted]‌ (To our friends in Philadelphia, THANK YOU for helping to make Searchfunder a collaborative community. I'm happy to announce that Searchfunders will have full access to BVR DealStats, a $1k/year subscription that covers deal comps from 40k transaction, beginning in January. Happy Holidays Everyone! ^[redacted]‌).

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professional Villanova University - Villanova School of Business - 12/23/2020

Welcome aboard! I am based in Philly and specialize in financial due diligence / quality of earnings. I represent a mix of buyers and sellers, so will definitely keep you in mind if I hear of anything coming to market in the area.

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intermediary Bangalore University - 12/23/2020

Thanks Luke for the introduction.
Ben - please do not hesitate to contact me if I can be of any assistance in your search.

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searcher University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School Yale University - 12/23/2020

Hey Benjamin - I'm just starting a search in the Philadelphia area as well. Would be great to share notes and find ways to help each other out.

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professional The Chicago School of Professional Psychology Temple University West Chester University of Pennsylvania - 12/23/2020

Benjamin - happy to chat. I have a few brokers in the area who might be a good connect for you.

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professional The University of Chicago - Booth School of Business University of Miami - 12/23/2020

Hi Benjamin - Welcome to the Philadelphia area! I have a good broker to share with you as well.

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searcher University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School Duquesne University - 12/23/2020

Hi All - my partner and I are also launching a funded search in January: https://www.bellwethercp.com/. Happy to connect with folks.

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intermediary Georgia Institute of Technology - 12/23/2020

Hi Ben. You can try either X5deals.com or Interexo.com . They both have free trials. With Interexo you can setup deal alerts with your exact criteria. That way you will only see deals that match your search.

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searcher University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School The University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business - 12/23/2020

Ben - we should connect next year when I'm back in Philadelphia. Currently an MBA student at Wharton and may be able to persuade you on looking at healthcare deals.

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searcher University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School University of Pennsylvania - Philadelphia - 12/23/2020

Thanks for the intro ^[redacted]‌ and for starting this thread ^[redacted]‌--let's stay connected and help develop this community. Ben (and others) I will DM you--hope we can connect. Happy Holidays!

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intermediary City University of New York (CUNY) System - 12/23/2020

Ben, we have offices in a number of locations, including the Philly area. We are a well known M&A firm, and have some opportunities you may be interested in. Suggest you call my partner, Susan Rosner, at our PA office[redacted]for more info. FYI, all of our opportunities are $500K EBITDA and over. We have a lot under LOI now, but some are still available.

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searcher Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business University of East Anglia Dickinson College - 12/25/2020

Thanks, Stephen. I will reach out next week!

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professional Pennsylvania State University - 01/08/2021

Try Fairmount

https://www.fairmountpartners.com/david-peslak

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searcher University of Virginia-McIntire - McIntire School of Commerce - 01/12/2021

Hey Ben, running a funded search out of philly. Hit me up on LinkedIn and would love to chat.

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