Searchfund In Switzerland Or France

04/17/2019 Redacted Redacted

IMD

Hi. Does anyone have experience with search funds in Switzerland or FRANCE? I would be keen to talk to anyone that could share their experience.
Thanks

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searcher INSEAD Institut d'études politiques de Lyon Ecole Nationale Supérieure du Pétrole et des Monteurs - 04/17/2019

Please DM me, I'm searching in France right now. Best

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searcher INSEAD - 04/17/2019

Felipe, I know Bruno Lea who is searching now in France. Here is his LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brunoleafr/

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investor Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg - 04/18/2019

Hi Felipe, we are serial investors in European Search Funds. We also have some private investments in Switzerland. We can talk if you are interested. Best regards, Thomas

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investor University of Commerce Luigi Bocconi - 04/18/2019

Hi Felipe, great to see your interest. I was the first classical search funder in Switzerland - having raised & searched in 2013 & 2014 and then bought a business in Germany eventually. I'd gladly take the time and speak to you from my experience and am very well connected in the space for further intros etc. You can reach me on [redacted] best & looking forward to speaking, tobias

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IMD Kuban State University - 04/18/2019

Tobias, Felipe, can I join your discussion please? I've graduated from EMBA in IMD last year, and I am also considering search in Switzerland. Tobias, it would be really interesting to listen from you regarding your search experience. Should we arrange a conference call?

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investor University of Commerce Luigi Bocconi - 04/18/2019

if you want to call Elena please contact me on [redacted] best

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investor University of Commerce Luigi Bocconi - 04/18/2019

...and here is a link to an article from a Swiss French newspaper touching on the topic: https://bit.ly/2SSxB3f

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INSEAD Katholieke Universiteit Leuven - 04/18/2019

Hi Felipe, I'm also in the process of raising a fund to cover Belgium/Netherlands/Switzerland (Romande). Happy to chat about my experience so far. I'm also Geneva based. You can reach me on [redacted] By the way, I also spoke to Tobias earlier, and he's a great source on the topic! Cheers.

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searcher IESE Business School - 04/18/2019

Hi Felipe, I am raising my Fund in France and Belgium, let's talk. You can join the following groups (if not already done): France Searchers and Investors, Paris, Brussels. And Search Fund France on LinkedIn. See you soon !

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The University of Chicago - Booth School of Business - 04/19/2019

Hi, can non EU citizens also raise a fund an acquire in France or Switzerland.

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searcher IESE Business School - 04/19/2019

For France, I would see it rather difficult to convince a French CEO to sell his business to a non French entrepreneur (for cultural and language question). To a French speaking Swiss or Belgian it could be possible with extra efforts though, but it would cost more efforts to convince the seller. For Switzerland I am not sure, although I would think that language and culture play a important role in building the trust between sellers and buyer sides. To be further investigated with searchers who have performed searches on two countries.

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