Raising capital for international investment

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by a searcher from Columbia University - Columbia Business School
in New York, NY, USA

7yrs ago

Raising capital for international investment

I am thinking of doing a traditional search fund by getting money from 15 different investors. Do you think I should mainly ask for US investors or Japan investors? I am inclined to raise capital 50% from each country.

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reply by a professional 7yrs ago
from Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand

Research I’ve been doing on behalf of New Zealand searchers suggests international investors want to see significant local investment. This is because of the time and cost to actively provide governance and local advice. Seems to me best to go 50/50 or perhaps 100% Japanese. Ganbatte kudasai.

reply by a searcher 7yrs ago
from Columbia University in New York, NY, USA

Bruce-san, thank you for your comment. I also approached some us investors and they said 50/50 is a good balance.