Proprietary search needed?

by a searcher from University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business

1 year ago

Are traditional search fund investors okay investing if you source your businesses from marketplaces or through brokers. Their fee is not an issue? Does it need to be proprietary?

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searcher from University of California, Santa Barbara

Investors want an acquisition with promising returns - how you get there shouldn't impact someone from potentially putting money in.

10 months ago | like reply | 0 likes

investor from University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School

The deal does not need to be proprietary. The broker / banker fee rolls into deal expenses paid out of seller proceeds.

1 year ago | like reply | 0 likes

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