How much leverage is typically deployed in search fund transactions?

by a searcher from INSEAD

2 years ago

Dear all,

Are there any statistics on the use of leverage in search fund transactions?

For example:
* How much of the purchase price is financed via debt?
* What are the typical debt/equity and debt/EBITDA ratios before and after the transaction?
* What are the obstacles to deploy debt in search fund transactions?
* Are there any significant differences between geographies? 

Looking forward to the feedback!

Kind regards,
Jens

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searcher from University of North Texas

Very helpful. Thanks for sharing.

2 months ago | like reply | 0 likes

searcher from INSEAD

Interesting

3 months ago | like reply | 0 likes

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